domlarge
March 5, 2025, 5:45pm
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Hello,
Bellow are two versions of dots I was able to create using my Thunder Laser Nova 51 100W with the Beam Buddy HR Laser Head.
Dot Mode Dots:
Fill Mode Dots:
The Fill Mode Dots are created by tracing a pattern of dots made specifically to be etched into acrylic.
The Dot Mode Dots are perfect. The laser seems to stop at each location and “pulse” at a power I specify. I want to do exactly that, but following my specific pattern with specific center points.
Is this possible?
Thank you in advance.
ednisley
March 7, 2025, 1:02pm
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If that’s “tracing” as in “converting an image to vectors”, then you’re likely hitting two problems:
LightBurn does not do center-line tracing, so it produces two continuous parallel vectors around each dot
Burning those tiny vectors proceeds at a snail’s pace
Upload (a piece of) the original image and the *.lbrn2 file so we can look over your shoulder.
jkwilborn
March 7, 2025, 5:43pm
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Besides @ednisley – adding these possibilities.
Looks like Lightburn is, maybe, re-encoding your graphic.
Did you try a test enabling passthrough mode in the cut/layer window?
This could also be speed related, what speed/interval are you using… Help us clarify what you’re doing.
domlarge:
Beam Buddy HR Laser Head
Had to look it up… it’s Canadian, so it’s unlikely I’ve seen them, thanks.
system
April 6, 2025, 5:44pm
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