Window Menu
Use the Window Menu to control and customize your Workspace view, enable and disable windows and toolbars, or reset LightBurn's layout to its original state.
Any window or toolbar that is currently enabled will have a check mark next to it. Click unchecked windows or toolbars to enable them, and click again to disable them.
For more information on enabling, disabling, and customizing the position of windows and toolbars, see Customizing the LightBurn Window.
Click any option in the image below to go directly to the relevant page for that tool or window, or scroll down for a list of options, toolbars, windows, and descriptions.
Reset to Default Layout¶
Restores the layout of the full LightBurn window to the same format when first installed.
See Reset to Default Layout for more information.
Preview¶
Alt/Option+P
Displays a simulation of movements and lasering operations before a project is sent to the machine.
See Preview for more information.
Zoom¶
The Zoom options allow you to increase or decrease the visual size of your design on your screen, without changing the actual dimensions in the final output to the laser.
See Zoom and Pan for more information.
View Style¶
Changing the View Style alters the appearance of vector graphics in your Workspace, which can be useful for spotting potential design issues and visualizing the final output from a project.
See View Style for more information.
Toggle Side Panels¶
F12
Toggle off to automatically disable all currently-enabled windows. Toggle back on to re-enable the same set of windows.
See Customizing the LightBurn Window for more information.
Windows and Toolbars¶
Art Library¶
Stores artwork, to enable quick access when designing.
See Art Library for more information.
Arrange and Arrange (Long)¶
Provide tools for positioning graphics, relative to other graphics or positions in your Workspace.
See Arrange Menu for more information.
Modifiers¶
Contains tools for adjusting, combining, and arraying graphics.
See Modifiers Toolbar for more information.
Camera Control¶
Provides options for capturing, adjusting, and displaying an overlay image of your laser's work area in the LightBurn Workspace.
See Camera Control Window for more information.
Console¶
Displays messages from your laser's controller and commands sent to it by LightBurn. You can also input direct commands to your laser through this window.
The Console window functions are only available when LightBurn is directly connected to a GCode-based laser.
See Console Window for more information.
Cuts / Layers¶
Shows the list of layers and operations in your design. Select an entry on this list to edit select settings for that layer directly in the Cuts / Layers Window, or double-click to open the Cut Settings Editor, where additional options are presented.
See Cuts / Layers Window for more information.
Color Palette¶
Contains colors representing twenty-nine different layers, and two tool layers, which you can select and assign to objects in your Workspace.
See Color Palette for more information.
Docking¶
Provides tools to move selected objects left, right, up, or down, until they meet the edge of the Workspace, or another object.
See Docking for more information.
File List¶
Lists the jobs and estimated run times of files physically hosted on DSP controllers.
See File List Window for more information.
Laser¶
Serves as the hub for setting up and selecting a laser, framing and starting jobs, determining job positioning, and more.
See Laser Window for more information.
Material Library¶
Stores preset cut settings for different operations and materials, so you can quickly reapply them later.
See Material Library for more information.
Main¶
Contains tools for saving and opening files, importing artwork, copying and pasting graphics, adjusting view, and more.
See Main Toolbar for more information.
Modes¶
Contains buttons to open dialog windows or wizards for advanced lasering processes.
See Modes Toolbar for more information.
Move¶
Provides tools to jog your laser, set a custom User Origin, or view, save, and recall machine coordinates.
See Move Window for more information.
Numeric Edits¶
Contains fields to adjust the scale, position, and rotation of selected objects.
See Numeric Edits Toolbar for more information.
Shape Properties¶
Displays editable properties of selected objects. Properties vary based on the type of object currently selected.
See Shape Properties Window for more information.
Text Options¶
Presents options to adjust attributes of text objects, including, font, size (height), spacing (HSpace and VSpace), and more.
See Create and Edit Text — Text Options Toolbar for more information.
Tools¶
Contains tools for creating and editing graphics.
See Tools Toolbar for more information.
Variable Text¶
Provides options for controlling and incrementing Variable Text output. Variable Text allows you to use special codes in text entries that will be substituted for something else when a project is sent to your laser.
See Variable Text for more information.
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