LightBurn Bridge Cable - beamo Rotary Module

Before start

Install the Rotary Module 1.0

To install the Rotary Module 1.0, please follow this article.

Note: Please turn off the machine before installing the Rotary.

LightBurn settings

1. Import the configuration file and connect your computer to the machine with the LightBurn Bridge Cable. Please refer to LightBurn Bridge Cable - beamo for details.

2. Open LightBurn and click "Devices" on the Laser tab. ➡️ Enable "Show rotary enable on main window" in the Settings window that appears, and click "OK".

3. Turn on "Enable Rotary" on the right-side panel.

4. Choose "Tools" ➡️ "Rotary Setup". Then, set the parameters for the Rotary Module as follows and click "OK".

Start operation

1. Place the material inside the machine

2. Focusing

- Enter "B34" in the "Console" panel to lose the motor.

- Move the laser head above the material.

- Adjust the focus
There are two ways to adjust the focus on beamo, which depend on whether it is a standard model or a model with an autofocus add-on. Please follow this article to operate. (Please make sure the distance is correctly set before each engraving/cutting operation.)

3. Import a file to LightBurn

Click on the icon above to import the file, or drag and drop the file directly into the work area.

4. Set the engraving parameters

Click the object of the layer and set the parameters in the lower-right corner of the Cuts / Layers tab.

5. Turn on the "Overscanning" effect

- If the layer is set to "Fill, Fill + Line, Image, Offset Fill" mode, we suggest you enable the "Overscanning" function.

- Double-click on a layer to access the "Cut Settings Editor". Turn on the Overscanning effect and enter the percentage.

Note: Parameter settings are different for each speed and material, please refer to the "Recommended settings for material parameters" at the bottom of this article.

6. Set the start position

Select "Current Position"" in the drop-down list of "Start From" on the Laser tab.

Note: As LightBurn does not support the camera preview function for alignment, the "Start From" setting is recommended to be set to "Current Position".

7. Move the laser head to the position you want to engrave.

Enter "B34" in the "Console" window to loosen the motor, then move the laser head to the position you want to engrave.

8. Close the door

9. Submit the file

- Enter "R1" in the "Console" window to turn on rotary mode.

- Click "Start" to submit the file.

10. Engraving completed

Note: To engrave non-rotary axis after using rotary axis, please enter "R0" in the right side panel "Console" to disable the rotary axis mode before engraving. This operation is only necessary when the job is interrupted or incomplete. It is not necessary when the job is completed under normal conditions.

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Recommended settings for material parameters

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