New to all this and ned help - a few questions

[berainlb (PY)]

First off I suggest you read through these 2 topics thoroughly and make sure have a good grasp of what’s there.

Configuring a 3018 CNC (or other CNC-based laser) for use with LightBurn

The summary: Turn on Laser Mode to get rid of the travel lines You’re trying to move too fast, which is why you don’t get enough power You need to zero the machine 3018’s are pre-configured for use as CNC machines, not lasers, so their settings and speeds will likely need to be changed to give you acceptable results with LightBurn. To see the existing settings, you can type $$ into the console in LightBurn and press enter, or go to Edit > Machine Settings. Both are showing the same values, b…

Common Grbl Setups - LightBurn Software Documentation

Before making any changes, I highly suggest you take a backup of your machine settings.

This should address your first 2 questions. As for the 3rd I’m not quite following what you’re describing but I suspect you’re struggling with panning operations. Check this link for that:
Zooming, Panning, Selection - LightBurn Software Documentation

Come back and report on progress or issues. Good luck.