Preparations

1. Connect the conveyor to xTool F2 Ultra

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

2. Connect xTool F2 Ultra to XCS

(1) Use the USB cable to connect xTool F2 Ultra to your computer.

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

(3) On the right side of the project editing page, click Connect device. 

Note: If you have connected an xTool device in XCS before, click theConnect 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 F2 Ultra to XCS.

Process multiple materials in batches

1. Select the processing mode

On the top of XCS, click the name of the current processing mode, and then select Same design - batch processing or Different design - batch processing as the processing mode.

2. Place the material and perform laser focusing

(1) Place a material in the processing area, 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, 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: xTool F2 Ultra supports auto-focus and manual-focus. Here we use manual-focus. For more information on how to use auto-focus, see Perform Laser Focusing.

3. Shoot background and design a processing object

(1) In the top-right corner of XCS, click the Refresh background icon.

XSC takes a photo of xTool F2 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.
- Ensure that the background photo can fully and clearly display the material. You can adjust the shooting environment by adjusting the device's fill light or pulling down the protective enclosure.
- If the materials in the photo have obvious shadows or are not clear, adjust the material position and click Refresh background again to take a new photo.

(2) Using the tools to the left of the canvas, create an object inside the material.

Note: For now, the Use conveyor-batch mode supports processing only one object at a time.

(3) Select the object to further edit it using the tools on the top of the canvas.

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

4. 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. Then, click Next in the Design a processing object dialog box.

Note:

1. The conveyor does not support laser cutting.
2. For more information about the processing parameters, see Processing Parameters for xTool F2 Ultra (Single-Laser Model) or Processing Parameters for xTool F2 Ultra (Dual-Laser Model).

5. Frame out the sample material

The first material placed in the processing area is used as the sample material. During batch processing, XCS will fill the other materials based on the sample design. Framing out the sample material helps improve the accuracy of batch filling.

(1) Drag the green box and make it cover the sample material. Then, click Process.

Note: If Same-direction Processing is enabled, materials of the same shape with be engraved with the same object in the same direction.

(2) Wait until XCS helps you to fill the object on every material automatically.

6. Start processing

(1) On the bottom-left corner, click thebutton, and XCS will show you the processing path.

(2) Wear a pair of goggles that can shield laser beams of 445 nm and 1064 nm wavelengths.

Note:
- When xTool F2 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 F2 Ultra or the conveyor. Please purchase them separately.

(3) In the upper right corner of the software, click Start. 

(4)Then, press the XTOOL Start/Stop button on the touchscreen controller to start processing.

(5) During processing, keep adding new materials to the conveyor. Place them to the right of the processing area.

Note: Pull down the protective enclosure until it remains no more than 5 mm above the material before processing.

Note:
- When placing materials, keep your hand away from the processing area to avoid injuries.
- Do not place a material close to the edges. Otherwise, the material may fail to be processed.
- Ensure that the materials do not touch or overlap with each other.

7. Stop processing

• Auto-stop: If no material is detected for 5 consecutive times, the batch processing will be automatically ended.
• Manual-stop: Click Cancel in XCS or double press the XTOOL Start/Stop button on the touchscreen controller.