Layered Laser Designs

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Correct, it can work via USB but not wifi. However, you can click save gcode, then load that file into Luban to send it wirelessly to the snapmaker. That’s how I usually do it.

1: Setup material in machine
2: Set up my project in Lightburn and export gcode to file.
3: Use the web API to find the thickness.
4: Load the gcode file into Luban, manually input the thickness, hit go.

I’ve actually got a full guide on controlling the snapmaker with Lightburn, which also includes some quality of life improvements (such as a modified firmware) found here:

Full Lightburn Control Guide

So… After a lot of testing… It’s been awhile since I’ve done a guide, and this one was a long time coming. This guide will allow you to do your entire project in Lightburn, and (if connected via USB) run it directly from Lightburn. Letting you skip Luban or using the USB drive entirely. A quick note, this guide, like most of mine, will assume you have some experience with the machine. As always, feel free to ask questions and I’ll try filling in any gaps you find. I’ll be posting the setup I u…

If you intend to use Luban to run the gcode (since you can input the thickness directly into it). You can follow most of the guide if you want, just omit the following lines from the gcode header;

G53 ; Changes to Machine Coords.
G0 Z23 F6000 ; IMPORTANT, the Z value here is your LASER HEIGHT on the touchscreen.
G54 ; Changes back to Work Coords
G92 Z0 ; This sets Z Work Origin to 0, making your laser height as 0.
G0 Z300 ; Moves the toolhead back up out of the way.

Also check Relative Z Moves Only so it doesn’t ask a material thickness in Lightburn.