This is one of the BEST videos for Lightburn and D1 Pro. Thank you so much. I have watched a ton of videos on Lightburn and the D1 separately but this is the best for combining them and explaining the settings. Thank you!
At first I was a little intimidated with the length of this video but I'm absolutely astounded with the wealth of information in this little chunk of time. Thank you so very much, I feel ready to tackle this program!
You are a God-send! I had so many questions with I purchased my D1 Pro that I wasn't finding answers for until I found your video channel. I'm subscribed!
Ryan, Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain everything . I'm a little confused as to how you can place an object on the spoil board and cut things out without damaging the board. I'm obviously missing something, but i feel so much more confident in conquering my laser than ever before thanks to you.
Well a spoilboard simply by the name is meant to take some damage so the surface below does not. However if you are talking about cutting then I highly recommend the use of a honeycomb. It lifts the part up and adds air behind the piece and greatly reduces charring or damage to the back of the part. Obviously this means the grid is less useful so that typically when I rely on framing.
I really appreciate how you breaking everything down and put in terms thats easy to follow. I am so new to this xtool. I don’t have creative space yet. I have the other beginner software. Thank you for sharing
If you are using the D1 Pro you must use Creative Space or Lightburn to control it. If you have the original D1 you can use Laserbox Basic as well which is really just an older version of creative space. Glad you liked the video.
ALWAYS a GREAT tutorial!! No one seems to show the extended bed version Pro 20w 2-in-1. Do you have any knowledge footage of this setup? Will save it to your playlist.
As a newcomer to lightburn and xtool. This is one of the best tutorial video I’ve seen. Your presentation format is on 🔑. I’ve seen many videos but this one rocks. Hopefully you will be able to present on making jigs. Do you recommend the honey comb or spoil board? Thank you for your time👍
Thank you, thought I would hate lightburn (I am quite computer literate & long time cricut... also understanding. Png bitmap v svg vector Will keep this video on save & follow
Great video thank you! And question if your using a honey comb how do you measure up to exact coordinates like the spoil board? Thanks! And what material spoil board you use for this?
Great video thank you. Only thing I'd say is the audio compression on your dialog is grainy and bitcrushed which makes it slightly difficult to listen to, even on the HD setting.
Purchased the Etsy kit. Love it! And the video is awesome. Thank you for doing it. I bought the 1064nm for the xTool. Do you know if the size of the laser case is the same size as the 20w. In short, would I be able to use the 20w grid for the 1064nm? (I currently have the 5w diode)
Hello. Technically you can use the grid but I'm not sure if the position of the 1064 laser is in the exact same spot. I don't have one but I'm guessing that it isn't. You can still use the grid to line up your pieces but I feel like the absolute coordinates will be off a little bit.
What a great, thorough tutorial. This made a world of difference with how I understand Lightburn. I was excited to see Lightburn had parameters for the D1 pro because my laser is either not configured right or its possessed. Hopefully you, or another user can help me out. When I jog my machine using the front to back /right to left buttons the front to back is reversed. When I burn a project it burns backwards and upside down. I have to mirror the image left to right for it to burn properly but it still burns upside down. Because of this, all of my centering modes won't work correctly and I have to just try and frame over and over to get the project in the correct place for no cutoff. I was hoping downloading the file from x-tool for lightburn would fix it. I thought it did at first but its still possessed!. Any thoughts other than taking up an instrument instead of doing this? Just so you know I'm not a complete idiot, I have a Onefinity CNC and I have no problem negotiating that piece of machinery 🙂
Make sure when you setup your machine you are picking the back left corner as your origin position. If you want to check it click on Device in the bottom left Laser Window and click on your machine. Then click on Edit and Click Next until you get to the Where is the Origin of your machine window and click on the Rear Left. That should orient your machine the right way.
I wanted to thank you for your help in fixing my problem with my laser. Its working better with the problem I was having and its homing the way it should without grinding and chattering the belts. I am going to get the grid you have for the 40w X-Tool D1pro. I saw some responses about using it with cuts as opposed to just engraving. Once I make the grid and have it set, does the honeycomb fit into that so it can be centered in relation to the grid? If it does that than at least I could have that centered over the grid you made. The problem I see with this laser is you can move that honeycomb anywhere because there is no center that I can see with the frame. Maybe I'm wrong being new to this and still need to learn a lot to be proficient. Is there anything in creative spaces or Lightburn that puts the laser dead center on the frame? Thanks for all your help.
@@chrisdemeglio7983 No worries. I typically only use the grid when engraving and rely on the framing when I want to cut something because the grid is hard to see at that point. As far as moving the laser to the center of the grid both Lightburn and XSC has move functions were you can enter in values and move your laser. Depending on which grid you are using you can home the laser and then enter in the value for the laser hear to move to.
Thanks very much. Appreciate your insights. If I may ask a question regarding changing the burn order of layers in order to make the cut that last operation: can LightBurn insert a pause before the cut? Just thinking that I would need to change the laser focus before starting the cut.
From reading the forums I don't think that this is a feature they offer. However since you can set layers to Output or not Output you could essentially run all of the engravings first and then run the cuts after, even from the same file. Just turn off output on the cuts and then switch it after it engraves. If you are using absolute coordinates everything should line up.
What power is it better to go with: 100% or 80%? I know I can adjust speed but what power is better for the laser to let it last long? Or it is vital only for CO2 lasers and a diod laser can be used on 100% all the time to speed up the process? Please advise.
Thank you so much for this video. I have a question about the cut and engrave settings in lightburn and Xtool creative space. I am trying to engrave photos in clear acrylic and found a video from a UA-camr who has an Xtool machine; the settings they are using are for Xtool 70% power and speed of 50. Their photo looks great. I have a different machine and I use lightburn. What would these Xtool settings be in Lightburn? Thanks
It may depend on the power of the other "xTool machine" or whether it's a CO2 or a diode machine but 70% would be the power in either LB or XCS and the speed of 50 would be in mm/sec in XSC. Your Lightburn might be in mm/min so you may need to adjust accordingly.
Hello thank you for making these videos, I have come across your video and am very impressed because other videos people don't teach you all the functions of light burn and you go one by one which is very helpful. you are a good teacher. by the way i have bought a NEJE 2S with an 80-watt laser. I have been having problems getting images to burn properly they turn out dotted instead of lined. Do I need to program the neje 2s with light burn and if I do how would I go about doing that. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks Noah
Hello. Much of this could depend on either your Line Interval or the dpi or even the dithering method that you are using. Without knowing your settings it's hard to know what your issue is. Plus be careful when choosing your settings because I'm not aware of a 80W output power diode laser. My guess is that is the machine power which is misleading to consumers. You probably have a 10-20W laser.
Its 2 software in one but I use other software to get a image or vectors and the Gcode paths are not very efficient, for what I do it spends 80% of the time going to the furthest possible next path. But for the price its good software. There is no good gcode generator for lasers.
I recently purchased an Xtool M1 laser. I would like to run Lightburn because the program is similar in many respects to the Vcarve software that I use with my CNC router. However, I cannot get Lightburn to recognize the M1 when searching for a device in the installation procedure. I was led to believe that the M1 was in fact a D1 Pro. Do you know of any way to get Lightburn to directly control the M1 or am I stuck with exporting the Lightburn SVG file to Creative Space to run?
Hello. I'm afraid the M1 is about the only xTool Machine that I don't have. I would suggest checking on the xTool Facebook group for the M1 to see if anyone else has this issue or a solution. I just have no experience with it.
I haven't tried it but when setting up the machine you can pick the origin corner and there is a limit switch there so technically it should be possible. That in unless they have hard coded something in the firmware that won't allow it.
Hi, I have a D1 pro 20w and I'm trying to use it with LightBurn but it doesn't work. I set up everything just as you indicate in this video, it even makes the frame well but when I start cutting or engraving it only makes very slight small lines outside the frame and nothing similar to the design I send to engrave. Please help me to solve this 😞.
Hi. I’m sorry but I’m not familiar with that type of error. Does your machine work through XTool creative space but just not through Lightburn? It might also be worth a look to check out the XTool Facebook group to see if anyone else has an issue like that.
Make sure that both the limit sensor wires are plugged in and that the wire loom on the back of the gantry is not getting in the way and hitting the back of the frame. Most of the time I have seen that it's that back wire loom preventing the laser module from reaching the back sensor fully.
Thank you! Quick question-the extension file on the light burn website that you mentioned having to download if you’re using the D1 pro, is that for windows or Mac. Does it make a difference? Meaning do you need it no matter what operating system am I using?
hi ive just purchased xtool d1 20 w golden red and the information booklet sais it doesnt support xtool creative space only lightburn. is this normal as im trying to set this thing up. thanks so much!!!
That does not sound correct. I have not ever know of an xTool D1 that doesn’t support xTool Creative Space. I suppose there could be something new but I have not heard of that. There are many settings that can only be changed in Creative Space so I would be shocked if that was the case.
How do you get the home position? When i use the home function it goes past the limit switch and the belt jumps. I have tired to adjust the limit switch but it is just physically in the wrong place
Sounds like your sensors may not be plugged in correctly or they are just malfunctioning. Also make sure that there are no wires in the back of the gantry that are getting in the way of the travel of the axis. Also just incase something was not setup properly the home position is in the back left corner.
I supposed it's possible if you choose the front left corner as your home position in the machine setup or in the device settings. There is a sensor there so I guess you could. I haven't tried that though.
It depends on what you are doing. I have had success with exporting a DFX from LB and opening it in XCS but you won't have the layers, settings, fancy stuff that Lightburn does. It will work though.
Really helpful, thank you for clearing some of the things up for me. Plugging the rotary cable in and the having to change it back is quite challenging. Does anyone make a splitter harness so one could have an extra plug hanging down that we could plug and unplug the rotary into instead of the board. Mine fits so tight I feel it could damage the connector at some point
Hi, thank you for a great Video, very new to laser work, ,im wounder why when I try to change the DPI on my 20w to 254 like you had in the video, my line interval goes to .003937, its like there lock to each other, can I unlock them ? Thank you
They correlate to each other so you can’t change one without the other. It sounds like you may be using inches as your units in Lightburn. I use mm which is why mine may look different then yours.
@@BusterBeagle3D oh man , your right, what would would be a good dPI for a B&W photo in inches you think? as of now at .10 i get 10dpi, ive been working with cnc routers so long and this is very interesting but so different . Thanks again !!
@@BusterBeagle3D 20w. but im haveing all kinds of issues with LB, with the program that comes with the Xtool its ok, but LB everything is inverted or backwards or both,ive looked at all the settings and dont see anything checked off for inverted , my friend, who also has cnc routers and the 20w xtool thinks its a firmware issue , do you ?
@@phille1492 Hello. Make sure you load the .lbdev file from the xTool website when loading your machine in LB for the first time. It's the first part of my video. Also when importing that file be sure to hit the back left as the home position. If you chose another spot on the laser as home it will make everything including my grid load in backwards in LB.
Well Ryan....I have watched this video before so I have returned I hopes you might see this as you seem to be more knowledgeable that most D1 users. I have both the 10W D1 and 20W D1 Pro. I am quite new to lasers but am learning. I am however, quite knowledgeable of 3d Printing and CNC operations, have both in my shop. Sooo the concepts and basic language is not forgien to me. My D! Pro 20W won't home. When I tell it to home it goes to the left side of working area and stops. It seems confused about where it is. I assume the home position is determined in the firmware and can't be seen. I have done all of the normal things...checked all the connections, reloaded the firmware even tho' it was up to date (and yes the switch is in the correct position), pushed the reset button, I don't know what the SD card is for but I have taken it out and reseated it, restared the machine each time.. I have also sent an email to Xtool support with no luck...or response. I just would like someone to point me in a direction that I might not be aware of. I know you not tech support but I. am just looking for someone who knows more that I do. I am wondering if I have a problem with the firmware and should I be considering replacement of the mother/main board? If that is even possible. The Xtool web site says nothing about that. In conclusion thanks for you fine videos and enjoy them a great deal and mostly you are fine presenter. Oh...I use both lightburn and XCS.
Hello George, The home position on the machine is in the back left corner of the machine. It's the (0,0) Position. When you click on home your laser head should move left and reach the frame after it triggers the limit switch. It should then move to the back left corner as the home position. If the laser moves to the back left but doesn't stop and just grinds then either the limit switch is not working or the wire loom on the gantry needs to be adjusted because it's getting caught between the frame and the gantry. And not allowing the gantry to reach that metal tab you installed into the frame for the home position. Can you frame in XSC but not in Ligthburn? If that is the case you may have the wrong point listed at the origin. Again the origin is in the back left corner. You can check what you have listed as the origin under Edit> Device Settigns> Basic Settings> Origin. The top left dot should be chosen. If it's none of those things just make sure that the limit switch sensor is working and not broken. Those little plastic tabs on the sensor are notoriously fragile so it's possible that they are broken. Also be sure that you can see the metal tab installed unto the back bottom of the laser head actually reaching the sensor. I don't remember if there is a light on the sensor to let you know that it's working but that is where I would start if none of the other things I mentioned work. Hope this was a little helpful at least.
Thanks for your reply Ryan. I know where the home position is at and it doesn't go there. When I home the machine it goes to the left side and stops. This is true where ever it is in the Y. It then thinks it is home. I had requested similar help on the facebook group and did not think I had any replies but....not so. Xtool support did respond to me and I have made a couple of videos for them. One usiing lightburn and one using XCS. Let's see what they tell me. Again thank you for trying.@@BusterBeagle3D
@@QuiltersHandyman Using the move buttons in XSC or in Lightburn are you able to move the laser on the Y axis? It's possible there is an issue with the Y axis stepper motor or connections if it wont move. If your laser can move along the Y axis using the buttons then again I feel like that points to there being an issue with the sensor on the gantry not reading the tab on the back of the laser.
Ryan you are super for trying to help me. I figured out the problem and you were close I was using lightburn and had the console window open when I homed. It did the usual move to the left side and stopped. The console window told me it had home both x and y.....not it exact words. I went to 'XCS and activated the tone for when the machine moves goes beyond its limits.....sure enought back in light burn I home it.....the laser head goes to the left side and stops.....using the move window I move it down and nothing but move it up the tone sounds. No matter where I place the head on the Y axis and send it home the head moves to the left side and stops...it thinks it is home. I turned it over took off the Y-axis sensore and sure enough it was damaged. Hard to see but one of the U shaped components on the board was, very slightly bent, and the two outer solder joints were broken. I am a ham radiio guy and build a lot of kits so have a pretty good electronics work bench. Used a magnifier to see the break. I assume these are magnets of some type that field is activated when they reach the metal pieces at the end. I have informed the person I have been communicating with and hoping she will help me obtain a replacement. Thanks again Ryan,.....@@BusterBeagle3D
@@QuiltersHandyman Glad you found it! Yeah those sensors were notoriously bad. So much so that the ones that came with the 40W kit were obviously beefed up and improved. Hope they get you out a replacement and you can be up and running soon.
GM. Thanks for the reply. Ill try it as soon as i get home from work. Would that make my laser move opposite front and back(im assuming thats the Y direction) also, would that be responsible for it burning upside down and reversed side to side?
From what you described that would be my best guess for what’s going on. It of course could be something else but I would try that first. Also if that doesn’t work I would suggest doing a test in XTool creative space just to see if it works as expected or not. That would rule out a hardware issue if it works in there.
Any idea why even though i have my device settings set to 430 and 936 since i use the D1 pro extension kit, lightburn still does not seem to understand that? If i sit with the laser at the front left (where it says xtool on the frame) and i hit home set all the way in the back left (936mm away) it only moves half the workable area back, and i ems up having to hit home twice. But, when i set laser position by clicking the icon on the left, it moves to scale with the 430x936. On that note as well, when i tell it to go home, it seems like it wants to move the max distance, and is unsure of its location. If i am 100mm and 100mm from home on x and y and i hit the home button, it will try to move the max distance and set off the limit alarm. But will never move more than 430mm at a time, regardless of location or how it got there (me moving it or me telling it to move).
I actually do know. It's not Lightburn but a setting from xTool in the GRBL settings. They have a max Y distance of 430mm and unfortunately you can't change it and have it write to the controller. It's something I have brought up in some of my other videos as something xTool should really fix. I guess they haven't yet.
I have a question !! I have lightburn on my max at home and my laptop at shop and on another Mac I want to put my license key in my new Mac at home but lightburn said I already use in’s allowed computer !!! My question is how can I désactive the license on on to put on my new Mac 🖥️ Thanks
I have an xtool d1, I've been doing simple cup engravings with lightburn every now and then. But I have some issues, when I frame the rotary spins so fast it moves the cup out of place if im having to use the assist stand for odd shaped cups but I can get the general idea of the frame and I just move the cup back to start the laser and it turns out fine but it's just annoying if I have to frame multiple times to get it where I want it. Is there anything to slow that down? But my main ? Is I'm doing a project that I created in light burn, most others have been files etc.. but the one I created is simple txt with a couple line square around it.. it will scan engrave the txt or whatever, then it does the square, I've played with settings and the only thing I've could figure to change is that it will either draw the square first the txt or do txt and the square. I want it to engrave all at once as it is passing back and forth and not skip around. I haven't ran it on a cup yet but I'm afraid it will not line up right cause I did do a cup in the past where it skipped around engraving different objects and it didn't match up cause the cup was getting moved around with the fast movements. Is there anything I can do? Thanks..
how is home position and user origin supposed to work with the rotary? I watched this entire video. currently was using "start from current position" for my tumblers, but i need all of the logos to be exact in relation to each other for a customer order. i turned off limit switches and turned off my xtool d1 pro, moved the laser head to the top left to "set home" as 0,0, turned on my laser, and tried to set "user origin" which did nothing when i manually moved the laser back home and then selected "go to origin"... and when i moved my desired origin point up in both X and Y (my tumblers are too big to be completely flush on the XY coordinates and i needed my logo lower than the starting point), when i press "home" it only moves my X axis -- it seems when its attempting to move my Y axis, its moving my rotary instead
Thanks for the great video. during the video settings for work size you say the settings may vary based on he power of the laser. I have the 40 watt. what should the settings be.
I really enjoyed this video, thank you for taking the time to do this. I just wondered if you know the work area of the Xtool D1 40 watt that's entered into lightburn please? That's model I have just purchased.
Can someone please help with a problem I have with my xtool d1pro I was working using lightburn on a laptop which was fine,then today I decided to download lightburn on another computer and connect my laser to that It worked for about a minute and then my laser shut down,now It won't even turn on,all that comes on is the little blue light by the sd card I'm in a real situation now as I have a few projects to finish,what have I done and how in gods name can I fix it???🙏🙏
5 stars, not only was this super informative. I have a minor issue (my issue) with burning the grid I purchase from Ryan. I messaged him and he got back with me in just a few minutes. Great information, great customer service.
I have purchased grid files from you and now I understand how to use them and where my mistakes were. This is by far the best Lightburn tutorial. Thank you for giving me the confidence to use my Xtool d1 pro 20w laser and how to learn from my mistakes.
What a wonderful tutorial. It's much more than an introduction to LightBurn. By the end of the video, I found myself wishing it was already over! I don't have a laser engraver yet, because I haven't made my choice of machine. But now I already know a lot about LightBurn. And as I am comfortable with line drawing software including F360, my learning curve will be fast. I still have to decide on a machine! A big thank you to you from France, for taking the time to make a video of such quality !!!!
Thank you so much! I’ve been using Lightburn for about three months, but there were certain things that were aggravating the daylights out of me that you just cleared up for me. I cannot be more thankful.
I haven't bought the xTool yet but I plan to soon. I'm wondering if I can make drawings in AutoCAD or DraftSight and import them into Lightburn. Thanks, mk.
Hello! I'm just about to watch this video but thought I would ask this question anyways, if I may please? I have a 20W Xtool D1 Pro laser machine on the way. Are you aware of whether or not the Xtool Creative Space software can process 3D depth map images for wood engraving? Or, I am to use Lightburn because it can do it? Very curious, thanks.
Not sure how much more it could process the file other then the power is deeper in the blacks vs the white but there is no other specific depth setting that I know of in CS.
Hi, i recently purchased and installed a D1Pro and gave it an extended 1000x1500mm work space which is entered in the profile. The issue is that when Homing it moves only about 520mm in X homing direction and about 460mm in Y homing direction and stops like it recognizes soft limits. Another issue is that when i hit arrows to jog it suddenly enters alarm and prompts error: tiltCheck. Everything is horizontal, square and vertical as it should be, so, no reason for mechanical issues.
The first issue is a known issue that I have brought up in one of my videos somewhere and that is the max travel that is hardcoded into the GRBL settings is less then the full workable area with the extension. It's not even a setting that xTool allows you to change so if you are homing from too far away you either need to have it closer to start or press the home button twice. For your second issue that is not something I have run into before but it's probably because I turn the tilt sensor off anyway. The only place you can do that is in xTool Creatvie Space but the setting will carry over to Lightburn after you set it. It's in the work properties after clicking on the cog next to the image of the printer in XCS.
Hi! I am reaching out to get help with adjusting the belts on my xTool D1 Pro. I have watched the xTool Video, but need more guidance. This is what's happening. Any time the laser gets to the top left corner, the laser gets stuck for about 3-4 seconds. The jobs I've been doing have had to be started from the middle of the bed somewhere, staying away from that top left corner. It sounds like the belt is slipping. That's why I adjusted both the X and the Y in the first place. I held the laser frame at a 45 degree angle like xTool shows to watch the speed that the laser head free falls to the other side. I thought it looked good. When I hooked it back up, same thing. The laser head jumps when starting from the top left corner. Do you have any youtube vids or suggestions for fixing this? Does the height of the laser in the Z position affect this problem in any way?
More then likely your laser is not properly hitting the home position when you send it to the back left corner. It's almost always that the wire loom is getting in the way of the laser head being able to reach that back sensor. Just make sure the wires are not getting pinched in the back or make sure your back limit switch isn't damaged or unplugged.
I have to say I am frustrated, I bought lightburn for my new xTool D1 Pro (20W) I went onto their website as you directed to see if I could find the settings for D1 pro in the product guide well they must have changed their website because it is no longer there?? What now do I do?
Looks like they just moved some menu items around. It's still in there: support.xtool.com/hc/en-us/articles/7317000221591-Use-LightBurn-to-Operate-xTool-D1-Pro
Hello, I was using my Xtool D1 10W machine and was engraving in lightburn. A problem occurred where it was engraving and then as it was halfway done and the laser went pass the original line for the image which made the image shift a hair like the laser went out of bounds. Any way to make sure that doesn’t happen again?
Great video sir!! I absolutely appreciate this! Do you or anyone here know a way of importing images or anything from a cricut into lightburn? This would help me significantly
I’m not familiar with that software but if it doesn’t export and SVG or some other type of image you could always do a Print Screen or SNIP in windows to copy the image and then paste it into Lightburn. Then you can use the trace function in Lightburn to turn it into line-work.
Thank you for this excellent tutorial and your time. I have a question how can I engrave objects larger than my laser bed using the xtool d1 pro? Basically a 6 foot long birch plywood. I am currently using the creative space and don’t see any options to do that unless I do it manual sections using layers and is little error prone. Will love to learn how you will handle this scenario and if Lightburn will be the way to go. Did see some other videos using Lightburn but got little lost with them. Your step by step explanation is very nice, that’s why requesting you for help. Regards KK
Does anyone know the exact dimensions for the x and y axis for the d1 pro 20 watt? I am having an issue with laser getting stuck in the top left corner, but still keeps trying to push it further
If you have the pro version of the machine that typically means that either your limit switch sensor is not working or more often then not it's a wire on the back of the gantry getting caught between the laser module and the back frame. Just make sure there is nothing getting stuck back there getting in the way of your laser homing.
I have a Xtool D1 and used light burn and I used Wi-Fi . Not sure why you said that you have to plugged directly into internet to run the laser on light burn ??
I still don't think that wifi works with anything but Creative Space but I would also recommend still using the .lbdev file when adding a machine. There still may be some settings missing like the scanning offset adjustments. A way you can tell is by going to EDIT> Device Settings and looking at the Scanning Offset Adjust. If that is off or empty you may start to see what looking like odd ghosting in you engravings.
There are aftermarket kits that you can buy to use a camera with a D1 Pro. If you check out GeeksAtLarge on Etsy or his own website he has a lot of information on that.
I don't have the fire alarm, stop when moved or the limit switch controls. It says i have the latest version. i only have the red cross or laser options.
2:51 This setting is not here because of the accuracy of the red cross position, but the wide variety of lasers supported by Lightburn. Because the cross or dot is often not exactly where the the laser will target a value may need to be put in here if not already done in the laser cutter's native software or if Lightburn doesn't carry those over when opening.
Hello friend, first of all, thank you for the excellent explanations that, although I do not understand English correctly but, I am understanding by google translation. 1) Recently (7 days) my D1 Pro 10W arrived and I am just getting started with this excellent laser tool. As you know, the D1 Pro has Limit Switches and, one of the things that is worrying me, is when the Central Guide that holds the Laser Module, hits the Rear Aluminum Profile and, the Stepper Motor is "snoring" (I am afraid of damaging something). Maybe this is happening because there are some wires tied to the Central Guide, which are protected with a thick cover, and these do not let the Central Guide reach the Rear Left Limit Switch completely. Have you experienced this? 2) You say that you have turned off the laser Mira; does that mean turning off the cross-shaped laser? But even if you turn that off, is there a reference light to start any cutting or engraving? 3) In 19:25 you talked about Limit Keys (on or off), so is it possible in LightBurn to determine exactly the four corners where the laser should travel, before touching the Limit Keys (so it doesn't turn off)? Or, for me, who use the "Current Position", is this not necessary? Despite so many questions, if you can answer them, I thank you very much.
Hello. Yes the wire loom on the back of the gantry is probably preventing your laser from reaching the home position. Try to adjust the placement of those wires so the gantry can reach the back. Yes I turn off the crosshairs. I use the laser itself turned on at a very light amount to know where the position of the laser is. In Lightburn you turn on this setting up Edit>Device settings and then turn on Enable laser fire button and laser on when framing. In the MOVE tab next to the Layers tab you can set your Power percentage for the laser to turn on. I would select something like 3%. When you click click the fire button the laser will turn on. Lastly when you turn of the limit switches in Xtool creative Space it only turns off the alarm. The limit switches will still work for homing your laser. Hope this helps!
Awesome video, I made so much progress in a short time thanks to this!!! One thing I can't figure out is how these test engrave files work. I see all these squares are on the same layer and you set the values for speed and power on the layer??? How the hell does the machine know the first square is 10% power and the last is 100%... I clicked around in the templates and can't find that info anywhere... Even on the example shown in your video the layers are all different speed (makes sense ofc) but all are at 100% power.
Thank you very much! I wish I got a check! I do actually make a couple bucks when people buy the machine using my affiliate links in the video description but that’s about it. I still bought Lightburn like everyone else. Not quitting my day job any time soon.
Simply love this video. Have used Lightburn for more than 3 years but learned a lot. Do you have an explanation on why I don’t see the runtime? I used to be able to see this with my Eleksmaker A3 Pro but not on my xTool D1…
@@BusterBeagle3D I think that cuts are so simple and the code is so small in sixe that when doing cuts, the entire code can fit in the D1's internal buffer - when I do engraving it still shows the runtime but like you I never trust it - I typically expect to be 2 times longer than the preview time
This is one of the BEST videos for Lightburn and D1 Pro. Thank you so much. I have watched a ton of videos on Lightburn and the D1 separately but this is the best for combining them and explaining the settings. Thank you!
No problem. Glad you liked it!
At first I was a little intimidated with the length of this video but I'm absolutely astounded with the wealth of information in this little chunk of time. Thank you so very much, I feel ready to tackle this program!
No worries. Glad it helped! Also be sure to refer to the timeline for easy reference for a subject you want to refresh yourself on.
You are a God-send! I had so many questions with I purchased my D1 Pro that I wasn't finding answers for until I found your video channel. I'm subscribed!
You're very welcome! Welcome to the channel!
Ryan, Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain everything . I'm a little confused as to how you can place an object on the spoil board and cut things out without damaging the board. I'm obviously missing something, but i feel so much more confident in conquering my laser than ever before thanks to you.
Well a spoilboard simply by the name is meant to take some damage so the surface below does not. However if you are talking about cutting then I highly recommend the use of a honeycomb. It lifts the part up and adds air behind the piece and greatly reduces charring or damage to the back of the part. Obviously this means the grid is less useful so that typically when I rely on framing.
Great information! Your explanations are straight forward on a program which can be a bit overwhelming to new users like myself. Thanks!
I really appreciate how you breaking everything down and put in terms thats easy to follow.
I am so new to this xtool. I don’t have creative space yet.
I have the other beginner software.
Thank you for sharing
If you are using the D1 Pro you must use Creative Space or Lightburn to control it. If you have the original D1 you can use Laserbox Basic as well which is really just an older version of creative space. Glad you liked the video.
Thanks so much for your video! It’s the best intro video I’ve watched so far and really explained a lot that I didn’t understand to this point.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent Lightburn beginner tutorial. Thanks so much!
Fantastic video. Very thorough. I just setup my D1 Pro and this has helped tremendously! Thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
This video was so helpful, thank you for making it!!
Very good explanation of the buttons functions. Thank you.
Wow! What a well put together and informative video. Thanks very much!
Thanks! You're welcome
Thank you for the video. I just one so I’m looking forward to using your tutorial.
You're welcome!
ALWAYS a GREAT tutorial!! No one seems to show the extended bed version Pro 20w 2-in-1. Do you have any knowledge footage of this setup? Will save it to your playlist.
Thank you very much. What an excellent tutorial
As a newcomer to lightburn and xtool. This is one of the best tutorial video I’ve seen. Your presentation format is on 🔑. I’ve seen many videos but this one rocks. Hopefully you will be able to present on making jigs. Do you recommend the honey comb or spoil board? Thank you for your time👍
Thank you very much! I would recommend both. Spoilboard for engraving, honeycomb for cutting.
Thank you, thought I would hate lightburn (I am quite computer literate & long time cricut... also understanding. Png bitmap v svg vector
Will keep this video on save & follow
Glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial - thanks for the info
Very informative video !!! Thank you sir 🙏🙏🙏
You are welcome!
Best tutorial
Thank you!
Great video thank you! And question if your using a honey comb how do you measure up to exact coordinates like the spoil board? Thanks! And what material spoil board you use for this?
Great video thank you. Only thing I'd say is the audio compression on your dialog is grainy and bitcrushed which makes it slightly difficult to listen to, even on the HD setting.
Yeah. I have since updated my equipment and post processing of my audio for videos. Hopefully they are better going forward.
Purchased the Etsy kit. Love it! And the video is awesome. Thank you for doing it. I bought the 1064nm for the xTool. Do you know if the size of the laser case is the same size as the 20w. In short, would I be able to use the 20w grid for the 1064nm? (I currently have the 5w diode)
Hello. Technically you can use the grid but I'm not sure if the position of the 1064 laser is in the exact same spot. I don't have one but I'm guessing that it isn't. You can still use the grid to line up your pieces but I feel like the absolute coordinates will be off a little bit.
What a great, thorough tutorial. This made a world of difference with how I understand Lightburn. I was excited to see Lightburn had parameters for the D1 pro because my laser is either not configured right or its possessed. Hopefully you, or another user can help me out. When I jog my machine using the front to back /right to left buttons the front to back is reversed. When I burn a project it burns backwards and upside down. I have to mirror the image left to right for it to burn properly but it still burns upside down. Because of this, all of my centering modes won't work correctly and I have to just try and frame over and over to get the project in the correct place for no cutoff. I was hoping downloading the file from x-tool for lightburn would fix it. I thought it did at first but its still possessed!. Any thoughts other than taking up an instrument instead of doing this? Just so you know I'm not a complete idiot, I have a Onefinity CNC and I have no problem negotiating that piece of machinery 🙂
Make sure when you setup your machine you are picking the back left corner as your origin position. If you want to check it click on Device in the bottom left Laser Window and click on your machine. Then click on Edit and Click Next until you get to the Where is the Origin of your machine window and click on the Rear Left. That should orient your machine the right way.
I wanted to thank you for your help in fixing my problem with my laser. Its working better with the problem I was having and its homing the way it should without grinding and chattering the belts. I am going to get the grid you have for the 40w X-Tool D1pro. I saw some responses about using it with cuts as opposed to just engraving. Once I make the grid and have it set, does the honeycomb fit into that so it can be centered in relation to the grid? If it does that than at least I could have that centered over the grid you made. The problem I see with this laser is you can move that honeycomb anywhere because there is no center that I can see with the frame. Maybe I'm wrong being new to this and still need to learn a lot to be proficient. Is there anything in creative spaces or Lightburn that puts the laser dead center on the frame? Thanks for all your help.
@@chrisdemeglio7983 No worries. I typically only use the grid when engraving and rely on the framing when I want to cut something because the grid is hard to see at that point. As far as moving the laser to the center of the grid both Lightburn and XSC has move functions were you can enter in values and move your laser. Depending on which grid you are using you can home the laser and then enter in the value for the laser hear to move to.
The menu at xtool has already changed and it is not easy to find the things you show there.
Thanks very much. Appreciate your insights. If I may ask a question regarding changing the burn order of layers in order to make the cut that last operation: can LightBurn insert a pause before the cut? Just thinking that I would need to change the laser focus before starting the cut.
From reading the forums I don't think that this is a feature they offer. However since you can set layers to Output or not Output you could essentially run all of the engravings first and then run the cuts after, even from the same file. Just turn off output on the cuts and then switch it after it engraves. If you are using absolute coordinates everything should line up.
What power is it better to go with: 100% or 80%? I know I can adjust speed but what power is better for the laser to let it last long? Or it is vital only for CO2 lasers and a diod laser can be used on 100% all the time to speed up the process? Please advise.
Thank you so much for this video. I have a question about the cut and engrave settings in lightburn and Xtool creative space. I am trying to engrave photos in clear acrylic and found a video from a UA-camr who has an Xtool machine; the settings they are using are for Xtool 70% power and speed of 50. Their photo looks great. I have a different machine and I use lightburn. What would these Xtool settings be in Lightburn? Thanks
It may depend on the power of the other "xTool machine" or whether it's a CO2 or a diode machine but 70% would be the power in either LB or XCS and the speed of 50 would be in mm/sec in XSC. Your Lightburn might be in mm/min so you may need to adjust accordingly.
@@BusterBeagle3D thank you so much.
Hello thank you for making these videos, I have come across your video and am very impressed because other videos people don't teach you all the functions of light burn and you go one by one which is very helpful. you are a good teacher. by the way i have bought a NEJE 2S with an 80-watt laser. I have been having problems getting images to burn properly they turn out dotted instead of lined. Do I need to program the neje 2s with light burn and if I do how would I go about doing that. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks Noah
Hello. Much of this could depend on either your Line Interval or the dpi or even the dithering method that you are using. Without knowing your settings it's hard to know what your issue is. Plus be careful when choosing your settings because I'm not aware of a 80W output power diode laser. My guess is that is the machine power which is misleading to consumers. You probably have a 10-20W laser.
Its 2 software in one but I use other software to get a image or vectors and the Gcode paths are not very efficient, for what I do it spends 80% of the time going to the furthest possible next path. But for the price its good software. There is no good gcode generator for lasers.
I recently purchased an Xtool M1 laser. I would like to run Lightburn because the program is similar in many respects to the Vcarve software that I use with my CNC router. However, I cannot get Lightburn to recognize the M1 when searching for a device in the installation procedure. I was led to believe that the M1 was in fact a D1 Pro. Do you know of any way to get Lightburn to directly control the M1 or am I stuck with exporting the Lightburn SVG file to Creative Space to run?
Hello. I'm afraid the M1 is about the only xTool Machine that I don't have. I would suggest checking on the xTool Facebook group for the M1 to see if anyone else has this issue or a solution. I just have no experience with it.
Can you make home positioning to bottom left front?
I haven't tried it but when setting up the machine you can pick the origin corner and there is a limit switch there so technically it should be possible. That in unless they have hard coded something in the firmware that won't allow it.
Hi, I have a D1 pro 20w and I'm trying to use it with LightBurn but it doesn't work. I set up everything just as you indicate in this video, it even makes the frame well but when I start cutting or engraving it only makes very slight small lines outside the frame and nothing similar to the design I send to engrave. Please help me to solve this 😞.
Hi. I’m sorry but I’m not familiar with that type of error. Does your machine work through XTool creative space but just not through Lightburn? It might also be worth a look to check out the XTool Facebook group to see if anyone else has an issue like that.
Yes, with XTool creative space works perfectly, but with LB I get the error I told you about. @@BusterBeagle3D
My D1 PRO when goes to home it bangs like it wants to keep goings on light burn. The devices say auto home disable and on xtool solfware
Make sure that both the limit sensor wires are plugged in and that the wire loom on the back of the gantry is not getting in the way and hitting the back of the frame. Most of the time I have seen that it's that back wire loom preventing the laser module from reaching the back sensor fully.
Thank you! Quick question-the extension file on the light burn website that you mentioned having to download if you’re using the D1 pro, is that for windows or Mac. Does it make a difference? Meaning do you need it no matter what operating system am I using?
Shouldn't make a difference. The files are for Lightburn and xTool Creative space which should work on both.
I dont have any of those menus on the right hand side when I open lightburn,why is this?
If you go up to the top and click on Window> Reset Default Layout you should see all of the windows.
hi ive just purchased xtool d1 20 w golden red and the information booklet sais it doesnt support xtool creative space only lightburn. is this normal as im trying to set this thing up. thanks so much!!!
That does not sound correct. I have not ever know of an xTool D1 that doesn’t support xTool Creative Space. I suppose there could be something new but I have not heard of that. There are many settings that can only be changed in Creative Space so I would be shocked if that was the case.
How do you get the home position? When i use the home function it goes past the limit switch and the belt jumps. I have tired to adjust the limit switch but it is just physically in the wrong place
Sounds like your sensors may not be plugged in correctly or they are just malfunctioning. Also make sure that there are no wires in the back of the gantry that are getting in the way of the travel of the axis. Also just incase something was not setup properly the home position is in the back left corner.
Do you have one for the extension set?
If you are talking about the grid then yes I do: www.etsy.com/listing/1281256993
Is it possible to make X0 Y0 and home (origin) front left corner in D1 Pro?
I supposed it's possible if you choose the front left corner as your home position in the machine setup or in the device settings. There is a sensor there so I guess you could. I haven't tried that though.
@@BusterBeagle3D I'll have my d1 pro soon, would be nice if somebody can try it before I'm messing up
Hi does anyone have the link to the file on 9 minutes in. I can’t find it in xtool website
They keep moving it: support.xtool.com/hc/en-us/articles/12913901510807-Operate-xTool-D1-Pro-with-LightBurn
Nice one Ryan! ;)
Thanks as always Sean!
Can you create in Lightburn and then export to Creative Space to utilize wifi?
It depends on what you are doing. I have had success with exporting a DFX from LB and opening it in XCS but you won't have the layers, settings, fancy stuff that Lightburn does. It will work though.
Really helpful, thank you for clearing some of the things up for me.
Plugging the rotary cable in and the having to change it back is quite challenging. Does anyone make a splitter harness so one could have an extra plug hanging down that we could plug and unplug the rotary into instead of the board. Mine fits so tight I feel it could damage the connector at some point
Hi, thank you for a great Video, very new to laser work, ,im wounder why when I try to change the DPI on my 20w to 254 like you had in the video, my line interval goes to .003937, its like there lock to each other, can I unlock them ?
Thank you
They correlate to each other so you can’t change one without the other. It sounds like you may be using inches as your units in Lightburn. I use mm which is why mine may look different then yours.
@@BusterBeagle3D oh man , your right, what would would be a good dPI for a B&W photo in inches you think? as of now at .10 i get 10dpi, ive been working with cnc routers so long and this is very interesting but so different .
Thanks again !!
@@phille1492 It depends on the version of the laser you have. If you have the 20W I believe it's 254dpi. If it's the 5-10W it's 318dpi.
@@BusterBeagle3D 20w. but im haveing all kinds of issues with LB, with the program that comes with the Xtool its ok, but LB everything is inverted or backwards or both,ive looked at all the settings and dont see anything checked off for inverted , my friend, who also has cnc routers and the 20w xtool thinks its a firmware issue , do you ?
@@phille1492 Hello. Make sure you load the .lbdev file from the xTool website when loading your machine in LB for the first time. It's the first part of my video. Also when importing that file be sure to hit the back left as the home position. If you chose another spot on the laser as home it will make everything including my grid load in backwards in LB.
Well Ryan....I have watched this video before so I have returned I hopes you might see this as you seem to be more knowledgeable that most D1 users. I have both the 10W D1 and 20W D1 Pro. I am quite new to lasers but am learning. I am however, quite knowledgeable of 3d Printing and CNC operations, have both in my shop. Sooo the concepts and basic language is not forgien to me. My D! Pro 20W won't home. When I tell it to home it goes to the left side of working area and stops. It seems confused about where it is. I assume the home position is determined in the firmware and can't be seen. I have done all of the normal things...checked all the connections, reloaded the firmware even tho' it was up to date (and yes the switch is in the correct position), pushed the reset button, I don't know what the SD card is for but I have taken it out and reseated it, restared the machine each time.. I have also sent an email to Xtool support with no luck...or response. I just would like someone to point me in a direction that I might not be aware of. I know you not tech support but I. am just looking for someone who knows more that I do. I am wondering if I have a problem with the firmware and should I be considering replacement of the mother/main board? If that is even possible. The Xtool web site says nothing about that. In conclusion thanks for you fine videos and enjoy them a great deal and mostly you are fine presenter. Oh...I use both lightburn and XCS.
Hello George,
The home position on the machine is in the back left corner of the machine. It's the (0,0) Position. When you click on home your laser head should move left and reach the frame after it triggers the limit switch. It should then move to the back left corner as the home position. If the laser moves to the back left but doesn't stop and just grinds then either the limit switch is not working or the wire loom on the gantry needs to be adjusted because it's getting caught between the frame and the gantry. And not allowing the gantry to reach that metal tab you installed into the frame for the home position.
Can you frame in XSC but not in Ligthburn? If that is the case you may have the wrong point listed at the origin. Again the origin is in the back left corner. You can check what you have listed as the origin under Edit> Device Settigns> Basic Settings> Origin. The top left dot should be chosen.
If it's none of those things just make sure that the limit switch sensor is working and not broken. Those little plastic tabs on the sensor are notoriously fragile so it's possible that they are broken. Also be sure that you can see the metal tab installed unto the back bottom of the laser head actually reaching the sensor. I don't remember if there is a light on the sensor to let you know that it's working but that is where I would start if none of the other things I mentioned work.
Hope this was a little helpful at least.
Thanks for your reply Ryan. I know where the home position is at and it doesn't go there. When I home the machine it goes to the left side and stops. This is true where ever it is in the Y. It then thinks it is home. I had requested similar help on the facebook group and did not think I had any replies but....not so. Xtool support did respond to me and I have made a couple of videos for them. One usiing lightburn and one using XCS. Let's see what they tell me. Again thank you for trying.@@BusterBeagle3D
@@QuiltersHandyman Using the move buttons in XSC or in Lightburn are you able to move the laser on the Y axis? It's possible there is an issue with the Y axis stepper motor or connections if it wont move. If your laser can move along the Y axis using the buttons then again I feel like that points to there being an issue with the sensor on the gantry not reading the tab on the back of the laser.
Ryan you are super for trying to help me. I figured out the problem and you were close I was using lightburn and had the console window open when I homed. It did the usual move to the left side and stopped. The console window told me it had home both x and y.....not it exact words. I went to 'XCS and activated the tone for when the machine moves goes beyond its limits.....sure enought back in light burn I home it.....the laser head goes to the left side and stops.....using the move window I move it down and nothing but move it up the tone sounds. No matter where I place the head on the Y axis and send it home the head moves to the left side and stops...it thinks it is home. I turned it over took off the Y-axis sensore and sure enough it was damaged. Hard to see but one of the U shaped components on the board was, very slightly bent, and the two outer solder joints were broken. I am a ham radiio guy and build a lot of kits so have a pretty good electronics work bench. Used a magnifier to see the break. I assume these are magnets of some type that field is activated when they reach the metal pieces at the end. I have informed the person I have been communicating with and hoping she will help me obtain a replacement. Thanks again Ryan,.....@@BusterBeagle3D
@@QuiltersHandyman Glad you found it! Yeah those sensors were notoriously bad. So much so that the ones that came with the 40W kit were obviously beefed up and improved. Hope they get you out a replacement and you can be up and running soon.
this is fantastic information - very thurough and the pace / detail are so on point! If not already, XTool should be paying you for this!!
I wished I found this video sooner. Would've saved me a bunch of heartache.
GM. Thanks for the reply. Ill try it as soon as i get home from work. Would that make my laser move opposite front and back(im assuming thats the Y direction) also, would that be responsible for it burning upside down and reversed side to side?
From what you described that would be my best guess for what’s going on. It of course could be something else but I would try that first. Also if that doesn’t work I would suggest doing a test in XTool creative space just to see if it works as expected or not. That would rule out a hardware issue if it works in there.
Any idea why even though i have my device settings set to 430 and 936 since i use the D1 pro extension kit, lightburn still does not seem to understand that?
If i sit with the laser at the front left (where it says xtool on the frame) and i hit home set all the way in the back left (936mm away) it only moves half the workable area back, and i ems up having to hit home twice.
But, when i set laser position by clicking the icon on the left, it moves to scale with the 430x936.
On that note as well, when i tell it to go home, it seems like it wants to move the max distance, and is unsure of its location.
If i am 100mm and 100mm from home on x and y and i hit the home button, it will try to move the max distance and set off the limit alarm. But will never move more than 430mm at a time, regardless of location or how it got there (me moving it or me telling it to move).
I actually do know. It's not Lightburn but a setting from xTool in the GRBL settings. They have a max Y distance of 430mm and unfortunately you can't change it and have it write to the controller. It's something I have brought up in some of my other videos as something xTool should really fix. I guess they haven't yet.
@@BusterBeagle3D Thanks. Guess i can stop banging my head pff the desk trying to figure it out.
Thanks. That was really good info. The part about updating the xtool was particularly important. I did not know I had to when using Lightburn.
Fantastic video! Loved everything about i and can't wait to experiment more with my new laser. Thank you!
I have a question !! I have lightburn on my max at home and my laptop at shop and on another Mac I want to put my license key in my new Mac at home but lightburn said I already use in’s allowed computer !!! My question is how can I désactive the license on on to put on my new Mac 🖥️
Thanks
You have to log into the Lightburn License server and deactivate your license. lightburnsoftware.com/account
I have an xtool d1, I've been doing simple cup engravings with lightburn every now and then. But I have some issues, when I frame the rotary spins so fast it moves the cup out of place if im having to use the assist stand for odd shaped cups but I can get the general idea of the frame and I just move the cup back to start the laser and it turns out fine but it's just annoying if I have to frame multiple times to get it where I want it. Is there anything to slow that down?
But my main ? Is I'm doing a project that I created in light burn, most others have been files etc.. but the one I created is simple txt with a couple line square around it.. it will scan engrave the txt or whatever, then it does the square, I've played with settings and the only thing I've could figure to change is that it will either draw the square first the txt or do txt and the square. I want it to engrave all at once as it is passing back and forth and not skip around. I haven't ran it on a cup yet but I'm afraid it will not line up right cause I did do a cup in the past where it skipped around engraving different objects and it didn't match up cause the cup was getting moved around with the fast movements.
Is there anything I can do?
Thanks..
how is home position and user origin supposed to work with the rotary? I watched this entire video. currently was using "start from current position" for my tumblers, but i need all of the logos to be exact in relation to each other for a customer order. i turned off limit switches and turned off my xtool d1 pro, moved the laser head to the top left to "set home" as 0,0, turned on my laser, and tried to set "user origin" which did nothing when i manually moved the laser back home and then selected "go to origin"... and when i moved my desired origin point up in both X and Y (my tumblers are too big to be completely flush on the XY coordinates and i needed my logo lower than the starting point), when i press "home" it only moves my X axis -- it seems when its attempting to move my Y axis, its moving my rotary instead
Thanks for the great video. during the video settings for work size you say the settings may vary based on he power of the laser. I have the 40 watt. what should the settings be.
I really enjoyed this video, thank you for taking the time to do this. I just wondered if you know the work area of the Xtool D1 40 watt that's entered into lightburn please? That's model I have just purchased.
Can someone please help with a problem I have with my xtool d1pro
I was working using lightburn on a laptop which was fine,then today I decided to download lightburn on another computer and connect my laser to that
It worked for about a minute and then my laser shut down,now It won't even turn on,all that comes on is the little blue light by the sd card
I'm in a real situation now as I have a few projects to finish,what have I done and how in gods name can I fix it???🙏🙏
5 stars, not only was this super informative. I have a minor issue (my issue) with burning the grid I purchase from Ryan. I messaged him and he got back with me in just a few minutes. Great information, great customer service.
You're very welcome. Happy to help!
New to lighburn and xtool d1. Downloaded grid for my RA2pro. Thanks! How do I open the file in windows?
I have purchased grid files from you and now I understand how to use them and where my mistakes were. This is by far the best Lightburn tutorial. Thank you for giving me the confidence to use my Xtool d1 pro 20w laser and how to learn from my mistakes.
Thank you! I appreciate it.
What a wonderful tutorial. It's much more than an introduction to LightBurn. By the end of the video, I found myself wishing it was already over! I don't have a laser engraver yet, because I haven't made my choice of machine. But now I already know a lot about LightBurn. And as I am comfortable with line drawing software including F360, my learning curve will be fast. I still have to decide on a machine! A big thank you to you from France, for taking the time to make a video of such quality !!!!
You are very welcome! I'm glad that you liked it!
Thank you so much! I’ve been using Lightburn for about three months, but there were certain things that were aggravating the daylights out of me that you just cleared up for me. I cannot be more thankful.
Thank you very much Natalie! I very much appreciate the support and I'm glad I could clear up a few things for you!
i want to engrave my logo and after cut it round but it only do a line and don`t cut what i`m doing wrong
Thank you for the hard work of making this video the explanation is real good I learned a lot from it.😊
Glad it was helpful!
I love how easy your instructions/explanations are to follow! Thank you for making this vide.
You are very welcome!
I haven't bought the xTool yet but I plan to soon. I'm wondering if I can make drawings in AutoCAD or DraftSight and import them into Lightburn. Thanks, mk.
As long as you can output a .dxf or SVG you should be able to import those into Lightburn.
Hello! I'm just about to watch this video but thought I would ask this question anyways, if I may please? I have a 20W Xtool D1 Pro laser machine on the way. Are you aware of whether or not the Xtool Creative Space software can process 3D depth map images for wood engraving? Or, I am to use Lightburn because it can do it? Very curious, thanks.
Not sure how much more it could process the file other then the power is deeper in the blacks vs the white but there is no other specific depth setting that I know of in CS.
Hi, i recently purchased and installed a D1Pro and gave it an extended 1000x1500mm work space which is entered in the profile. The issue is that when Homing it moves only about 520mm in X homing direction and about 460mm in Y homing direction and stops like it recognizes soft limits. Another issue is that when i hit arrows to jog it suddenly enters alarm and prompts error: tiltCheck. Everything is horizontal, square and vertical as it should be, so, no reason for mechanical issues.
The first issue is a known issue that I have brought up in one of my videos somewhere and that is the max travel that is hardcoded into the GRBL settings is less then the full workable area with the extension. It's not even a setting that xTool allows you to change so if you are homing from too far away you either need to have it closer to start or press the home button twice.
For your second issue that is not something I have run into before but it's probably because I turn the tilt sensor off anyway. The only place you can do that is in xTool Creatvie Space but the setting will carry over to Lightburn after you set it. It's in the work properties after clicking on the cog next to the image of the printer in XCS.
Hi! I am reaching out to get help with adjusting the belts on my xTool D1 Pro. I have watched the xTool Video, but need more guidance. This is what's happening. Any time the laser gets to the top left corner, the laser gets stuck for about 3-4 seconds. The jobs I've been doing have had to be started from the middle of the bed somewhere, staying away from that top left corner. It sounds like the belt is slipping. That's why I adjusted both the X and the Y in the first place. I held the laser frame at a 45 degree angle like xTool shows to watch the speed that the laser head free falls to the other side. I thought it looked good. When I hooked it back up, same thing. The laser head jumps when starting from the top left corner. Do you have any youtube vids or suggestions for fixing this? Does the height of the laser in the Z position affect this problem in any way?
More then likely your laser is not properly hitting the home position when you send it to the back left corner. It's almost always that the wire loom is getting in the way of the laser head being able to reach that back sensor. Just make sure the wires are not getting pinched in the back or make sure your back limit switch isn't damaged or unplugged.
I have to say I am frustrated, I bought lightburn for my new xTool D1 Pro (20W) I went onto their website as you directed to see if I could find the settings for D1 pro in the product guide well they must have changed their website because it is no longer there?? What now do I do?
Looks like they just moved some menu items around. It's still in there: support.xtool.com/hc/en-us/articles/7317000221591-Use-LightBurn-to-Operate-xTool-D1-Pro
Hello, I was using my Xtool D1 10W machine and was engraving in lightburn. A problem occurred where it was engraving and then as it was halfway done and the laser went pass the original line for the image which made the image shift a hair like the laser went out of bounds. Any way to make sure that doesn’t happen again?
I would just try slowing the laser down a little bit. Many layer shifts are caused but just pushing the laser too fast.
Great video sir!! I absolutely appreciate this! Do you or anyone here know a way of importing images or anything from a cricut into lightburn? This would help me significantly
I’m not familiar with that software but if it doesn’t export and SVG or some other type of image you could always do a Print Screen or SNIP in windows to copy the image and then paste it into Lightburn. Then you can use the trace function in Lightburn to turn it into line-work.
Thank you for this excellent tutorial and your time.
I have a question how can I engrave objects larger than my laser bed using the xtool d1 pro?
Basically a 6 foot long birch plywood.
I am currently using the creative space and don’t see any options to do that unless I do it manual sections using layers and is little error prone.
Will love to learn how you will handle this scenario and if Lightburn will be the way to go.
Did see some other videos using Lightburn but got little lost with them.
Your step by step explanation is very nice, that’s why requesting you for help.
Regards
KK
Does anyone know the exact dimensions for the x and y axis for the d1 pro 20 watt? I am having an issue with laser getting stuck in the top left corner, but still keeps trying to push it further
If you have the pro version of the machine that typically means that either your limit switch sensor is not working or more often then not it's a wire on the back of the gantry getting caught between the laser module and the back frame. Just make sure there is nothing getting stuck back there getting in the way of your laser homing.
X1 PRO KEEPS ALARMING AT THE ENDS OF THE cut board , please let me know all setting for lightburn
Also responded on Etsy. Be sure the read the Read Me First file in the folder. I goes over extra steps to burn that grid correctly.
I have a Xtool D1 and used light burn and I used Wi-Fi . Not sure why you said that you have to plugged directly into internet to run the laser on light burn ??
If the Wi-Fi now works with Ligthburn without being plugged into the USB then that is a new feature. It was not available previously.
Great video but what about using honeycomb and placement of object .How will laser find its locatiom
I mostly rely on framing while cutting. I typically use the "From current position" mode when cutting and not the absolute coordinates.
Is the wifi feature available now? I didn't have to import the d1 file from xtool to add to Lightburn. Guess they fixed that.
I still don't think that wifi works with anything but Creative Space but I would also recommend still using the .lbdev file when adding a machine. There still may be some settings missing like the scanning offset adjustments. A way you can tell is by going to EDIT> Device Settings and looking at the Scanning Offset Adjust. If that is off or empty you may start to see what looking like odd ghosting in you engravings.
@@BusterBeagle3D thanks!! I'll test it out and add it if blank
Excellent tutorial. Thanks!
You are very welcome!
The X-Tool support page no longer has the product guides. That I can find anyway.
They are still there. You just need to dig a little more. support.xtool.com/hc/en-us/articles/12913901510807-Operate-xTool-D1-Pro-with-LightBurn
Bravo Sir, ordered D1 Pro feet and grid from your Etsy store yesterday. Thanks for investing your time in sharing your knowledge.
This is an excellent tutorial. Is it possible to use the camera with light burn on the D1 Pro?
There are aftermarket kits that you can buy to use a camera with a D1 Pro. If you check out GeeksAtLarge on Etsy or his own website he has a lot of information on that.
I don't have the fire alarm, stop when moved or the limit switch controls. It says i have the latest version. i only have the red cross or laser options.
2:51 This setting is not here because of the accuracy of the red cross position, but the wide variety of lasers supported by Lightburn. Because the cross or dot is often not exactly where the the laser will target a value may need to be put in here if not already done in the laser cutter's native software or if Lightburn doesn't carry those over when opening.
This is on the best tutorials I have seen so far. Thank you so much for taking the time for this dummy. 😂
Many, many thanks for this great introduction!
Thank you!
Is it Possible to use Lightburn on an ipad and control an xTool D1 Pro?
Not that I know of. xTool creative space does have a pretty nice iPad app though and can be used wirelessly.
Great Video, Thanks for posting. It saved me when I tried installing Lightburn
Dang, bro. Way to go! Love this information... super helpful. I wish for you the best and many blessings.
You are very welcome.
Thank you so much fo this video, it has been very informative 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Hello friend, first of all, thank you for the excellent explanations that, although I do not understand English correctly but, I am understanding by google translation.
1) Recently (7 days) my D1 Pro 10W arrived and I am just getting started with this excellent laser tool.
As you know, the D1 Pro has Limit Switches and, one of the things that is worrying me, is when the Central Guide that holds the Laser Module, hits the Rear Aluminum Profile and, the Stepper Motor is "snoring" (I am afraid of damaging something).
Maybe this is happening because there are some wires tied to the Central Guide, which are protected with a thick cover, and these do not let the Central Guide reach the Rear Left Limit Switch completely. Have you experienced this?
2) You say that you have turned off the laser Mira; does that mean turning off the cross-shaped laser? But even if you turn that off, is there a reference light to start any cutting or engraving?
3) In 19:25 you talked about Limit Keys (on or off), so is it possible in LightBurn to determine exactly the four corners where the laser should travel, before touching the Limit Keys (so it doesn't turn off)? Or, for me, who use the "Current Position", is this not necessary?
Despite so many questions, if you can answer them, I thank you very much.
Hello. Yes the wire loom on the back of the gantry is probably preventing your laser from reaching the home position. Try to adjust the placement of those wires so the gantry can reach the back.
Yes I turn off the crosshairs. I use the laser itself turned on at a very light amount to know where the position of the laser is. In Lightburn you turn on this setting up Edit>Device settings and then turn on Enable laser fire button and laser on when framing. In the MOVE tab next to the Layers tab you can set your Power percentage for the laser to turn on. I would select something like 3%. When you click click the fire button the laser will turn on.
Lastly when you turn of the limit switches in Xtool creative Space it only turns off the alarm. The limit switches will still work for homing your laser.
Hope this helps!
need a tip i burned my first picture and it was inside out .... how can i set this to do it right
BIG THANKS, excellent presentation and information👏
Where can I get the grid pattern for the spoil board?
Hello. You can find it here: www.etsy.com/listing/1277584267
Awesome video, I made so much progress in a short time thanks to this!!!
One thing I can't figure out is how these test engrave files work. I see all these squares are on the same layer and you set the values for speed and power on the layer???
How the hell does the machine know the first square is 10% power and the last is 100%... I clicked around in the templates and can't find that info anywhere...
Even on the example shown in your video the layers are all different speed (makes sense ofc) but all are at 100% power.
Aha I found the shape properties power scale setting :) ... That makes full circle
You got it!
One or both of these companies should be writing you a check. Hell of a video!
Thank you very much! I wish I got a check! I do actually make a couple bucks when people buy the machine using my affiliate links in the video description but that’s about it. I still bought Lightburn like everyone else. Not quitting my day job any time soon.
Ton's of great info, thank you so much!
My pleasure!
Simply love this video. Have used Lightburn for more than 3 years but learned a lot. Do you have an explanation on why I don’t see the runtime? I used to be able to see this with my Eleksmaker A3 Pro but not on my xTool D1…
I'm glad you loved it! I'm however not sure why you can't see the runtime. I honestly don't trust it when I see it anyway.
@@BusterBeagle3D I think that cuts are so simple and the code is so small in sixe that when doing cuts, the entire code can fit in the D1's internal buffer - when I do engraving it still shows the runtime but like you I never trust it - I typically expect to be 2 times longer than the preview time