# Lightburn Rotary not available

**URL:** <https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lightburn-rotary-not-available/159931>\
**Category:** LightBurn Software Questions\
**Tags:** trocen, rotary\
**Created:** [December 18, 2024, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lightburn-rotary-not-available/159931 "2024-12-18T10:18:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![ednisley](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/ednisley/32/40455_2.png) [@ednisley](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/ednisley)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lightburn-rotary-not-available/159931/2 "2024-12-18T12:02:28Z")

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> [@PeterVonForsta](#):
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> a Trocen awc708s controller

Apparently that controller doesn’t provide external access to the rotary functions, so LightBurn cannot control it:

> [@Help with new rotary on trocen awc 708s](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/help-with-new-rotary-on-trocen-awc-708s/39343):
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> I know it’s been discussed in the past and I’ve read a few posts but can’t seem to get it. I have a red/ black 100watt with trocen AWC 708S controller. My new rotary is the 4 wheel type with 67mm wheels. The stepper is a nema 23 - 200 steps per rev. Get that I need to set the numbers in the controller display rather than lightburn, but I’ve tried and just can’t see tort it by trial and error. Can someone provide a calc they used successfully? I’ve seen posts from 2019 which indicated LB is…

> [@Rotary for Trocen?](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/rotary-for-trocen/5733/):
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> New user. Just discovered Lightburn does not have the rotary module for Trocen. Is this coming? Mind you the LaserCad software no longer has rotary feature either. Can’t remember how long ago that was dropped from LaserCad. I have long used a conversion formula to correct the rotary axis pulse value for a given job diameter. (Chuck style). I guess that will have to be my Lightburn method as well. Was really expecting Lightburn to include rotary axis support. I think the documentation sh…

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