Galvo Laser Red Dot Alignment

Framing is required to ensure that your engraving marks in the correct location on your material. Galvo lasers use a separate red dot laser for this and if not aligned properly will cause your engraving to be incorrectly placed. In this video we go step by step through the process of correctly aligning the red dot laser in LightBurn.
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[@SmithAerosports1]

I needed this today. Thanks 👍🏼

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

Awesome, glad to hear!

[@meade916]

my laser is dead on in the center of the project, but as i get near the corners, the red laser is offset again. If i adjust it at the corner, it messes with the other corners which are also off. I am using the 300x300 lens on a 30w Mopa. My 50 watt regular markers (that look exactly the same but without the MOPA capability) all seem to hit the spot where the laser is pointing no problem. Even with the larger lens. Any tips?

[@joelrggizmo1373]

I need one of these can someone sponsor one for me.
You always do a good job explaining. I have three lasers now .
would like to have one of these add it to my collection.

[@3assola778]

How can i change the engraving color? Pllllllz help

[@TTIEngraver]

Here's an issue. following your method. technically should work. which I did. then move the art work an inch to the right or left in the software, red light it, move your test piece so the artwork red light is on the material. then burn the square. now my red light and square of way off. what causes this? I have done the lens correction. it seem the further away from the center, the further off the red light and artwork becomes off.

[@bradouellette6558]

Will to values you adjust for the x/y be retained for future jobs or revert back to 0 the next job , do you have to “save” the settings , thanks

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

They are settings for the laser, stored in your preferences. They’re saved automatically.

[@MichaelTeeuw]

Out of curiosity (I don’t own a galvo): is the red line actually moving in real life or is this a video result of the rolling shutter?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

It does “move”, but quite fast. It’s a lot like a laser light show, so your persistence of vision turns it into a relatively solid image if the vectors are simple.

[@RusokuLab]

I have no idea what license to buy

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

We would need to know the kind of laser you have to make a recommendation.