A test card is a good way to determine what cu or engrave settings you can use to get the desired result for your specific machine and material. Each series of machine will have different cutting and engraving abilities, so there is not a true "One Size Fits All" Material Test File. The tube wattage can vary from 30w to 130w which is over a 3x span from low to high. Also, materials can vary greatly from thin films all the ay up to thick wood boards. Also keep in mind that these are sample tests on small portions of material, as you start cutting larger items with material variation you may need to adjust your speed\power and as your DC Co2 ages, optics get dirty\fouled you may have to adjust your settings.The premade cards use the Power scale function that is built into Lightburn. The settings are controlled by the fill layer properties and the Shape Properties for each shape. More information can be found in this reference video.
Example Cut and Engrave File
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Lightburn Preview
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Note that for Cut Layers at 10mms or slower, individual layers are set up and configured due to how power scaling and min power work at travel speeds of 10mms and slower
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Example Rotary File
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Lightburn Preview
(Note the shades of Gray indicating the Laser Power)
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Basic Settings
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Preview
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Basic Settings
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Preview
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File Link
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Nova Series Cut and Engrave
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Nova Series Rotary Engrave
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Bolt Series Cut and Engrave
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Bolt Series Rotary Engrave
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Odin Series Cut and Engrave
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Odin Series Rotary Engrave |