Contents

Set up the rotary attachment

Connect the rotary attachment to xTool S1

For the riser base of the ordinary version

For the riser base supporting conveyor feeder

Start processing the cylindrical material

Turn on xTool S1 and connect it to XCS

Place the material

Open or create a project

Select the processing mode and material name

Set the laser focus

Design objects for processing

Set parameters for processing

Preview the processing area

Start processing

Use xTool S1 with the Rotary Attachment

Updated May 13,2024

You can use xTool S1 with the rotary attachment to process cylindrical materials. With Rotary Attachment 2 Pro, you can also process spherical and irregular materials.

This page describes how to use xTool S1 with the rotary attachment for processing.

Note: To use the rotary attachment on xTool S1, you need to raise the height of xTool S1 with the riser base.

Set up the rotary attachment

Rotary Attachment 2 Pro supports two working modes: Roller mode and Chuck mode. Rotary Attachment 1 and Rotary Attachment 2 support only the Roller mode.

Assemble and set up the rotary attachment based on your needs.

If you use the Roller mode, you can set the rotary attachment to A, B, or C level.

If you use the Chuck mode, you can install jaw chuck components and jaw components based on your needs.

Note: For detailed information and instructions on how to use the rotary attachment, see User Manual for Rotary Attachment 2 (RA2).

Connect the rotary attachment to xTool S1

For the riser base of the ordinary version

Insert one end of the connection cable into the device connection port of the rotary attachment.

Note: If the connection cable included in the rotary attachment pack is incompatible with xTool S1, you need to purchase a compatible one.

Place the rotary attachment with the material in the processing area of xTool S1. Ensure that the long bottom edges of the rotary attachment are parallel to the front and rear bottom edges of xTool S1.

Insert the other end of the connection cable into the extension port on the inner side of xTool S1's front panel.

Note: Turn off xTool S1 before connecting it with the rotary attachment.

For the riser base supporting conveyor feeder

The riser base supporting conveyor feeder has four levels of height to place the baseplate. You need to determine the level to place the baseplate based on the size of the material.

The following table shows how to choose levels for different sizes of materials in different working modes.

Insert one end of the connection cable into the device connection port of the rotary attachment.

Note: If the connection cable included in the rotary attachment pack is incompatible with xTool S1, you need to purchase a compatible one.

Place the rotary attachment with the material in the processing area of xTool S1. Ensure that the long bottom edges of the rotary attachment are parallel to the front and rear bottom edges of xTool S1.

Insert the other end of the connection cable into the extension port on the inner side of xTool S1's front panel.

Note: Turn off xTool S1 before connecting it with the rotary attachment.

Start processing the cylindrical material

1. Turn on xTool S1 and connect it to XCS

Turn on xTool S1 and connect it to XCS.

Note: For more information on how to connect xTool S1 to XCS, see Connect xTool S1 to XCS.

2. Place the material

If you use the roller mode of the rotary attachment, place the material on the rollers; If you use the chuck mode, fix the material on the rotary attachment.

Note: If you use the riser base of the ordinary version, ensure that the top surface of the material is within the processing range of xTool S1. If it is too far away from the laser module, you need to use an object to raise the height of the rotary attachment.

3. Open or create a project

You can open a project to start processing or create a new project. If you create a new project, you need to design patterns and set parameters from scratch.

Open a project

In the upper left corner of XCS, click the icon and select Open project... In the pop-up window, select a file of type xTool Creative Space Project (. xcs) and click Open.

Note: The project file can contain information such as processing patterns, processing modes, and processing parameters. However, if the machine model, processing mode, or material thickness used in the project varies from the current situation, you need to reset the corresponding parameters.

Create a new project

When you open XCS, a new blank project will be created by default. You can click the icon and select Save in the upper left corner of XCS to name and save the project.

4. Select the processing mode and material name

(1) On the right side of XCS, select Laser cylindrical.

(2) In the drop-down list of Material, select the name of your material.

Note 1:
If you can't find your material in the list, you can click + More to search among more materials in the xTool SELECTED online material center.
If you still can't find the name of your material, you can select User-defined material.

Note 2:
After you select a material on the material list or xTool Selected online material center, the software will automatically focus and set other parameters for laser processing.
The default settings apply to xTool materials. You can adjust the settings based on your needs.

(3) Select the working mode of the rotary attachment.

Roller

If you use the rotary attachment in Roller mode, select Roller.

Chuck

If you use the rotary attachment in Chuck mode, select Chuck and enter the Perimeter or Diameter of the material.

(4) Turn on or off Laser module position based on your need.

Note: If you turn on Laser module position, XCS will display the position of the laser module in real time. The red cross in the canvas indicates the laser module, and the coordinates of the laser module are shown in the Laser module position section.

5. Set the laser focus

xTool S1 has a distance sensor, which can measure the distance between the laser module and the top material surface. You can also manually measure and calculate the distance between the laser module and the top material surface, and input the obtained values into XCS. Before processing, xTool S1 will perform auto-focus based on the Distance parameter.

Auto measure

(1) Move the laser module over the material. Ensure that the locating spot falls on the top surface of the material.

(2) On the right side of XCS, click the icon under the Distance parameter, and xTool S1 will automatically measure the distance from the laser module to the material surface.

Note: Before auto-measure, ensure that the probe of the distance sensor is not extending.

Manual measure

(1) Use a ruler to measure the distance from the surface of the material to the top of the laser module.

(2) Subtract 100 mm (3.937 inches) from the measured value from step (1), and input the calculated value into the Distance parameter on the right of XCS.

6. Design objects for processing

(1) Use the tools to the left side of the canvas to create objects. You can import images, insert shapes, enter text, or draw vector graphics.

Note: XCS supports importing the following image formats: SVG, DXF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP, etc.

(2) Select objects and use the toolbar above the canvas to further edit the objects.

Note: If you select an image object, you can edit the image by using the tools on the right side of the canvas.

7. Set parameters for processing

Select objects on the canvas. Then, on the right side of XCS, set parameters for the selected objects.

Note:

You need to set parameters for every object. A missed object may fail to be processed.

The parameters that can be set for bitmap objects and vector objects are different. You can select multiple objects of the same type and set parameters for them at once.

For bitmaps

For vectors

Note: For a detailed explanation of each parameter, see Software Learning Center.

8. Preview the processing area

(1) At the bottom right corner of the software, click the icon next to the Framing button to set the framing speed.

Note: You can tap the arrow buttons to control the movement of the laser module. The other three parameters allow you to configure how the laser module moves with every tap on an arrow button.
XY speed (mm/s): The moving speed of the laser module in X and Y directions.
XY distance (mm): The moving distance of the laser module with each tap on an XY arrow button.
Z distance (mm): The moving distance of the laser module with each tap on a Z arrow button.

(2) Close the lid of xTool S1, and then click Framing in the software. Press the button on xTool S1 to start framing. The laser spot will move along the boundary of the processing pattern on the material so that you can preview the processing area.

(3) After you confirm that the processing area is proper, click Framing completed in XCS. If the area is not ideal, you can adjust the material position or adjust the element positions in the software, and then preview the processing area again.

9. Start processing

Note: If you use the infrared laser module at a temperature of 10 ℃ or below, please preheat the laser module for 2 minutes to ensure better processing results.

(1) On the bottom right corner of the software, click Processing.

(2) Preview the processing objects in the software. Then, in the upper right corner of the software, click Start.

(3) Close the lid of xTool S1. Then, press the button on xTool S1 to start processing.

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The working mode of the rotary attachment	The material diameter	The level of the riser base
Roller mode	3 mm ≤ D ≤ 60 mm
	4 mm ≤ D ≤ 72 mm
	20 mm ≤ D ≤ 88 mm
	50 mm ≤ D ≤ 106 mm
Chuck mode	4 mm ≤ D ≤ 82.2 mm
Chuck mode	14.2 mm ≤ D ≤ 100 mm