Beam Bench

Using Current Position

Choose one anchor for a complete layout and understand why live position matters.

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Checked with Beam Bench 0.2.37

Written guide

Choose one anchor for a complete layout and understand why live position matters.

Lesson guide

Whole layout40 x 24 mmJob OriginOne shared anchor
Demonstration: two 16 x 24 mm plates with an 8 mm gap share one job anchor.
  1. Open current-position-start.lzrproj in Design. Select both plates with Cmd + A on Mac or Ctrl + A on Windows/Linux.
  2. Properties shows a combined 40 x 24 mm layout. Each plate is 16 mm wide; the gap is 8 mm.
  3. Clear selection and switch to Run. Choose Current Position in Start From, then Bottom left for Job Origin.
  4. The chosen corner of the whole included layout is aligned to the live head location. The plates keep their spacing.
  5. Click Preview while disconnected and read the position requirement. Saving an anchor does not supply a current head position.
  6. Save a separate copy and compare with current-position-ready.lzrproj. It saves the mode and Bottom left, not the physical head location.

Independent practice

Open current-position-practice.lzrproj. Set Current Position with Top right for Job Origin. Save a separate copy and compare with current-position-practice-answer.lzrproj.

  • Keep both 14 x 18 mm plates and their 8 mm gap unchanged. The combined layout is 36 x 18 mm.
  • Use the diagram and saved fields for this disconnected exercise; a fresh live-position Preview is unavailable.
  • Which bounds does Top right describe?
  • If the head moves before planning, what happens to placement?
  • Does reopening the file restore the physical head location?

Explained answers and files

Practice geometry
Two 14 x 18 mm plates plus the 8 mm gap make one 36 x 18 mm layout.
Practice fields
Current Position and Top right. The whole layout shares that anchor.
Live position
The target follows the reported head position when the plan is prepared. The file does not store or restore that live position.
  • current-position-practice-answer.lzrproj

    Compare saved fields and artwork after your attempt.

  • current-position-practice.lzrproj

    Independent starter for this lesson.

  • current-position-ready.lzrproj

    Saved demonstration setup, not a completed physical result.

  • current-position-start.lzrproj

    Follow the demonstrated setup.

On a configured machine, verify the complete layout with laser-off framing. Moving the head or changing the included output requires another placement check.

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