# Run whole shapes. if possible Rotary

**URL:** <https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/run-whole-shapes-if-possible-rotary/104149>\
**Category:** Galvo\
**Tags:** galvo-rotary\
**Created:** [July 3, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/run-whole-shapes-if-possible-rotary/104149 "2023-07-03T23:41:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Albroswift](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/albroswift/32/44668_2.png) [@Albroswift](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Albroswift)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/run-whole-shapes-if-possible-rotary/104149/1 "2023-07-03T23:41:21Z")

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Question, what determines the “if possible” in the “Run whole shapes, if possible” on the rotary marking screen.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![JohnJohn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/johnjohn/32/37027_2.png) [@JohnJohn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/JohnJohn)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/run-whole-shapes-if-possible-rotary/104149/2 "2023-07-04T21:32:53Z")

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I never really got up to speed on the Galvo stuff.  
I’ll move this into the Galvo section to get more eyes on it.

This may be of interest:

> **[Rotary for Galvo - LightBurn Software Documentation](https://docs.lightburnsoftware.com/galvo/Rotary.html#run-whole-shapes)**
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> Better software for laser cutters.

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**Author:** ![Albroswift](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/albroswift/32/44668_2.png) [@Albroswift](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Albroswift)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/run-whole-shapes-if-possible-rotary/104149/3 "2023-07-05T00:46:07Z")

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> [@JohnJohn](#):
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> This may be of interest:

Thanks.  
Looked at that before I posted, pretty basic. I believe from experimentation the “If Possible” is actually up to the operator. I can run a slice right off the edge if my object is close to the diameter. Safe object size seems to be about 20% of the diameter with the F254 175x175 lens

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/system/32/64335_2.png) [@system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/run-whole-shapes-if-possible-rotary/104149/4 "2023-08-04T00:47:01Z")

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