3. Set the focus and select the processing area

(1) On the top of XCS, click the icon > Curve-measure. 

(2) Lift the protective enclosure, and place the material on the baseplate, allowing the blue light spot to fall in the center of the desired processing area.

(3) 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.

(4) On XCS, click Framing, and then you can see a blue rectangular projection, which indicates the target processing area.

(5) In XCS, drag the handles to resize the bounding box, so as to adjust the target processing area. After confirming the target processing area, click Next.

Note: By default, the width and height proportion is locked. You can unlock it by clicking the icon.

4. Set the measurement density

(1) XCS provides recommended measurement density based on the size of the selected area. You can adjust the measurement density by changing the Rows and Columns.

Note: The more rows and columns, the higher the measurement density, the more precise the model, but the longer the measurement time.

(2) Click Start measuring, and the device will measure the height of each point on the selected area. You can see the measurement progress on XCS.

(3) After the measurement is complete, XCS generates a 3D model. 

• To rotate the model, drag it with the mouse.
• To adjust the model, change the Smoothness and Tension.

(4) Click Done. The selected and measured area is displayed normally on the canvas, while the other area becomes grey, which indicates a non-processing area.

5. Design objects and set processing parameters

Note:  The gray area on the canvas is unmeasured. Do not place objects in this area.

 (1) 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.

(2) Select objects on the canvas. On the top of XCS, you can use the tools to further edit the selected objects.

(3) Select objects on the canvas. On the right side of XCS, set parameters for the selected objects.

Note:
- 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.

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

 

6. Start processing

(1) In the bottom-right corner of XCS, click the icon next to Go to process to set the processing path.

• Auto planning: XCS automatically plans the processing path based on intelligent algorithms.
• By layer: The objects will be processed by the order of the layers.

(2) In the bottom-right corner of XCS, click Go to process.

(3) Preview the processing pattern and path.

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

 

(4) Close the protective enclosure. 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.