You can use xTool F1 Ultra with the rotary attachment to process cylindrical materials. With Rotary Attachment 2 Pro, you can also process spherical and irregular materials.

*The usage of RA2 and RA2 Pro is the same.

This page describes how to use xTool F1 Ultra with the rotary attachment for processing.

Set up the rotary attachment

Rotary Attachment 2 Pro supports two working modes: Roller mode and Chuck mode. If you have xTool Accessory Kit for RA2 Pro, you can install the L-shaped module on Rotary Attachment 2 Pro to adapt to more scenarios.

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.

• If you install the L-shaped module on Rotary Attachment 2 Pro, you can adjust the angle of the chuck.
  

Connect the rotary attachment to xTool F1 Ultra

1. Use the connection cable to connect the rotary attachment with xTool F1 Ultra.
   

Note: 
- If the connection cable included in the rotary attachment pack is incompatible with xTool F1 Ultra, you need to purchase a compatible one.
- You can connect the rotary attachment to any extension port.

2. Open the protective enclosure of xTool F1 Ultra, and place the rotary attachment on the baseplate of xTool F1 Ultra.
   Depending on the working mode and level set for the rotary attachment, align its front bottom edge to the corresponding marking lines on the baseplate of xTool F1 Ultra.
    

There are four groups of marking lines on the baseplate of xTool F1 Ultra.

• If you use the rotary attachment in Roller mode and set it to Level A, align its front bottom edge to Group 1 marking lines.
  
• If you use the rotary attachment in Roller mode and set it to Level B, align its front bottom edge to Group 2 marking lines.
  
  
• If you use the rotary attachment in Roller mode and set it to Level C or use the Chuck mode, align its front bottom edge to Group 3 marking lines.
  
• If you use the rotary attachment in Chuck mode and install the L-shaped module on it, align its front bottom edge to Group 4 marking lines.
  

Process a material

1. Connect xTool F1 Ultra to XCS

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

(2) On the top of the project editing page, click Please connect a device. Then, on the pop-up window, click the name of your device to connect to it.

2. Place the material

If you use the rotary attachment in Roller mode, place the material between the two rollers.

If you use the rotary attachment in Chuck mode, fix the material on the jaws.

3. Select the processing mode and material name

(1) On the right side of XCS, select Use rotary attachment. Then, 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.

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

4. Perform laser focusing

(1) Check whether the red and blue light spots are both at the top of the material. If not, follow the steps in "Connect the rotary attachment to xTool F1 Ultra" to readjust the position of the rotary attachment.

(2) Click theicon in Thickness to start auto-focusing. When auto-focusing is complete, XCS displays the thickness of the material, and on xTool F1 Ultra, the red and blue light spots overlap.

5. Shoot background and design processing objects

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

 (2) Drag the green line over the canvas to make it overlap with the blue and red spots. 

(3) Design processing objects on the canvas below the green line. You can use the tools to the left of the canvas to import images, insert shapes, enter text, draw vector graphics, and so on.

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

6. Set processing parameters

icon to unfold the EasySet panel and set parameters for the selected objects on the panel.

• 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.

• 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.

7. Set the processing path

On the right side, set the processing path at the bottom of the panel.

(1) Turn on or off the Evade smoke mode.

When this feature is enabled, the device follows a path less affected by the smoke to process the material.

(2) Set the Processing path.

• Auto planning: XCS automatically plans the processing path based on intelligent algorithms.
• User defining: Manually set the processing paths for some objects.

8. 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 laser power used for framing.

(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.

9. 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 thebutton, 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.

(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.