Outdoor Laser Shows

The Ultra MK2 and Pro are made for outdoor use too. They’re rated IP51, and IP63 with the rain cover fitted (the Pro’s cover isn’t available yet), they run on battery for up to 4 hours (Ultra MK2) or 3 hours (Pro), and each suits an audience of up to about 1,000 people. For buildings and long distances we recommend the Ultra MK2.

Only with the rain cover fitted, and only in light rain, not in heavy rain. With its cover, the Ultra MK2 is rated IP63 (IP51 without it), the WiFi models are rated the same, and the cover doesn’t dim the beam.

The Pro’s rain cover isn’t available yet, so for now don’t use a Pro in the rain, not even with another model’s cover.

There’s no fixed maximum range: the farther away, the bigger and dimmer the picture. At full size the Pro and Ultra MK2 draw about 0.7 times as wide as the distance, so about 14 m wide at 20 m.

How far graphics on a building work depends on the image, its colors, humidity or fog and the size of the surface. The beam gets wider with distance, so beyond about 400 m it’s of little use unless the surface is huge. Darkness and a little haze or fog make beams much more visible.

No. Never aim a LaserCube into the sky or open airspace, and never at aircraft: laser light can interfere with aircraft at many miles, and in the US shining a laser at an aircraft is a federal crime.

Outdoors, every beam should end on a building, a wall, a screen or the beam block, and stay at least 3 m (10 ft) above the ground wherever people may be.

Yes. It’s made to run between 10 °C and 40 °C (50 °F to 104 °F), and below 0 °C (32 °F) isn’t recommended. LaserOS has free ready-made Christmas content, and you can add your own text and logos. Project onto the wall of the house, never onto windows, into the sky, onto the street or at people, and keep every beam at least 3 m (10 ft) above the ground wherever people may be. Once it’s armed (each time it’s switched on: the safety key, and with an E-Stop connected its START button), it can run the display with nobody watching, as long as you take responsibility for where the beams go and that nobody can get into them. Bring it inside afterwards: a permanent outdoor setup needs a climate-controlled enclosure. Our Christmas laser light guide has more ideas.

Yes, in a climate-controlled (heated and ventilated) enclosure: without one, a LaserCube isn’t made to stay outdoors permanently. It can run with nobody watching, as long as you take responsibility for where the beams go and that nobody can get into them, with every beam at least 3 m (10 ft) above anywhere people can be. Each time it’s switched on, the safety key is turned by hand (with an E-Stop connected, its START button too). After that, Playlist mode with Power-On Play on the Pro and Ultra MK2 starts your playlist from the microSD card; or the Scheduler in desktop LaserOS turns the laser on and off at set times, in LaserOS control mode, while LaserOS stays open and the computer stays on and awake.

Yes, with planning. Each Pro or Ultra MK2 suits an audience of up to about 1,000 people; for bigger crowds, run several cubes in sync with Cube Link, Ethernet, Art-Net or DMX. Big outdoor shows use a full-size fog or haze machine to make the beams visible.

Keep every beam at least 3 m (10 ft) above the ground wherever people may be, end every beam on a building, a wall, a screen or the beam block, never in the sky, and check your local rules for public shows.

In the US, LaserCube is certified through X-Laser, and a LaserCube bought in the USA comes with the FDA variance (issued by X-Laser). For public shows, check your local rules too. For US buyers, the FDA variance is filed for you automatically by our partner X-Laser. For details of the variance, check with X-Laser.

Every US unit comes with an E-Stop, and its beam won’t turn on without it. US buyers of the Ultra MK2 10W or 6W have to pass a free online Laser Operator Course before it ships: either ours (based on X-Laser’s course) or X-Laser’s own; the link to ours is emailed once the order is paid.