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 ====== Lightburn for Laser Cutter ====== ====== Lightburn for Laser Cutter ======
-blah+ChattLab Makerspace has purchased a license of Lightburn sofware to use the large 130 watt laser cutter.  This section should provide you information about this very powerful tool.
  
 ===== About ===== ===== About =====
-blah+LightBurn is layout, editing, and control software for your laser cutter. With LightBurn you can: 
 + 
 +  * Import artwork in a variety of common vector graphic and image formats (including AI, PDF, SVG, DXF, PLT, PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP) 
 +  * Arrange, edit, and even create new vector shapes within the editor, with powerful features like offsetting, boolean operations, welding, and node editing 
 +  * Apply settings like power, speed, number of passes, cut order, brightness & contrast, dithering mode, and much more 
 +  *  Send the result directly to your laser cutter 
 + 
 +LightBurn is a native application written for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.
  
 ===== Youtube Tuts ===== ===== Youtube Tuts =====
 +Introduction to Lightburn
 +https://youtu.be/BkNeVjbZncc?list=PLwL4iB6JZSDxdnUKPOY-Qpv1DnUoLxHue
 +
 Home and Origin Home and Origin
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPZ3MnyyQ-s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPZ3MnyyQ-s
 {{:tutorials:lightburn_origin.png?200|}} {{:tutorials:lightburn_origin.png?200|}}
 ===== Download ===== ===== Download =====
 +Go to Lightburn's [[https://lightburnsoftware.com/pages/trial-version-try-before-you-buy|download page]] to download and install the software. Chattlab Makerspace has a discount code available to members.  This discount gives us a price of $20 compared to the normal $80 price. This is a very generous offer from Lightburn and we have a limited amount of these discounted licenses.  Contact Jeff you you need the discount code.  If you're not a ChattLab member, don't bother to ask. 
 +=====Documentation===== 
 +For up to date documentation on Lightburn, you can find it [[https://lightburnsoftware.github.io/NewDocs/|HERE]].