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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: 
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 +  * 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 
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 +LightBurn is a native application written for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.
  
 ===== Youtube Tuts ===== ===== Youtube Tuts =====
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 ===== 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.+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===== =====Documentation=====
 For up to date documentation on Lightburn, you can find it [[https://lightburnsoftware.github.io/NewDocs/|HERE]]. For up to date documentation on Lightburn, you can find it [[https://lightburnsoftware.github.io/NewDocs/|HERE]].