Is there a tutorial by lightburn how to stack layers properly in LB, I use a galvo and its hit and miss for me atm.
I tried to do an 8 layered engraving today, first few layers went ok then the next few wiped what I had going so Im at a loss as to why that happened.
I did a mandala the day before all layers engraved correctly each layer above it masked the previous engravings protecting them.
If anyone would care to look at the file, I would be greatfull if my blatant mistake could be pointed out please.
Not so lucky today, so any tips / tutorial / operating procedure for masking one layer from the other would be appreciated.
If you use the previous layer as a mask for the next, you should get the desired result. If your doing different colours per layer, you have to be careful about the heat influence on the adjacent area changing colour too.
Edit: lol, I need to read better; I’ll look at the file when I get in front of a computer
Well aware of the heat influence and that’s not so much an issue.
Where I’m loosing it is in the previous maskings,
For your context, as I understand it but I cant comfirm it (because I can’t find a tutorial or instruction in the LB help manual) is that each previous layer becomes a natural mask to prevent areas already engraved from being re engraved. So long as each layer exists in a container which you will see when you open up my file.
So I may be well of the mark or doing something very basic and making a stupid mistake.
I have made many good mandalas and I get the layers right but on this occasion I just dont get it what Ive done wrong lol..
The file I attached is not a mandala just a simple vector graphic of Fenrir the wolf and some symbols. The idea was to have each layer engraved at a different depth.
Normally I don’t have a problem making multi depth patterns as per attached image, but its got to a point where I really do need an understanding of the process and how it works.
So I can stop wasting hours of time chasing my own tail due to my inability to find proper documentation on the topic (if that actually exists).
got home looked at the file. Is it your intention to cover everything but the shape on each layer? it would then track that each subsequent layer rotates and “removes” the previous layer. Inverting every layer pre-import would help. .ora support would be even better! fix your maskin elsewhere is easier.
I don’t understand your answer sorry, one of the reasons for posting this is to find out what the proper if any procedure is for masking using multi layers.
The Fenrir coin is failing I created it in the same way as I did the coin. So one is working the other is not and Im trying to work out the “why”…
I’ve attached the file with the shield and mandala as reference as well if you have a look at how I built that you will see its the same way or maybe not I don’t know I can’t see what the possible fault is.
fins ty for biting into this, each layer has a shape that needs to be engraved into brass, using a fiber laser here.
So as each layer is done the next layer starts, which starts engraving shape 2 and so on, the previous layers should mask the shapes that are already done but for whatever reason its not working out that way.
Yet the coin that I did and others that I have made work fine in the way I have done the layers and design, I have attached the shield mandala file for you here as well so you can look at that too.
Inverting each layer before import? So I could do that by just adding another contour line around the out layer I dont know how else I could invert it.
you mention ..ora support>>??? that is?? and fix my masking elsewhere as in ? what software are you refering to? corel/inkscape/illustrator? zz shield.lbrn2 (1.5 MB)
Sorry, had a couple of drinks! What is it you want to achieve? are the shapes meant to be engraved or left raised? lightburn won’t inherently mask anything; looking at layer 1 and 2
it was pretty easy to do; select the top layer, hide all the others, duplicate the vector, move it to the next layer down (by clicking the next layer in the palette at the bottom), move to that layer, hide the first layer, show the second, select all, boolean intersection, duplicate, move the copy down, rinse and repeat until the last layer.
