If your current selected object has Sub-Layers in any capacity, using 'Assign To Layer' will cause the color of selected object to reflect the layer properties (including Sub-Layers) of the linked material. To get started, make sure you can see the Material Library window. Saved libraries can be loaded and shared from local or network accessed and even cloud based storage for convenience. You can easily add to, edit and manage cut settings in this library. The first time you launch LightBurn, an empty Material Library is automatically set up and ready for new entries. Material Library is a simple yet powerful component of Lightburn intended to assist in the management of the laser cutting process. Settings are copied, so if you need to make edits to the setting you won't hurt the copy in your library - you can edit those independently. You set a material type, thickness (if appropriate), and a short description.Īny library setting can be applied to a layer by selecting the library entry and assigning it to the layer. To add settings to the material library, you set up a cut layer however you like and save it to a library.

LightBurn's Material Library provides a way to store and organize presets for different operations on different materials, and have a way to quickly apply them. Primary Docs UI Libraries Material Library ¶

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