Dekupeo Tutorials
Mass File Imports & True-Shape Nesting for LightBurn
LightBurn is an incredibly powerful tool for laser control and vector editing. However, when your projects require mass-importing dozens of external files, arranging them on your workpiece can become a time-consuming manual task, because files are imported to one heap in the center and require manual separation and grouping.
To accelerate your production prep, you can use Dekupeo as a dedicated nesting companion. It handles mass imports from various formats, groups paths automatically and performs advanced true-shape nesting. Nested parts can be imported to LightBurn seamlessly or even cut directly from Dekupeo.
The Optimized Import Workflow
- The Setup: Instead of importing loose, ungrouped files directly into your active LightBurn canvas, keep your workspace clean.
- Batch Upload to Dekupeo: Drag and drop your individual SVG or DXF files into Dekupeo. The engine automatically recognizes boundaries, keeping inner cutouts securely locked to their outer profiles.
- Automated Nesting: Specify your material dimensions and part spacing, then let Dekupeo calculate the most efficient geometric arrangement to save material.
- Seamless LightBurn Integration: Export the fully arranged layout as a single SVG and open it in LightBurn. Your project is perfectly organized, grouped, and instantly ready for your laser layers.
By pairing LightBurn’s industry-standard machine control with Dekupeo's automated layout optimization, you get the best of both worlds: maximum material efficiency and a faster path from design to production.
Beyond Nesting: Dekupeo can also generate G-code and drive your G-code based machines directly, providing an all-in-one laser cutting software solution.