1. 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 the + New project button.
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(3) On the right side of the project editing page, click Connect device.
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Connect device.
(4) On the pop-up window, click the name of your device to connect to it.
2. Select the processing mode and material name
(1) On the top of XCS, click the name of the current processing mode, and then select Process on flat surface.
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(2) In the top-right corner, click User-defined material, select the name of your material, and click Confirm.
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3. Place the material and perform laser focusing
(1) Lift the protective enclosure, and place the material on the baseplate, allowing the blue light spot to fall on the surface of the material.
- To cut a material, you are advised to place the slatted panel under the material, so as to reduce the burned area on the back of the material and protect the baseplate.
- If the material is too light, you are advised to use tools such as tape to fix the material. Otherwise, the airflow of the exhaust fan may cause the material to move during processing.
(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, the focus is successfully set.
After you finish focusing, you can see the measured material thickness in the top-right corner of XCS.
4. Shoot background and design processing objects
(1) In the top-right corner of XCS, click the Refresh background icon
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(2) Use the left-side tools to create objects on the canvas.
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(3) Select objects on the canvas. On the top of XCS, you can use the tools to further edit the selected objects.
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5. Set the processing parameters and processing path
(1) Select objects on the canvas. On the right side of XCS, set parameters for the selected objects.
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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.
(2) In the bottom-right corner of XCS, click the
icon to set the processing path.
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Evade smoke: When this feature is enabled, the device follows a path less affected by the smoke to process the material.
Processing path:
- Auto planning: XCS automatically plans the processing path based on intelligent algorithms.
- User defining: Manually set the processing paths for some objects.
6. 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:
● 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, allowing you to preview the processing area.
To stop framing, click the Stop Framing button in the bottom-right corner of XCS.
7. Start processing
(1) In the bottom-right corner of the software, click Process.
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(2) Preview the processing pattern and path.
In the bottom-left corner, click the
button, and XCS will show you the processing path.
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(3) Close the protective enclosure. In the upper right corner of XCS, click Start. When the software shows “Ready”, press the XTOOL Start/Stop button on the touchscreen controller to start processing.
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