Preparations

1. Connect the conveyor to xTool F1 Ultra

Follow the instructions in the User Manual for xTool Conveyor to install and connect the conveyor.

2. Connect xTool F1 Ultra to XCS

(1) Use the USB cable to connect xTool F1 Ultra to your computer.

(2) Open XCS on your computer. On the top-right corner of XCS, click + New project.

(3) On the top of the project editing page, click Please connect a device. 

Note: If you have connected an xTool device in XCS before, click the name of the device > select Connect device.

(4) On the pop-up window, click the name of your device to connect to it.

Note: For more information on other connection methods, see Connect xTool F1 Ultra to XCS.

Process a large material

1. Select the processing mode and material name

(1) On the right side of XCS, select Use conveyor-large as the processing mode.

(2) In the top-right corner, click User-defined material, select the name of your material, and click Confirm.

2. Place the material and perform laser focusing

(1) Place the material on the right side of the conveyor, allowing the blue light spot to fall on the surface of the material.

Note: Do not use thin materials permeable to light (such as paper and cloth) on the conveyor. Laser beams falling on the belt will damage it.

(2) Hold down on the Up/Down button for laser module to lift or lower the laser module. When the red and blue light spots overlap to form a purple spot, the focus is successfully set.

Note: The blue light spot does not move. If the laser module moves up, the red light spot moves towards the left. If the laser module moves down, the red light spot moves towards the right.

Note: In Use conveyor-large mode, laser beams fall only in the middle line of the conveyor. The material is conveyed from the right to left, and therefore its part on the left of the middle line will not be processed.
If you need to process the whole material, you can move the material to the right of the middle line after you finish focusing.

3. Shoot background and design processing objects

(1) On the right side of XCS, click the Refresh button under Snapshot preview.

XSC takes a photo of xTool F1 Ultra’s processing area and inserts the photo as the canvas background. You can position processing objects based on the background.

Note: To ensure positioning accuracy, set the laser focus before shooting background.

(2) Use the tools to the left of the canvas to create objects on the canvas. You can import images, insert shapes, enter text, draw vector graphics, and so on.

Note: The gray area on the left side of the canvas is a non-processing area. Do not place processing objects in this area, or the objects cannot be processed.

(3) Select the objects to further edit them using the features on the right panel.

For more information on how to use XCS to design objects, see Software Learning Center.

4. Set the processing parameters

Select objects on the canvas. Then, click the icon to unfold the EasySet panel and set parameters for the selected objects on the panel.

Note:
- You need to set parameters for every object. A missed object may fail to be processed.
- The conveyor supports only laser engraving on the material.

l Processing type

Image - Engrave: Laser beams hit the surface of the material to change the color of the surface. By creating different shades of color on the material surface, xTool F1 Ultra prints an image on the material.

Vector - Score: Laser beams walk along the path of the vector graphic, drawing the vector on the material with lines.

Vector - Engrave: Laser beams walk through the entire area enclosed by the vector path, engraving the vector on the material with monochromatic fillings.

l Setting

If you have saved settings for the same type of material before, you can use your saved settings.

If you want to manually set the parameters, select User-defined. Then, set the parameters below. After setting the parameters, you can click Save setting to save it for further use.

Note: For more information about the processing parameters, see The Processing Parameters for xTool F1 Ultra.

5. Preview the processing area

You can preview the processing area on the material by framing. Framing means laser dots walk along the border of the processing objects on the material. Take the following steps to start framing:

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

● Light power: Sets the laser power for framing.

● Mode: In the Rect mode, laser dots walk along the rectangle border of the processing objects. In the Outline mode, laser dots walk along the outline of the processing objects.

(2) Click Framing in the software. The laser dots will move along the boundary of the processing objects on the material so that you can preview the processing area.

To stop framing, click the Stop Framing button at the bottom-right corner of XCS.

Note: If the processing area is not ideal, you can adjust the material position or adjust the object positions in the software.

6. Start processing

(1) In the bottom-right corner of the software, click Go to process.

(2) Preview the processing pattern and path.

On the bottom-left corner, click the button, and XCS will show you the processing path.

(3) Wear a pair of goggles that can shield laser beams of 455 nm and 1064 nm wavelengths.

Note:
When xTool F1 Ultra is used with a conveyor, its protective enclosure cannot be fully closed. For your safety, it is recommended that you wear goggles during processing.
Safety goggles are not included with xTool F1 Ultra or the conveyor. Please purchase them separately.

(4) In the upper right corner of the software, click Start. When the software shows “Ready”, press the XTOOL Start/Stop button on the touchscreen controller to start processing.