Move laser to borders

[ampos (Dimas)]

My K40 has no diode-laser to mark laser position; In K40meerk there is an option to move the laser head (and I used it a lot) to move the laser to the design corners, so I can check the real borders with a laser firetest.

So, is there a way in LightBurn to move the laser head to any corner of the current design?

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

@ampos

is there a way in LightBurn to move the laser head to any corner of the current design?

Yes, you use one of the two ‘Frame’ options. Redirecting...

How do I turn on my diode at low power to focus it or frame a job?

Diode lasers often don’t have a red-dot pointer like CO2 lasers do, so it is often useful to enable them at low power for focusing or framing. (Please do NOT do this if you have a CO2 laser, as the beam is invisible and this could blind you or start a fire) In LightBurn, go to Edit > Device Settings, or click here: [image] Turn on the ‘Enable Laser Fire Button’ switch (make it green): [image] Quit LightBurn and re-run it. You will now have two new controls in the Move window. A …

[ampos (Dimas)]

I know about laser framing, but I want to move the head to any corner, as “move to top-right corner”.

To do a frame with laser on (even at low power) will draw a box around my wood sheet, and I dont want to use sheets full of “frames”, dots in the corners are enough!

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

Ah, I missed understanding your original question the way it was worded. We do provide options for moving the laser head to a specific location.

[ampos (Dimas)]

1.- excuse my english
2.- yeah, it is what I was looking for

Thank you.

Now, to be able to personalize the top button bar… would be great.

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

@ampos

Now, to be able to personalize the top button bar… would be great.

You can type in your native language, and we can translate here if that helps.

What do you mean, "personalize the top button bar?

You can re-arrange the entire UI following this:

LightBurn Quick Tips: Arranging your Workspace

[ampos (Dimas)]

yeah, to move the windows, I know.

I mean add/remove icons to the top horizontal icons bar.

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

We do not allow you to change the icons or their arrangement individually. The toolbars can be moved around and resized if that helps.

[LightBurn (Oz)]

A “hidden” trick - if you hold the Ctrl key and click one of the ‘Move selection to corner;’ buttons, it moves the laser to that corner instead. (this only works with the “Arrange (Long)” toolbar, since the “Arrange (Short)” one includes the options in a drop-menu when clicked: