Machine Profiles

Click the machine button in the top bar, or go to Settings and open the Machine tab.

Light Lane includes built-in profiles for common laser machines, grouped by brand or family.

Find your machine and click Use to make it active. Click Default to make it load automatically every time you open the app.

Built-in profiles can be edited. If you want to undo any changes to a built-in profile, use Revert.

If no built-in profile fits your machine, create your own with Add Custom Machine.

The fields you can set are:

• Profile Name
• Brand and Model (optional)
• Width (mm) and Height (mm) - the usable work area dimensions
• Grid Size (mm)
• Controller Family and Controller Dialect
• Arc Fitting (where supported by the controller)

Custom profiles can be edited and deleted. Built-in profiles can only be edited and reverted to their defaults.

The active machine card at the top of the Machine tab shows the profile currently in use. From here you can:

• Set as Default
• Edit the profile
• Revert Changes if you have modified it

The controller fields determine how Light Lane generates job output:

• Controller Family - the broad type of controller (such as GRBL)
• Controller Dialect - a more specific variant within that family
• Start Mode - how the machine begins a job

If your controller supports it, you can also enable Arc Fitting (Experimental), which changes how curved paths are output.

After generating a job, Light Lane shows an estimated run time. The Estimate Accuracy section lets you calibrate this for your specific machine.

Use Run Calibration to set up timing based on a measured run. If you prefer to adjust manually, open Advanced Timing:

• Travel Scale - how long repositioning moves take
• Engrave Scale - how long engraving passes take
• Laser Toggle Penalty (ms) - overhead per laser on/off event
• Scan Turn Penalty (ms) - time cost for direction changes in scan mode

Use Reset Draft to discard unsaved changes, or Save Overrides to keep them.

Use Reset Machine Profiles to remove all custom profiles and revert any edited built-in profiles to their defaults. Only use this if you want to return to the original defaults.

Ruida machine features require a Pro or above plan. See Ruida Workflow for more information.