1. Connect xTool M1 Ultra to XCS

(1) Use the USB cable to connect xTool M1 Ultra to your computer. And turn on the device.

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

(3)  On the upper right corner of XCS, click the Switch device / Connect device icon next to the device.

Click Connect device. Select the device to connect.

Note: If you have connected an xTool device in XCS before, move the mouse pointer to the device name and click Connect in the list.

2. Install the foil transfer tip

(1) Remove the cover of the multi-function carriage, and open the clamp.

(2) Remove the cap of the foil transfer tip.

(3) Insert the foil transfer tip into the hole of the multi-function carriage. (The triangular sign should face you when you insert the tip.) A magnet will hold the tip in place. 

(4) Close the clamp and put the cover back to the multi-function carriage.

(5) Install the multi-function carriage on the holder, and toggle the locking bar to lock the the carriage.

3. Place the material

(1) Open the lid of xTool M1 Ultra, place the LightGrip cutting mat on the baseplate, and place a paper on the cutting mat.

(2) Place a foil sheet on the paper.

(3) Use the masking tape to hold the foil sheet on the paper.

Make sure the tape holds four sides of the foil sheet.

4. Select the processing mode and material name

(1) On the top of the canvas, select Foil transfer tip as the processing mode.

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

Click More xTool materials in the bottom left corner to search for more materials. If you can't find the name of your material, you can select User-defined material.

5. Design a processing object

Use the left-side tools to create objects on the canvas. 

6. Edit objects and set parameters

After you select a material on the material list or material library, the software will automatically set parameters for laser processing. The default settings apply to xTool materials. You can adjust the settings based on your needs. If you select User-defined material, you need to set the processing parameters by yourself.

(1) Select an object on the canvas and set parameters for it.

Tip type: There are 3 types of tip types for the foil transfer tip (sold separately). You can purchase them at xtool.com.

The default tip type is regular size.

(2) You can further edit the objects by using the other features in the right panel.

7. Mark the processing area on the canvas

(1) On the upper toolbar, click the flag to mark the processing area.

(2) Select a marking mode based on the shape of the target processing area, and click Start marking.

And you can see the pop-up window.

(3) Manually move the laser module to make the red cross spot fall at a vertex of the target processing area, and press the Point marking button on the device to record the position. 

Then, repeat the same steps to record the other required vertex(es) for the target processing area.

(4) Make sure two points are marked. Click End marking > Done, and then the target processing area will be marked out on the canvas.

8. Preview the processing area

(1) Move the laser module over the material. Ensure that the red cross falls on the surface of the material. Then close the lid.

(2) At the bottom right corner of XCS, click the   icon next to the framing button to set the framing speed.

(3) Click Framing and Press the button on xTool M1 Ultra to start framing. 

(4) After you confirm that the processing area is proper, click Framing completed in XCS. 

9. Start processing

(1) On the bottom right corner of the software, click Go to Process.

(2) Check whether the accessories or modules are prepared before processing on the right list.

(3) Preview the processing pattern and path.

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

(4) In the upper right corner of XCS, click Start to start processing.

(5) When everything is ready, press the button on xTool M1 Ultra to start processing.