How to Process on Flat Surface with xTool D Series

Updated Dec 31,2024

STEP 1 Place the material

Place the material to be processed in the working area of your device.

STEP 2 Open or create a project

You can open a project to start processing or create a new project. If you create a new project, you need to design patterns and set parameters from scratch.

Open a project

On the home screen of xTool Creative Space (XCS), click Open from computer. In the pop-up window, select a file of the xTool Creative Space Project (. xcs) type and click Open.

Note: The project file can contain information such as processing patterns, processing modes, and processing parameters. However, if the machine model, processing mode, or material thickness used in the project varies from the current situation, you need to reset the corresponding parameters.

Create a new project

On the home screen of XCS, click + New project.

STEP 3 Select the processing mode and material name

(1) On the top of XCS, click the name of the current processing mode, and then select Process on flat surface as the processing mode.

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

Note: - If you can't find your material in the list, you can click More xTool materials to search among more materials in the Material EasySet Library. If you still can't find the name of your material, you can select User-defined material.

Note: After you select a material from the material list or Material EasySet 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.

STEP 4 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.

Note: XCS supports importing the following image formats: SVG, DXF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP, etc.

(2) Select the objects to further edit them using the tools above the canvas.

STEP 5 Set parameters for processing

Select objects on the canvas first. 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.

STEP 6 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) In the bottom-right corner of the software, click the icon next to the Framing button to set the speed for framing.

(2) Click Framing and press the button on the device to preview the processing area on the material.

(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.

STEP 7 Start processing

(1) In the bottom-right corner of the software, click the icon next to the Process, to set the Processing path.

(2) Click Process and preview the processing.

(3) Set Move laser module: Moves the laser module forward, backward, to the left, or to the right.

Speed: sets the speed at which the laser module moves; setting range: 1–150 (mm/s)

Distance: sets the distance the laser module moves at each time; setting range: 1-300 (mm)

(4) Set Laser spot: Enable or disable the laser spot mode and set the power

Setting range: 1%-10%

Note:
The laser spot is automatically disabled after you exit the working page or the processing starts.
To use the laser spot positioning function, you need to select this function in Working parameters.