Once clicked, a file finding window will open allowing you to point to a saved library. Selecting Load provides access to your previously saved Libraries.
Now you are presented with a new, blank library ready to fill out and save. You can start a new Material Library anytime by clicking the New button at the lower-right corner of the "Library" window. Settings are copied, so if you need to make edits to the setting you have applied you won't hurt the originals in your library.ĭepending on your workflow, you may find it desirable to have several libraries to work from. Now that you have some entries added to your library, you can use them to quickly and easily apply these settings to your work.
Save a LibraryĪs you fill out the Library with your favorite materials, it is always a good idea to periodically save your additions. There are several helpful ways to facilitate adding to and managing your library covered later in the "Manage existing Library" section below. Now you can use this new entry titled "Birch Ply" anytime in the future and easily assign it to a new cut layer.Once completed, click the Ok button to save this new entry into your library. Fill out the details sheet providing a Name, Thickness (if appropriate) and a short Description of the cut layer parameters.Select one of your cut layers then click the Create new from layer button in the "Library" window.LightBurn makes it easy to build out your library using the current cut settings assigned to any cut layer. This will display the Material Library window in the lower-right of the display next to a box called "Laser". In the top menu, select "Window" to ensure that "Library" is checked on.To get started, make sure you can see the Material Library window.
Saved libraries can be loaded and shared from local or network accessed and even cloud based storage for convenience. You can easily add to, edit and manage cut settings in this library.
The first time you launch LightBurn, an empty Material Library is automatically set up and ready for new entries. Material Library is a simple yet powerful component of Lightburn intended to assist in the management of the laser cutting process. Settings are copied, so if you need to make edits to the setting you won't hurt the copy in your library - you can edit those independently. You set a material type, thickness (if appropriate), and a short description.Īny Library setting can be applied to a cut layer by selecting the library entry and assign it to the layer. This is entirely user-generated - You set up a cut layer however you like and save it to a Library. LightBurn's Material Library provides a way to store and organize lots of cut presets, and have a way to quickly apply them.
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