Trying to create template files for settings

LightBurn Software Questions
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I have different needs for different projects and I am trying to create a series of template files that I can open with different settings. I have cracked the problem of me wanting to use A3 or A4 portrait or landscape sheets, by creating three versions of laser with different names and dimension limits.

However I want to have the choice between two different grid settings. I need a 0.1 inch grid for projects that involve electronic circuits so things line up with the standard grid spacing in the electronic world. Then I want to have a 10 mm grid spacing for work that does not involve electronics. But I have discovered that these settings are independent of the saved file. That is LightBurn always uses the last grid settings that you set.

Is there any way round this?
Thanks

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You could create a template with the desired system settings and save it without an actual project. Eg. “Inch Grid Template”. Then when you make a project, just remember to save it under a new name so you do not overwrite your templates.

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Thanks for the reply, but that is what I tried to do and I don’t seem to make it work.

What happens is that no matter what the grid settings were when I saved the file. When I opened that file again it did not restore the grid settings. They were just what they were the last time they were changed in LightBurn.

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I did not read that properly, sorry.
According to what you find, the grid setting is a system parameter that does not follow the project itself.

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Correct. The grid is set for the software, and is not device or project dependent. There is currently no way to easily do what you are asking, other than the suggestion from @RalphU.

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Thanks people, I think I have solved it.

I discovered under the file menu at the bottom there is an option to import and export preferences. You can not use it with an active project, that is a project with stuff in it, but I can set it and then open the appropriate project. I save the preferences in the LightBurn folder in the documents folder.

I also found the preferences folder which holds a backup of every change made to the preferences, so it might be worth deleting those every now and then to save disc space.

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You can also try launching LightBurn as a second session, renaming the .exe itself, e.g. LB2.exe and save the settings files in the LB2 directory. It could be a solution if you only need 2-3 different basic setups.

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LightBurn stores settings in the local user settings folder, under a sub-folder called LightBurn, so making a copy of the exe won’t fix that.

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Also not with the corresponding files in local user settings?

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