xTool Creative Space (XCS) provides recommended processing settings for the screens of xTool Screen Printer. 

Unlike other materials, you need to set the processing parameters for the screens with caution to ensure that the coating (photosensitive emulsion) in the processed area is removed while the steel wires are not burnt out.

The recommended settings, however, are tested in labs and may not work the best due to laser power attenuation or other machine differences. Therefore, you are advised to test processing settings in an area of 3 inch × 3 inch in an corner of a screen to find out the best settings for your machine before creating your works.

The testing steps are as follows:

1. Download the following file and open it on XCS.

screen test.svg

2. Set the processing type to Engrave and set the Lines per cm by referring to the following table.

For screens with 100 steel meshes

 

For screens with 200 steel meshes

Model		Lines per cm
Series	Laser power
S1	10 W	260
	20 W	240
	40 W	220
D1 Pro	5 W	300
	10 W	280
	20 W	280
	40 W	280
P2	55 W	160
M1	5 W	240
	10 W	240
M1 Ultra	10 W	240
	20 W	240

 

 

3. Select the object and choose Applications > Material test array.

4. Set the array parameters for your machine by referring to the following table.

For screens with 100 steel meshes

Model		Power setting for the array				Speed setting for the array
Series	Laser power	Max. (%)	Min. (%)	Columns	Spacing	Max. (mm/s)	Min. (mm/s)	Rows	Spacing
S1	10 W	100	80	5	3	160	140	5	3
	20 W	65	45			170	150
	40 W	60	40			295	275
D1 Pro	5 W	90	70	5	3	90	70	5	3
	10 W	90	70			120	100
	20 W	80	60			190	170
	40 W	45	25			200	180
P2	55 W	70	80	5	3	490	500	5	3
M1	5 W	100	80	5	3	115	95	5	3
	10 W	90	70			170	150
M1 Ultra	10 W	100	80	5	3	170	150	5	3
	20 W	70	50			210	190

 

For screens with 200 steel meshes

Model		Power setting for the array				Speed setting for the array
Series	Laser power	Max. (%)	Min. (%)	Columns	Spacing	Max. (mm/s)	Min. (mm/s)	Rows	Spacing
S1	10 W	90	70	5	3	200	180	5	3
	20 W	70	50			210	190
	40 W	35	15			210	190
D1 Pro	5 W	90	70	5	3	90	70	5	3
	10 W	80	60			180	160
	20 W	60	40			190	170
	40 W	40	20			205	185
P2	55 W	85	65	5	3	510	490	5	3
M1	5 W	100	80	5	3	140	120	5	3
	10 W	90	70			180	160
M1 Ultra	10 W	90	70	5	3	170	150	5	3
	20 W	60	40			215	195

 

After processing, find out the parameter setting for the processed area where the coating is properly removed while no steel wire is burnt out and use it as the processing setting for your screens. Here are some examples.

❌ Steel wires burnt out

❌ Coating not properly removed

✔ Coating properly removed while no steel wire burnt out

The preceding processing results are for reference only. You can observe your processed screen area as follows:

• Observe the processed screen area under light.
• Use a mobile phone or camera to shoot the processed screen area with a zoom range of 5 to 10 times and observe the picture.