You can use xTool S1 with the rotary attachment to process cylindrical materials. With Rotary Attachment 2 Pro, you can also process spherical and irregular materials.

This page describes how to use xTool S1 with the rotary attachment for processing.

Set up the rotary attachment

Rotary Attachment 2 Pro supports two working modes: Roller mode and Chuck mode. Rotary Attachment 1 and Rotary Attachment 2 support only the Roller mode.

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.

Connect the rotary attachment to xTool S1

For the riser base of the ordinary version

1. Insert one end of the connection cable into the device connection port of the rotary attachment.

2. Place the rotary attachment with the material in the processing area of xTool S1. Ensure that the long bottom edges of the rotary attachment are parallel to the front and rear bottom edges of xTool S1.

3. Insert the other end of the connection cable into the extension port on the inner side of xTool S1's front panel.

For the riser base supporting conveyor feeder

1. The riser base supporting conveyor feeder has four levels of height to place the baseplate. You need to determine the level to place the baseplate based on the size of the material.

The following table shows how to choose levels for different sizes of materials in different working modes.

The working mode of the rotary attachment	The material diameter	The level of the riser base
Roller mode	3 mm ≤ D ≤ 60 mm
	4 mm ≤ D ≤ 72 mm
	20 mm ≤ D ≤ 88 mm
	50 mm ≤ D ≤ 106 mm
Chuck mode	4 mm ≤ D ≤ 82.2 mm
	14.2 mm ≤ D ≤ 100 mm

2. Insert one end of the connection cable into the device connection port of the rotary attachment.

3. Place the rotary attachment with the material in the processing area of xTool S1. Ensure that the long bottom edges of the rotary attachment are parallel to the front and rear bottom edges of xTool S1.

4. Insert the other end of the connection cable into the extension port on the inner side of xTool S1's front panel.

Start processing the cylindrical material

1. Turn on xTool S1 and connect it to XCS

Turn on xTool S1 and connect it to XCS.

2. Place the material

If you use the roller mode of the rotary attachment, place the material on the rollers; If you use the chuck mode, fix the material on the rotary attachment.

3. Select the processing mode and material name

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

(2) 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.

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

(4) Turn on or off Laser module position based on your need.

4. Set the laser focus

xTool S1 has a distance sensor, which can measure the distance between the laser module and the top material surface. You can also manually measure and calculate the distance between the laser module and the top material surface, and input the obtained values into XCS. 

During processing, xTool S1 will perform auto-focus based on the Distance parameter.

• Auto measure

(1) Move the laser module over the material. Ensure that the locating spot falls on the top surface of the material.

(2) On the right side of XCS, click the icon under the Distance parameter, and xTool S1 will automatically measure the distance from the laser module to the material surface.

• Manual measure

(1) Use a ruler to measure the distance from the surface of the material to the top of the laser module.

(2) Subtract 100 mm (3.937 inches) from the measured value from step (1), and input the calculated value into the Distance parameter on the right of XCS.

5. Design objects for processing

(1) Use the tools to the left side of the canvas to create objects. You can import images, insert shapes, enter text, or draw vector graphics.

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

6. Set parameters for processing

Select objects on the canvas. Then, click the icon to unfold the EasySet panel and set parameters for the selected objects on the panel.

7. 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 speed for framing.

Note: You can tap the arrow buttons to control the movement of the laser module. The other three parameters allow you to configure how the laser module moves with every tap on an arrow button.
XY speed (mm/s): The moving speed of the laser module in X and Y directions.
XY distance (mm): The moving distance of the laser module with each tap on an XY arrow button.
Z distance (mm): The moving distance of the laser module with each tap on a Z arrow button.

(2) Close the lid of xTool S1, and then click Framing in the software. Press the button on xTool S1 to start framing. The laser spot will move along the boundary of the processing pattern on the material so that you can preview the processing area.

(3) After you confirm that the processing area is proper, click Framing completed in XCS. If the area is not ideal, you can adjust the material position or adjust the element positions in the software, and then preview the processing area again.

8. 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 the button, and XCS will show you the processing path.

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

(4) Close the lid of xTool S1. Then, press the button on xTool S1 to start processing.