Just bought the full license this morning. Really impressive what you have been able to achieve. You have made so many people's lives easier. Congrats!
Thanks watched 3 or so videos. I’m a bit computer dumb for better terms and just got light burn for my laser. Very helpful information and def subscribed to your Chanel. Best in-depth info I’ve found so far.
I bought Lightburn last night and just looking at your videos for the first time, top marks on what I've seen so far but just one point, the version you use to demonstrate Is way behind what I have now and there are soooo many new things on my Lightburn that you don't cover. Time to get recording again 😁😁
This software looks awesome. I am a glowforge user which is super easy to use, but it does not give a lot of control over the laser functions. I am thinking of getting a larger more powerful laser, and this software really makes it tempting.
I Really like the Results with Cross Hatch. I see the option when I created the file from within Light Burn, however if I open a .png I did not see that option. Is that because of the file extension? Or am I doing something wrong?
What material would you recommend for someone trying to learn this , would MDF give decent results ? , it certainly would be the most economical to learn with
I have latest version of Lightburn paid subscription and not sure why I don't have the scan option in the cut window. Hard to work out settings and other things when every video I watch has different setting options.
I followed along with you and with a few bumps along the way finally got to where you were measuring out the size of your wood.......couldn't go any further. I just don't know what I was doing wrong. I would put in my measurements at the top, lock the lock, assign that line to T2 then the arrow/heart would turn blue. I am at my wits end. I have a Sculpfun S30. Trying to use Lightburn. :(
What's ideal setting for cutting thin plastic sticky paper without burning it? Like cutting a sticker without going through the bottom wax paper. 2 separate layers.
Really liking the software. Can you tell my why all the sudden svg's are getting the traversals are powered on? Did a couple test engravings and they went fine but then the last couple svg's I imported started getting cuts where the traversal lines are. Very odd. I closed the program and deleted my preferences file and then started the program again so it was back to default but still cutting the traversal lines. I hope that makes sense. I couldn't find anything in your docs or faq.
great video ! . I have a questiom about the latest version of Lightburn (0.9.19) has different cut modes like ' Line', offset fill , and fill+line. did not see any documentation on it even in the underlying help docs. any explanation on it please ? . compared to the video we see like 'Cut' etc .
I have a ruida and i get the burns on my images on the ends ! It doesn’t have overscanning. What do you mean that it has it in hardware ? How would you suggest i don’t get the over burning on every edge :0
Just got my laser and practicing using light burn. For some reason I only have options of: Line, Fill, Line + Fill. You have options of cut, scan, etc. My power/speed is the same for line as it is for fill. Any suggestions on what the difference is and how I can cut out?
May i ask what settiings are used to perform a wood cut out. Basically a name within a circle but i dont want the laser to cut out the name i want the wood to say the name.
Hi this is my first engraver, and I’ve never used a program like Lightburn. I set my laser up today and tried to run a test burn on a piece of wood. The laser went through all the motions, but it did not make any marks on the wood. Which settings should I check to see if it’s a user error or a lens/laser error?
In my experience cutting acrylic with diode lasers is tough. Black may be the exception and is the primary one I have seen cut on a diode. XTool does have some settings you can use as a basis www.xtool.com/pages/material-settings
Hey I need help lightburn isn't staying connected. It says there was a problem sending data to the laser. The machine my be busy or paused. I made sure the drivers are connected, right clicked device to reset the connected, even power cycle everything still not working. I'm using the ortur laser master 2
Hi, pls help explain. Overscanning - this feature is available in the setting of light burn for use of Grbl - and it is hardware setting if used Ruida am I understand this correct? how do I find out on my Ruida to do this? Thansk
@@lightburnsoftware7189 hi sir. can it be when the gravir takes shape? for example we engrave a circle of 20cm with a line thickness of 3mm. so if the scan mode the laser moves line to line, 20cm. can the laser move in a circle with line to line, 3mm and move in a circle?
@@lightburnsoftware7189 I see, thanks. I was confused with the popup "you do not have any shapes in your project set to output" When I saw that before I thought it was something other than preview. When I checked output on it worked.
Where can I find the settings to engrave aluminum? I've tried everything I can think of and I've watch your videos but nothing seems to work.... I have a CREALITY LASER FALCON ENGRAVER-10W. Btw your videos is amazing
Need help new 100w 26x39 ruida China made engraver when I start a cut no matter what the image is text shape the laser engraver a single line help please
@@lightburnsoftware7189 the design of the circle is fine, the problem is in the cut, it does not end at the point where it starts and therefore the circle is deformed
@@lightburnsoftware7189 No no no, it does not sucks, it drives me complete insane, I try but I can't for the life of me stand it. Have to look elsewhere for tutorials :(. Thank god your software is not as bad as your ability to make videos.
Hello I cant get my comgrowZ! to do anything it powers up but when i send any work to the laser it says that it is pause or no data can go throw please how do i reset or unpause it so data can go throw
hmmm, I would have to wonder, take an image and place it horizontally, greyscale dither it. Now take that same image and rotate it 90 degrees, move the once burned image in machine and rotate it 90 degrees also, match them up in alignment, would burning it that way create a better image due to the power dithered cross hatching? /EDIT oh, the software can do that, sort of with the scan angles... interesting. Will have to try both and see the difference, if any.
Nice tutorilas but it seems lightburn has changed a lot There are many things in the interface that have changed so for a beginner it gets quite confusing- That scan thing I did not find it anywhere- and there were other settings that do not appear and other that are new that I don't see in the videos- How old are these? Now that youtube has decided to hide the date in which the video have being published is quite difficult to know how old the videos are
@@lightburnsoftware7189 Awesome. Thank you for your fast response. I finally found that the date not showing on youtube is a lay out problem on some screens. I had to zoom out to 65% and I see now that they are from 2017. Quite old.
@@lightburnsoftware7189 This guy did an amazing job with lightBurn tutorials in Spanish. This year, 2022, videos th-cam.com/video/T7l6DBDkOxc/w-d-xo.html You should promote his tutorial play list for Spanish speakers.
Yes, the line tool will let you draw Bezier Curve. There is a 30 day trial of the software available on our website if you want to test out its design capabilities.
Why does mine say line and not cut? Can I change that, do I need to change that? I'm trying to cut but my laser is not cutting! im cutting while engraving. So, mine is set at line for the cut and then fill for the engraving.
Line would be the equivalent of cut. Normal operation for making a cut is line mode and then adjusting the speed, power, passes to be appropriate for cutting the desired material.
@@lightburnsoftware7189 Hi there. I have now thru photoshop got rid of the white background on the photo. But why did the laser still not burn the photo with the settings like in the video above on lesson #3 - cut settings
Sending a job to your laser from LightBurn can be done over USB or Ethernet. An alternative to this is LightBurn Bridge if you have a Ruida based laser. I would start by watching our getting started video: th-cam.com/video/v3RDzOrlCTM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CIrB43Esau6qtx5s If you are still having troubles getting the laser set up in LightBurn send the specifics of your machine and the issue you are having when trying to run a job to our team - support@lightburnsoftware.com
When you set multiple passes and it is only doing one can you see it running multiple passes in the preview window simulation? If you are still having issues contact our support team at support@lightburnsoftware.com
Your tutorials are very hard for beginners, which I thought is what tutorials are for. You keep using the hot keys and moving so quick that I have no idea what your talking about.
uuuuf the latest version looks much different.... Lots of videos dont make much sense anymore,....... I just want to create a cut line from a vector... and then the only thing I find in videos is guys saying like yeah and then you can create a cut line.... But its not shown how lol
If you have a vector, setting the desired shape to line mode will allow you to cut (if you set the appropriate speed and power). We are actively working on revisiting these early videos to bring them up to date while also making them a bit more concise.
Is it so necessary to chew banal stuff like "lines per mm"?? I'm tired how idioticly stupid your "tutorials" - you have nothing to say?!?!!?! Just show how to import pic and burn it!! This is ALL we need from you!
I've been using computers for 40 years... I have never seen tutorials this good. This guy should make tutorials about making tutorials
Agreed
Just bought the full license this morning. Really impressive what you have been able to achieve. You have made so many people's lives easier. Congrats!
Thank you for all the effort you put into the program. It is a blessing for laser users.
My man throwing down some serious knowledge in this video, nice work!
Thanks for a very thorough explanation of all the modes.
Thanks watched 3 or so videos. I’m a bit computer dumb for better terms and just got light burn for my laser. Very helpful information and def subscribed to your Chanel. Best in-depth info I’ve found so far.
I bought Lightburn last night and just looking at your videos for the first time, top marks on what I've seen so far but just one point, the version you use to demonstrate Is way behind what I have now and there are soooo many new things on my Lightburn that you don't cover. Time to get recording again 😁😁
Thank you for a very well thought out presentation. This was very informative and helpful, again thank you.
Just bought my laser and lightburn! So excited to start! thanks for this video.. excellent!
Very good and educational video. Explained all the short comings I experienced 1st time engraving images.
This software looks awesome. I am a glowforge user which is super easy to use, but it does not give a lot of control over the laser functions. I am thinking of getting a larger more powerful laser, and this software really makes it tempting.
Great video, very well explained. Thx.
Very helpful videos. Don’t stop making these
Amazing. Waiting for the release.
thanks so much for the videos, they have helped so much. I'm really liking the software.
I did notice the outside edge been being deeper. Now I know why.
Good Tip. I'll turn on Over Scan.
Very very good and clear video. Thank you!
Definitely building my confidence towards buying a laser!
I Really like the Results with Cross Hatch. I see the option when I created the file from within Light Burn, however if I open a .png I did not see that option.
Is that because of the file extension? Or am I doing something wrong?
any tips on optimizing photos for greyscale? Or does the software do that for you when importing photos in their raw format?
How do I find out what my beam width is? I’m using the Ortur Laser Master 2.
What kind of laser did you use for making this great picture ?
What material would you recommend for someone trying to learn this , would MDF give decent results ? , it certainly would be the most economical to learn with
I have latest version of Lightburn paid subscription and not sure why I don't have the scan option in the cut window.
Hard to work out settings and other things when every video I watch has different setting options.
I followed along with you and with a few bumps along the way finally got to where you were measuring out the size of your wood.......couldn't go any further. I just don't know what I was doing wrong. I would put in my measurements at the top, lock the lock, assign that line to T2 then the arrow/heart would turn blue. I am at my wits end. I have a Sculpfun S30. Trying to use Lightburn. :(
What's ideal setting for cutting thin plastic sticky paper without burning it? Like cutting a sticker without going through the bottom wax paper. 2 separate layers.
Should you adjust your Dpi and have it auto set your Interval?
Is there a setting/button that allows the laser to emit its light so I can see exactly where the laser is positioned
Really liking the software. Can you tell my why all the sudden svg's are getting the traversals are powered on? Did a couple test engravings and they went fine but then the last couple svg's I imported started getting cuts where the traversal lines are. Very odd. I closed the program and deleted my preferences file and then started the program again so it was back to default but still cutting the traversal lines. I hope that makes sense. I couldn't find anything in your docs or faq.
@@lightburnsoftware7189 Thank you for your prompt reply! I'm still a newb :)
how do you put cut or scan , as mine says line, fill or line and fill in cuts
Is there an updated version of this video? I'm sure the software has changed a lot in 5 years
great video ! . I have a questiom about the latest version of Lightburn (0.9.19) has different cut modes like ' Line', offset fill , and fill+line. did not see any documentation on it even in the underlying help docs. any explanation on it please ? . compared to the video we see like 'Cut' etc .
Please how I know the laser header is damage because it Gating small light and thanks
I have a ruida and i get the burns on my images on the ends ! It doesn’t have overscanning. What do you mean that it has it in hardware ? How would you suggest i don’t get the over burning on every edge :0
Just got my laser and practicing using light burn. For some reason I only have options of: Line, Fill, Line + Fill. You have options of cut, scan, etc. My power/speed is the same for line as it is for fill. Any suggestions on what the difference is and how I can cut out?
LightBurn Software thank you for clarifying
I have A RUIDA 644xg how do I program the over scan or how do I turn on the overscan setting
May i ask what settiings are used to perform a wood cut out. Basically a name within a circle but i dont want the laser to cut out the name i want the wood to say the name.
These vids are good, but now outdated. I'd love it if you were to update them to current capabilities and ability labels.
jump to 23:25 (of this 24 min video) if you want to hear about actual cut settings..... the rest of this "tut" is about setting raster lines.
Hi this is my first engraver, and I’ve never used a program like Lightburn. I set my laser up today and tried to run a test burn on a piece of wood. The laser went through all the motions, but it did not make any marks on the wood. Which settings should I check to see if it’s a user error or a lens/laser error?
@@lightburnsoftware7189 it’s a 20w Laser Master 2. I can see a blue laser going through the motions when I test it.
I came here with the same questions. I cranked my laser intensity to 100 and slowed the speed to 40 and it was still really light.
Was wondering if you might know what settings to use to cut mirrored acrylic on the tool d1 ten watt laser.
In my experience cutting acrylic with diode lasers is tough. Black may be the exception and is the primary one I have seen cut on a diode. XTool does have some settings you can use as a basis www.xtool.com/pages/material-settings
Can you make a video on power through and perforation mode
Hey I need help lightburn isn't staying connected. It says there was a problem sending data to the laser. The machine my be busy or paused. I made sure the drivers are connected, right clicked device to reset the connected, even power cycle everything still not working. I'm using the ortur laser master 2
Please I need help..why my laser engrave traversal lines? Thank you 🙏🏻
I don't have cut and scan I have fill and line. Why are fill and line my only options in "mode"?
@@lightburnsoftware7189 Sweet, thanks for getting back to me. I am just getting started and your videos are super helpful. THANKS!
Hi, pls help explain. Overscanning - this feature is available in the setting of light burn for use of Grbl - and it is hardware setting if used Ruida am I understand this correct? how do I find out on my Ruida to do this? Thansk
@@lightburnsoftware7189 Thanks
@@lightburnsoftware7189 - Thank you
Hi sir. On my lightburn on menu shape properties for image. Its not show the brignest and contrast sir. Whats wrong???
@@lightburnsoftware7189 0.8.7 sir
@@lightburnsoftware7189 alright sir🙏
@@lightburnsoftware7189 hi sir. can it be when the gravir takes shape? for example we engrave a circle of 20cm with a line thickness of 3mm. so if the scan mode the laser moves line to line, 20cm. can the laser move in a circle with line to line, 3mm and move in a circle?
@@lightburnsoftware7189 i want like e cut travel. But that is scan mode
@@lightburnsoftware7189 hi sir. When i use lightburn to cuting plywood 5mm. What is the best seting?? Should be i use z step per pass sir???
Ligth burn can be use with neje lasers?
I run a neje 30 watt input model via a grbl controller on a cnc3018. Lightburn works great.
I do I change the size of my pattern? I been trying to figure it out I’m a little confuse about it. Please help lmbobvs.
how are you bringing up the preview window?
@@lightburnsoftware7189 I see, thanks. I was confused with the popup "you do not have any shapes in your project set to output" When I saw that before I thought it was something other than preview. When I checked output on it worked.
Where can I find the settings to engrave aluminum? I've tried everything I can think of and I've watch your videos but nothing seems to work.... I have a CREALITY LASER FALCON ENGRAVER-10W.
Btw your videos is amazing
You will never cut aluminum with a diode laser unfortunately, or with a CO2 laser. You need a fiber laser for this.
@@lightburnsoftware7189 oh okay! Thank you so much!
Is there an update terminology for the settings for engraving vs cuttin.
The new names are “Line” (cutting or scoring) and “Fill” (engraving).
Need help new 100w 26x39 ruida China made engraver when I start a cut no matter what the image is text shape the laser engraver a single line help please
Hello good afternoon, how I can calibrate my ortur laser master 2 with the program ?, does not cut me perfect circles
@@lightburnsoftware7189 the design of the circle is fine, the problem is in the cut, it does not end at the point where it starts and therefore the circle is deformed
Great videos But that mouse click this REALLY sucks to listen to.
@@lightburnsoftware7189 No no no, it does not sucks, it drives me complete insane, I try but I can't for the life of me stand it. Have to look elsewhere for tutorials :(. Thank god your software is not as bad as your ability to make videos.
Hello I cant get my comgrowZ! to do anything it powers up but when i send any work to the laser it says that it is pause or no data can go throw please how do i reset or unpause it so data can go throw
hmmm, I would have to wonder, take an image and place it horizontally, greyscale dither it. Now take that same image and rotate it 90 degrees, move the once burned image in machine and rotate it 90 degrees also, match them up in alignment, would burning it that way create a better image due to the power dithered cross hatching?
/EDIT oh, the software can do that, sort of with the scan angles... interesting. Will have to try both and see the difference, if any.
Nice tutorilas but it seems lightburn has changed a lot There are many things in the interface that have changed so for a beginner it gets quite confusing- That scan thing I did not find it anywhere- and there were other settings that do not appear and other that are new that I don't see in the videos- How old are these? Now that youtube has decided to hide the date in which the video have being published is quite difficult to know how old the videos are
@@lightburnsoftware7189 Awesome. Thank you for your fast response. I finally found that the date not showing on youtube is a lay out problem on some screens. I had to zoom out to 65% and I see now that they are from 2017. Quite old.
@@lightburnsoftware7189 This guy did an amazing job with lightBurn tutorials in Spanish. This year, 2022, videos th-cam.com/video/T7l6DBDkOxc/w-d-xo.html You should promote his tutorial play list for Spanish speakers.
I keep getting this message "cut might be out of bounds- continue anyway? How to fix it need some help
I wish he would have said what the hot keys he used
does lightburn have a basiair line tool?
Yes, the line tool will let you draw Bezier Curve. There is a 30 day trial of the software available on our website if you want to test out its design capabilities.
Why does mine say line and not cut? Can I change that, do I need to change that? I'm trying to cut but my laser is not cutting! im cutting while engraving. So, mine is set at line for the cut and then fill for the engraving.
Line would be the equivalent of cut. Normal operation for making a cut is line mode and then adjusting the speed, power, passes to be appropriate for cutting the desired material.
Witam, Dlaczego program przestaje grawerować np. w połowie pracy?. Grafika wektorowa wszystkie linie połączone ze sobą
File > export > two option SVG & LVRN. DXF OPTION NOT AVAILABLE. HOW
I have a poto with white background, how do I get rid of the background
@@lightburnsoftware7189 how do you meen by edit... I have corel draw
@@lightburnsoftware7189 Hi there. I have now thru photoshop got rid of the white background on the photo. But why did the laser still not burn the photo with the settings like in the video above on lesson #3 - cut settings
@@rednotereso did you ever figure this out? every time i preview my image it is always too dark to see
how do Iget light burn from my computor to my lazer printer
Sending a job to your laser from LightBurn can be done over USB or Ethernet. An alternative to this is LightBurn Bridge if you have a Ruida based laser.
I would start by watching our getting started video:
th-cam.com/video/v3RDzOrlCTM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CIrB43Esau6qtx5s
If you are still having troubles getting the laser set up in LightBurn send the specifics of your machine and the issue you are having when trying to run a job to our team - support@lightburnsoftware.com
Preview window - how much years you need to scratch head, before you SAVE POSITION of that window?? :))
can i get a pic of the fox to test with?
every time i do a engraving they all ways come out upside down and mirrored i can hit the button to flap it
how to stop it from always do that
@@lightburnsoftware7189 thank you that has been a pain lol
dxf file how to save...
Can someone help me for some reason now when I change the passes it will indicate it change however it will only make one pass
When you set multiple passes and it is only doing one can you see it running multiple passes in the preview window simulation?
If you are still having issues contact our support team at support@lightburnsoftware.com
HOLY CHRIST please remake these videos.
you should adjust the volume of your voice up and the volume of the clicks down. Have to turn it up to hear you then get deafened by the clicks
I know you said the beam is a circle. So what’s stopping it from becoming a square? Lol
@@lightburnsoftware7189 Rats
Would you please another video but go a bit slower?
how do i get the cross hatch feature?
@@lightburnsoftware7189 I did that, im still using the 30 day Trial would I get this feature if I buy it ?
@@lightburnsoftware7189 I'll screen shot mine it doesnt show it
can i send you a screenshot ?
beans
Your tutorials are very hard for beginners, which I thought is what tutorials are for. You keep using the hot keys and moving so quick that I have no idea what your talking about.
Great videos but your keyboard and mouse clicks make me want to throw my computer out a window lmao
We are working on redoing some of the older videos on the channel to correct some of these things :).
uuuuf the latest version looks much different....
Lots of videos dont make much sense anymore,....... I just want to create a cut line from a vector... and then the only thing I find in videos is guys saying like yeah and then you can create a cut line.... But its not shown how lol
If you have a vector, setting the desired shape to line mode will allow you to cut (if you set the appropriate speed and power). We are actively working on revisiting these early videos to bring them up to date while also making them a bit more concise.
@@lightburnsoftware7189 got it working and by now i understand more about the layers
I think you have flipped you vector and raster terms ( th-cam.com/video/nybhYtjElQU/w-d-xo.html )
Ukázka, jak to nemá v tutoriálech být. Klik , klik z klávesnice... použití klávesových zkratek a uživatel je ztracený.👺
You call this video - cut setting. I want cut setting for 3 minutes, nothing else!!!! Why I need to watch all the 20 minutes for it?
slooooowwww down. you move your curser so fast i don't see what you clicking
Watched this entire video hoping to get information on cutting and best settings and the only thing he talked about is shading. 👎🏻
I find your needless 😢constant mousing and clicking around the screen very annoying.
We are updating some of our older videos to be a bit more concise and edited together. There is still lots of great information in these videos.
Is it so necessary to chew banal stuff like "lines per mm"?? I'm tired how idioticly stupid your "tutorials" - you have nothing to say?!?!!?! Just show how to import pic and burn it!! This is ALL we need from you!