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Material Testing with Lightburn using Premade Files and the Lightburn Material Test Generator

1 min read·Updated Jul 2026
Applies toAll machinesTopicMaterials & Parameters
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Preface: The article covers some pre-made material test cards and the built in Lightburn Material Test Generator for CO2 lasers like the Thunder Laser Bolt, ODIN and Nova machines

Quick Start Videos:


Legacy Material Test Cards:


Flat Board

Rotary


New Style Test Cards:

Cuts

Engraves


Lightburn Test Generator:




Complete Guide


Why we use Material Test Card:

About the Files:
Legacy
New Style

How to Use:


Lightburn Material Test Card Reference:


File Download Links:

Legacy

Type
File Link
Nova Cut and Engrave
Nova Rotary Engrave
Bolt Cut and Engrave
Bolt Rotary Engrave
Odin Cut and Engrave
Odin Rotary Engrave



New Style

Type
File Link
Nova Cut
Nova Engrave
Odin Cut
Odin Engrave
Bolt Cut
Bolt Engrave
Nova Rotary
Odin Rotary
Bolt Rotary



Lightburn Material Test Generator


The built in Lightburn Material Test generator can be used to make a bunch of different type tests based on the users needs that is easily updated and adjusted and not limited by the Lightburn Layer limitation.

Please see here for more information on the Lightburn Material Test tool and how to set it up for custom tests.

Example Files:


Type
File Link
Cuts Example
Engrave Example



Cut Example:



Cut Setup
Cut Preview



Engrave Example:



Engrave Setup
Engrave Preview


How to import a Lightburn Material Test File:



Open the Material Test Tool
Click the Import Button
Laser Tools > Material Test
Click Import, navigate to where you saved and select the file.












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