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New

Create a new file.

Open

Open a file. By default, the dialog box filters for LightBurn (.lbrn and .lbrn2) files, but you can use the dropdown to show all supported file types, supported image file types, or supported vector file types.

Open will open the file as a LightBurn project. If you want to bring a file into an existing project, please use Import instead.

Import

Import a file into your currently open project. By default, the dialog box shows all supported file types, but you can use the dropdown to filter for support image file types or supported vector file types.

Undo & Redo

Undo and redo your actions in LightBurn.

Copy, Cut, Paste, Delete

Copy will save a copy of your selected object(s) to the computer's clipboard. Cut will do the same, in addition to removing the existing object(s) from the page. Paste will insert the contents of your computer's clipboard into LightBurn. Delete will remove the selected object(s) from the page.

Pan / Drag View

Allows you to click to drag the page around. If using a mouse, you can accomplish the same thing by clicking the mouse wheel and dragging.

Zoom to Page

Zoom to show the page as large as possible, centered within your LightBurn window.

Zoom In & Zoom Out

Zooms your page in to get a closer view, or out to see more of the page at once.

Zoom to Frame Selection

Zoom to show the selected objects as large as possible, centered within your LightBurn window. If no objects are selected, it will instead zoom to show all objects on the page. Unlike Zoom to Page, it will ignore empty space on your page.

Update the Background From the Camera

Update the camera overlay, if you're using a camera. Grayed out and unselectable when the camera is not in use.

Preview

Open the Preview Window.

Settings

Open the general LightBurn Settings window.

Device Settings

Open the Device Settings window.