What is Preview Function?
Updated Jan 13,2025
Updated Jan 13,2025

What is preview?

Processing preview is a very important part before users start processing, which displays the expected processing effect. You can click on the processing button to enter the preview page.

The benefits of preview

1. You can obtain the expected processing effect for preview processing, and reduce processing errors and excessive processing time caused by file editing issues for users.
2. Save materials and time for users:
  • Enable you to better judge the processing effect of bitmap.
  • For the parts where the processing effect is not good, it is possible to continue processing from a certain node after the initial processing.
3. Improve the overall quality of preview and enhance the user experience.

The basic interface

  1. Display the name of the currently used device and canvas.
  2. Display the Preview interface.
  3. Click the Back button and return to canvas.
  4. When you confirm that the preview effect is correct, click the Start button to start processing.
  5. Position of the laser module: The position where the laser module is located
  6. Moving path: The path along which the laser module only moves without processing.
  7. Processing path: The path actually processed by the laser module.
  8. Play button: It will not be played by default. After being clicked, it will play at a constant speed, and the button will turn into a pause button.
  9. Used for viewing the moving path of laser module, and it is enabled by default.
  10. Playback speed: The default is x1 (it does not follow the actual physical movement of the laser module). Available gears: x0.1 / x0.2 / x0.5 / x1 / x2 / x5 / x10 / x20 / x40.
  11. Zoom in and zoom out buttons: Support for zooming in multiples: 1% - 102400%. Support for lossless zooming.
  12. Display progress bar: Users can drag the progress bar, and the progress bar will be linked to the playback of the preview image.
  13. Estimated total duration: The total time required for the current processing task.

Note: D Series can change the starting point. For S1, it is necessary to obtain the position.

How to use it?

(1) According to the processing mode you choose, complete the preparation before processing.
(2)Click icon next to Process button, and adjust processing settings.
(3) Click Process and enter the preview page.
(4) Click icon to preview your processing path, and check if the processing path in user defining mode is correct.
(5) You can drag the preview image and zoom in or zoom out of it.
(6) Adjust the playback speed to help you check the preview effect faster.
1x
40x
 
(7) If you are satisfied with the preview provided by XCS, click the Start button on the top right corner to start processing.
 
 
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