LightBurn For Galvo Crash Course

1 min read·Updated Jul 2026

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A crash course on using LightBurn 1.2 with galvo/fiber laser machines, covering installation, device setup, workspace configuration, and key features.

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The wait is over — on June 30th, Galvo Support for EzCad 2 and EzCad 2 Lite devices came with the LightBurn Software 1.2 release.

On top of Galvo support, 1.2 comes with a number of new features including:

Sub-Layers
Device Linked Libraries
Head-Mounted Camera Support with image stitching
Shape Docking
Improved SVG Text Handling

Download LightBurn today as a trial here: https://lightburnsoftware.com/pages/trial-version-try-before-you-buy

If you need to renew your license click here: https://lightburnsoftware.com/products/renew-lightburn-license-key

Check out our Playlist of Galvo-related how-to's here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYmMc6lE518&list=PLwL4iB6JZSDzjF11U_DSOaxYsIeLp3-f3

Join the discussion in our forum at: https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/

Note: The official Thunder Laser Documentation and the official LightBurn Documentation supersede this information. This information is intended for galvo machines in general and is not Thunder-specific.

Official LightBurn Documentation

https://lightburnsoftware.github.io/NewDocs/galvo/index.html

Important: LightBurn for Galvos will only currently work with the Aurora machines with Ezcad2. It will NOT currently work with the Aurora PRO machines with Ezcad3.