# X-Y move problem

**URL:** <https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/x-y-move-problem/34941>\
**Category:** Tips and Tricks\
**Created:** [March 2, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/x-y-move-problem/34941 "2021-03-02T07:27:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![JDRambo](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/jdrambo/32/23093_2.png) [@JDRambo](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/JDRambo)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/x-y-move-problem/34941/1 "2021-03-02T07:27:15Z")

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I am trying to setup a 3018. I have set the origin to be bottom Left and the red and green makers are located in the bottom left corner of the screen. When I home the machine it will move to the correct position, Z is at the top, X is to the far Left, and Y is to the back of the machine. I did have to set the X direction pin invert to true.  
Now for the problem the first thing i noted is that after home and pressing the get position key what returns is X=-299.00, Y=-1.00 and z=-1.00 I should think that X should read -1.00 like the other two. also when I try to use the Set Laser Position tool, Y Moves in the wrong direction and crashes in to the back of the machine ignoring the hard stop limit switch. the 3018 run correctly on author software such as LaserGRBL.

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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:** [March 3, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/x-y-move-problem/34941/2 "2021-03-03T00:18:01Z")

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This is worth review if you haven’t already. 🙂

> [@Configuring a 3018 CNC (or other CNC-based laser) for use with LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/configuring-a-3018-cnc-or-other-cnc-based-laser-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:** ![system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/system/32/64335_2.png) [@system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/x-y-move-problem/34941/3 "2021-04-02T00:18:31Z")

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Closed on April 2, 2021, 12:18am UTC

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