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How to Set "Autofocus",“Z-axis reset”,“Z Down 2mm”

How to Set "Autofocus",“Z-axis reset”,“Z Down 2mm”

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FOR Lightburn

  • How to use "Autofocus"function:

( A ) How to set "Autofocus" function in LightBurn:

  1. Turn on the "Autofocus" function.
  2. Select the engraving file, the machine will automatically start focusing after clicking Start, and start engraving after the focus is completed.
  3. Find "Window" in the top navigation bar, and enable "Console" function in the drop-down menu.

 

  1. Select any custom button, right click mouse to pop up the button setting page, enter the name of the button in "Button Label", enter [$HZ] under "Macro contents"
  2. After clicking OK, a button with the corresponding function will be generated

 

 

  • How to raise the Z-axis to the highest - Z-axis reset

( B ) How to set "Reset Z" function in LightBurn:

  1. When you need to engrave or cut a thickerobject, you need to raise the z-axis to put the object in, and then you can reset the z-axis.
  2. Find "Window" in the top navigation bar, and enable "Console" function in the drop-down menu, Just like the steps for autofocus.
  3. Select any custom button, right click mouse to pop up the button setting page, enter the name of the button in "Button Label", enter [$J=G91 Z100 F200] under "Macro contents"

 

  1. After clicking OK, a button with the corresponding function will be generated.
  • How to drop the laser head 2mm

( C ) How to set "Z Down 2mm " function in LightBurn:

  1. When you cut thick objects, you can drop the laser head by 2mm, making the focal length drop by 2mm for a perfect cut!
  2. The steps are the same as before.
  3. Select any custom button, right click mouse to pop up the button setting page, enter the name of the button in "Button Label", enter [$J=G91 Z-2 F200] under "Macro contents" .

 

For LaserGRBL

  • How to set  "Autofocus",“Z-axis reset,“Z Down 2mm”functions in LaserGRBL:
  1. We have packaged LaserGRBL's function buttons so that you can import three buttons at once.
  2. You need to download as follows or go to support.gluwphy.com to download the button file "Gluwphy_GM_GRBL_Button.zbn" first.
  3. At the bottom of the laserGRBL interface, click the right button of your mouse and choose”Impot custom buttons”, as follows:

  1. Select the "Gluwphy_GM_GRBL_Button.zbn" you have download.

 

  1. Follow the prompts and select Yes for all.

 

  1. As shown below, the newly added button, 01 is the "Autofocus",02 is the “Z-axis reset”,03 is the“Z Down 2mm”

 

                

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