# Setting the machine origin

**URL:** <https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/setting-the-machine-origin/12406>\
**Category:** Getting Started With LightBurn\
**Created:** [February 23, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/setting-the-machine-origin/12406 "2020-02-23T18:40:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joerg\_Wagner](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Joerg\_Wagner](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Joerg_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/setting-the-machine-origin/12406/1 "2020-02-23T18:40:23Z")

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Hello to everybody, I just signed up and would have the following question:

I’m using a small CNC 3018 Pro with hard limit switches. After the homing cycle Lightburn displays a machine position of X: -292,00, Y: -160,00. The negative values prevent me from using the “Move to position” command, since it only allows positive values. Any idea where I can change the machine position to 0/0 after the homing cycle?

Thx for your support,  
Joerg

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/rick/32/69_2.png) [@Rick](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/setting-the-machine-origin/12406/2 "2020-02-23T20:55:21Z")

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Your machine uses negative coordinate space, we need to offset the origin. LightBurn wants positive workspace numbers. Have a read through these two posts for details. [Documentation/CommonGrblSetups.md at master · LightBurnSoftware/Documentation · GitHub](https://github.com/LightBurnSoftware/Documentation/blob/master/CommonGrblSetups.md#negative-coordinate-machines)

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> [@Configuring a 3018 CNC (or other CNC-based laser) for use with LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/configuring-a-3018-cnc-for-use-with-lightburn/12244):
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> 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…

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**Author:** ![Joerg\_Wagner](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Joerg\_Wagner](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Joerg_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/setting-the-machine-origin/12406/3 "2020-02-23T21:06:48Z")

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Hi Rick,

Thx a lot for your help, I will work through both the posts and hopefully can resolve my issues.

Thx again,  
Joerg

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/rick/32/69_2.png) [@Rick](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/setting-the-machine-origin/12406/4 "2020-02-23T22:05:03Z")

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Please continue to post if you hit a snag. Here to help. 😉

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**Author:** ![Joerg\_Wagner](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Joerg\_Wagner](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Joerg_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/setting-the-machine-origin/12406/5 "2020-02-24T21:02:30Z")

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Hi Rick, I just tried your recommendations and I successfully could resolve my machine origin issues. Thx again.

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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:** [March 25, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/setting-the-machine-origin/12406/6 "2020-03-25T21:02:31Z")

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