Beam Bench

Preparing a job from chosen artwork

Choose what runs through layer membership and Output while retaining the full design.

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Checked with Beam Bench 0.2.37

Written guide

Choose what runs through layer membership and Output while retaining the full design.

Lesson guide

ArtworkShown; Output offJobTarget only; Output on
Selection alone does not filter this job. Layer membership and Output determine the planned contents.
  1. Open selection-start.lzrproj and inspect Preview with Show Travel off. All three shapes start on Artwork; Job is empty.
  2. Close Preview and use Outliner to select Target circle. Check its name and 16 x 16 mm dimensions in Properties.
  3. Change only its Layer from Artwork to Job. The two plates stay on Artwork; the circle keeps its geometry.
  4. Select Artwork in Layers. Turn off its main Output beside Show, leaving both layers shown.
  5. Leave Job's main Output and operation Output on. Preview again with Show Travel off: only the circle should remain.
  6. Check Outliner still contains all three objects. Save a separate copy and compare with selection-finished.lzrproj.

Independent practice

Open selection-practice.lzrproj. Move only Target ellipse to Job, keep Artwork shown with main Output off, and inspect Preview.

  • Preserve all object geometry and keep the two plates on Artwork.
  • Save a separate copy and compare with selection-practice-answer.lzrproj.
  • Does selecting the ellipse alone limit the job to that object?
  • Which layer should contain the ellipse?
  • Should the other artwork be deleted?

Explained answers and files

Practice result
Target ellipse belongs to Job. Artwork remains visible but excluded by main Output. Job's operation and main Output remain on.
Selection and output
A selected object is an editing selection. This exercise uses Output and membership to limit the plan.
Editable design
Keep the plates. They remain in the project for later editing without entering this job.
  • selection-finished.lzrproj

    Saved demonstration setup, not a completed physical result.

  • selection-practice-answer.lzrproj

    Compare saved fields and artwork after your attempt.

  • selection-practice.lzrproj

    Independent starter for this lesson.

  • selection-start.lzrproj

    Follow the demonstrated setup.

Recheck positioning after changing included artwork. The whole job bounds used by an anchor may change.

Matches the demonstrated Beam Bench 0.2.37 controls and the corrected ending where applicable. Later panel layouts may differ.

English · Revised 2026-11-02