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LightBurn's new 'Cut Shapes' and 'Print & Cut' features can make it much easier to run big jobs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n__saOKVupA

I watched this last night [late] and I see a lot of possibilities for it. We do wide format printing and if it needs contour cutting print it with registration marks and laminate it and cut with a vinyl cutter which reads the reg marks and does what you are doing with LB- a bit more automated but I have PVC free vinyl and laminate and will apply to acrylic and contour cut with the laser. Thanks for all you do, Mr Oz.

I am still working with LB and really appreciate it, you have made great strides with the program. Still would like to add a point as I can in RDw, I am sure it is just the workflow that I have developed after years of RDw and I now draw a small circle in LB which does the same thing. Gene

The automation you speak of may happen over time. I’d like to automatically find and align to engraved circles with a head-mount camera. Support that kind of camera will come first and then I’ll start playing with the identification of markers, which I expect to be challenging.

I don't think it would be worth the effort- the vinyl cutters are built for one task and efficiency is demanded. I am just grateful that we have the ability to do it occasionally, and if it takes an extra minute or two it is not a problem.