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3.2 Set Auto Focus, Reset Z-Axis, Lower Z-Axis by 2mm, and Red Crosshair Offset in LightBurn Software

3.2 Lightburn Basic setup and software usage

Basic settings in lightburn

3.2 How to Set "Autofocus", “Z-axis reset”, “Z Down 2mm” “Red Cross Offset to Laser” in Lightburn

3.2.1 How to use "Autofocus" function :

  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"
  1.  After clicking OK, a button with the corresponding function will be generated

3.2.2, How to raise the Z-axis to the highest - Z-axis reset

  1. When you need to engrave or cut a thicker object, you need to raise the z-axis to put the object in, and then you can reset the z-axis.
  1. Find "Window" in the top navigation bar, and enable "Console" function in the drop-down menu, Just like the steps for autofocus.
  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 [$J=G91 Z100 F200] under "Macro contents
  1. After clicking OK, a button with the corresponding function will be generated.

3.2.3 How to drop the laser head 2mm

  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!
  1. The steps are the same as before.
  2. 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" .

3.2.4 How to set Red Cross Offset to Laser in Lightburn

1, Launch Lightburn and Connect to the device.

2, Go to edit-> Device Settings -> Laser Offset -> Enable Pointer Offset.

3, For GM105 and GM120, fill in -12mm at X and -12mm at Y;For GM110, fill in -12mm at X and - 10.6mm at Y