xTool Creative Space Beta Tutorial for the xTool D1 Pro
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This is a video that goes over the xTool Creative Space software for use with the xTool D1 Pro machine. This software is in Beta and I am not an employee of xTool but this is my understanding of the software as I was able to use it.
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00:00 Intro
01:16 Basic Info/Work parameters
03:07 Machine Settings
03:58 Engrave an image
11:21 Resolution (Lines per cm)
14:38 Image Alpha
16:33 Outline
20:06 Insert Shape /Text
21:45 Vector Drawing
23:12 Array, Align, Combine, Reflect
28:11 Send job to the laser
31:27 Project Canvas
32:25 Free xTool projects
34:26 Absolute Coordinates - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
I am new to laser engravers and watched dozens of videos to learn how to use my new D1 pro 10w. Your videos have been far more informative and useful than all of them. Thank you
Glad you found it helpful! Don't forget to check out the updated version as well here: th-cam.com/video/CoWIBSFjRWM/w-d-xo.html
I reverted to XCS after playing with Lightburn for 6 hours. Any software at my age is a challenge but I have to say your tuturial was both refreshing and constructive. I hope, like you stated the team at Xtool have watched and listened. Thank you Sir !
You are very welcome. Lightburn is a great program for sure so I would suggest maybe another look at it when you are more comfortable but XCS isn’t too bad either for a proprietary program.
This is OUTSTANDING…. As a new user of a recently acquired D1 Pro having an explanation for the various menu options is critical…. and you nailed it! I also watched your video on engraving on tapered cylinders and was able to have most of my questions answered. I’ve subscribed to your channel and look forward to continuing to acquire necessary knowledge to enjoy this new hobby.
Thank you and welcome to the channel!
Thank you for editing in the zooms whoever edited this! Made it so much easier to follow along with for someone with bad vision who watches content on phones/tablets. My eyes aren’t straining. Seriously. Thanks. ❤
You are very welcome! I thought I may have been too heavy handed with it but I know when there is a lot going on in the screen it helps to zoom in a little bit at times.
@@BusterBeagle3D When it seemed important, you zoomed in just enough. You didnt over do it either. Nothing is perfect In editing. But this was a great job. The zooms don’t matter so much for desktop or tv watchers but for us mobile guys they are life savers.
The absolute best explanation of new software I have ever heard - great job!
Thank you! I appreciate it.
Half the challenge of any software is being aware of what it can do. This video is great at quickly touching many capabilities and will certainly be a go-to reference in the future on how to do things. Thanks so much for being so helpful without droning on in too many details that make one lose interest
You are very welcome. Thank you for watching!
For a electronically challenged person like me, this was awesome. This is the 3rd tutorial I've watched or tried to watch. The others went through them so fast like I was already familiar with everything. You really took the time to explain and I thank you. Will refer back to this often I'm sure 😊
Thanks! Glad it was helpful.
I can't thank you enough for this video! Your instruction was clear and concise. Well deserving of a sub!
Thanks for the sub!
Excellen tutorial! My D1 Pro is on the way in the post. After this tutorial I'm burning some wood in no time! Thanks Buster!
No problem, Good luck!
Thank you for this comprehensive video! I just bought the S1 and I am new to the whole laser world. I was looking into it a few years ago, but couldn't swallow the cost.
Glad it was helpful. There is a new updated video in the description of this one.
really awesome tutorial. Thanks for making this. I just got my d1 pro today and excited to unbox.
You are very welcome. The software has changed since but this should give you some of the basics.
Great information! Makes this program so much easier to navigate as a beginner.
This is the best tutorial video I've seen for Xtool. Many thanks for sharing. 👍👍🙏😊😊
Thank you!
Great video! I just purchased the d1 pro. This really helped me understand the software
No worries! Glad it helped!
Thanks for the tutorial. Just assembled my D1 Pro and this really helps as a beginner. God Bless!
You’re welcome!
A HUGE thank you for your time and explanation!
Great tutorial. Best I've watched of half a dozen. I'm using a 40W D1 Pro, and XCS has changed some since the beta -- though still no absolute coordinates button -- but it's still super useful. Thanks!
Thanks. I should probably do in update soon as a bunch has changed but the basics are still there.
It would be great if they had a centering button on the software which would bring the laser to absolute center as opposed to just the top left corner.
Thank you so much, very easy to understand, excellent tutorial!
This was an awesome video! You answered so many of my questions! Thank you!
You are very welcome. Glad it was helpful!
Thank You Soooo Much for your willingness to share and help others, your tutorial was very helpful!
No problem. Thanks for watching!
Thank you!!! I got mine two days ago and barely started using it today. I was having issues with cutting a circle with text in the middle. It was overlapping and couldn’t figure out how to unite them. I will try again tomorrow
Saving this tutorial for reference for sure...thanks for well-explained lesson!
You're welcome!
Thank you for your help. I’m still learning this system
Glad to help
Great and so easy to understand. THANK YOU!
You are very welcome. Thank you!
This is an excellent tutorial. Thanks for posting this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
You wonderful, wonderful man! Thank you so much for this! It has helped me no end.🙂🙂😊😊😊
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Buster...........hello again....firstly, thank you so much for this tutorial, I love it. A couple of questions, if I may...........1. Why does the image look jagged (even on straight lines!) when I use the outline feature? 2. Why won't some images load into Creative Space? 3. Is there a way of saving an image, so that the entire image could be scaled, instead of the individual elements to it? Sorry to bombard you, but I would really appreciate your excellent insight into this. Thank you again, Sir!
Great Video and Excellent teaching skills! I absorbed every bit of it. Thank you! Subbed right away too! Looking forward to more videos
Thank you!
Great tutorial.... setting my machine up now
No worries. Glad it's helpful.
This helped a lot, thank you.
Excelente explicación! Muchas gracias😄
Well, finally info on XCS. I've got the D1 (not Pro) and as time has gone on, it worked fine with LightBurn. Then came the upgrades, and now LightBurn will not respond to the power settings. It burns very hot regardless of the settings. So, needless to say XCS is all I've got. It operates beautifully with Xtool's software, so the machine is not a issue. However, upgrades to firmware, etc....LightBurn just doesn't work. Xtool said on their site that sometimes LightBurn and the D1 WON"T work and it's an anomaly and they are not responsible. So, at any rate, I'm glad you have this video, it's very helpful and hope no one runs into this "anomaly" doesn't happen to them.
Thank you for the video 🎉 It was great!!!! * now I understand the program better*
Excellent! Happy to help.
Thank you very much for the Tutorial. This helps me out very much.
You are very welcome!
thank you for you information. very helpful. not sure I understand the absolute X Y but I will watch again see if I can get my pea size brain to understand. thanks again
I'm sure you will get it. Essentially the whole machine has a coordinate system where the X goes left to right and the Y goes back to front. The (0,0) position of the system is at the HOME position in the back left corner. So if you wanted to burn at (x200, y200) that means the laser goes right 200mm (X position) and forward 200mm (Y position). That way if you had a grid burned onto a spoil board you would be able place something to engrave at that location and know exactly where the work is going to engrave. Hope the cleared it up a little bit and not just confused you more.
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My XTool D1 Pro arrives tomorrow Thanks you for sharing your knowledge on this topic. Also nice to see our neighbors to the south embracing the metric system...lol
You are very welcome! I will always be 6'2" tall hanging out in my 80F weather here in Los Angeles a few miles from the beach but will always design, model, 3D Print, and laser engrave in mm. :)
@@BusterBeagle3D Spent the last two days getting familiar with the X Tool. looking back on your video thanks again. Funny I am 49 years old and learned both units of measurement. I myself will always be 6' 2" I don't know how warm 80f is but I know freezing is 32F, I Do enjoy 28C days here in Ontario 15 KLM from Lake Ontario. And when I go to the deli I will order half pound of Montreal smoke meat. My father hated the metric system, I got to know them both, and the only fraction my kids know is half then they argue who gets the bigger half... thanks again
GO LEAFS GO!!!
Wow! You have made this 69 year old fella very happy. A very, very good explanation of Laserbox, I have learned so much from your presentation. I have struggled for 3 years with my Co2 K40 laser and Inkscape to the point where I was about to give up. My K40 died on me and I bought the 10W D1. This is a hobby for me and if I make some pocket money along the way then that's cool. Thank you so much for taking the time to run through this software in an understandable yet concise presentation. Bob in the U.K. Subscribed 👍
Thanks Bob! Welcome to the channel. Just to be clear this is XTool Creative Space and not Laserbox Basic. I know they look the same but have slightly different features.
Supper Long is the Extension kit to make the xTool frame longer. In the new software version it is called Laser Extension Kit.
answered a lot of questions, thanks!
You’re welcome!
Thanks dude! Fantastic tutorial! Subscribing! :D
I just bought d1 pro 20W a week ago. Thank you for sharing info on Creative Space.
How did you save your logo as image file?
Thank you for this helpful video!
No worries!
Thank you for the video! I am experiencing a weird with SVG files that I need a CUT, SCORE, and ENGRAVE at the same time. The success rate of project like that is so low that I have been wasting material like crazy. The issue was the engraving portion of the project seems to be shifting position but not the cut and score. And I think the problem started with the latest firmware update. Do you encounter the same issue?
Great video. Really appreciate it.
Your video on the XCS software was a great help - nicely done and easy to watch. Thank you for taking the time to share it with us. I want to put text on a curve, can the software do that? Is there any documentation or help info on working with text? Thank you again for your help.
I would like to know that as well.
Thank you so much! This is the second one I watched and you informed me of new things. I appreciate it. I have a question. I am new to this hobby and am trying to find out how to engrave and item then cut it using XCS with my D1 Pro 20W. While watching your video, I thought you were going to go over it when explaining the difference with score, engrave and cut. Is this possible to do? If so, do you have a video to do so? Thank you again.... This helped so much!
Great video
How do you get a power speed test. Also tire a picture to a negative. In the case where you are burning a picture onto two layer painted tile
Merci pour ce tutoriel qui m’a beaucoup aidé, même en traduction automatique tout est compréhensible.
Glad it was helpful!
My husband got the D1 Pro yesterday and it's my job to learn the software. Your video seems very helpful since I am not a technical person at all or use software such as Creative Space. I do have a question on the Absolute Coordinates..(sorry if this is a silly question) How did you create that file with your absolute coordinates saved? Did you have to add a text box or something to get those coordinates? Again, sorry if it's a silly question! Thanks for your help.
Hello Blair. Essentially in XCS I made a square an put it in the top left corner of the area to make the laser think it was using the entire workable area of the machine. That way you can place an object on the grid somewhere and it should now calculate where that object is on that grid. If you watch my other video this might make a little more sense. th-cam.com/video/BjurBn4UGZg/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for this tutorial, I learned a lot! I do have a question if you have the time... I have purchased done SVGs for a layered project. All the layers load at once, but is there some way I can select just one layer so I can cut them one by one? Thanks so much!
You're welcome. I don't think there is a way to tell it just tell XSC to burn a layer. You can click on all of the other layers and turn off the OUTPUT switch right above the Power percentage and the others will not burn but that might be the closest way to achieve what you are looing for.
The "super long" is exactly like it sounds like, There are extensions you can purchase which makes the machine double long.
Also going above the maximum lines per cm for your machine wont really ruin the quality of the imagine that badly, it would act more like the settings for multiple passes and just make it look darker.
Thank you for the great video!
Would you happen to know, if within Creative Space, there is a setting for the framing speed. On smaller objects, the framing process moves so fast it's hard to tell exactly where it's framing. I haven't been able to find any setting that affects that speed. We are using the Xtool D1 10w.
Thank you!
I'm not sure if you change the MOVE LASER speed in the top left corner of the preview screen if that also changes the framing speed. You can try it and see what it does. I don't know of any other way to adjust that.
What a great tutorial, Ryan! Do you know how to make a straight line? I tried holding down SHIFT with no luck. Thanks in advance.
I tried the same with no luck. One option you can try is to draw a line out and then change the height to .0001. This will straighten out the line. Not the best option in the world but it does work.
I created my own image of a pickleball in Creative space by making individual circle cuts. However, the laser is cutting out the perimeter circle first, instead of the smaller inner circles. How do get the laser to make the exterior cut last?
Thank you 3x! Finally someone who is really teaching!!! I downloaded your grid file but am struggling on how to use it properly lol. I am a total newbie. It does help with alignment I.e 90 degrees. Centering is a still an issue but I will run some tests tomorrow after I install the absolute coordinates file. When I “home” the laser in XCS it moves outside the scored grid from your file. Will this absolute coordinate resolve that? I thought about making some templates out of cardboard and run these tests. For example, I have a 10x16” cutting board where I need to center the monogram. I feel like if I can get alignment and centering down I will be well on my way Ryan. Any advice would be appreciated! Oh and I subscribed and told a few makers on IG to look at your channel. It is so much better than some other creators in the laser space! Thanks again sir.
Thank you. If you got my file off of Etsy be sure to read the READ ME FIRST before you use the grid files. There is also a video that goes over more about the grid file that you can find on my channel. If you have to center a monogram on anything and you are using XCS I would recommend using the grid to keep your piece square to the laser but place a small dot on the center of where you want to burn monogram on the actual piece. Then in XSC after you hit process place the GREEN DOT in the center of the image and then manually place the laser so the laser spot is right over that dot. Be sure to turn off the crosshairs and use the laser spot...It's much better. This is not using absolute coordinates but might be easier in the long run.
@@BusterBeagle3D thank you! I did read the READ ME before I installed. Is there something you think I missed?
@@bucknboard As long as you are homing, using the right grid for your laser, turned off the limit switches and crosshairs you should be good. If you are still having issues reach out to me on Etsy and I can try to help you in a more timely manner as I get those messages right away but only see these when I have time to look.
Thank you for the information!
You bet!
Great video. Thank you 🤗
You're welcome!
Excellent your explanatory video. How do you compare xTool Creative Space with LightBurn?
Lightburn is the clear winner here. It's really such a much better program with more features. I would highly recommend it for anyone who is seriously going to be using your lasers a lot.
awesome video! thanks so much for sharing your insight. just got the files from your Etsy shop for this grid, am working with the D1 Pro 20W & I am having trouble with the limit switches with your file, goes across and down fine but when it gets to the bottom and goes back across it says its hitting a limit, but the laser module can physically move over about half a cm still. turned off limit switches & ran it anyways to see what it would do and it did jumbled the text in the bottom left corner a little bit that says "D1 Pro 20W" (two letters overlapped), but otherwise the grid seems in tact and okay with all the numbers and such.. any ideas on what may be triggering limit?
The limit switches do not allow you to reach the full extent of the advertised workable area on the D1 Pro. That is why there is that "READ ME FIRST" text file in the zip folder. It basically goes over turning off the limit switches and the laser crosshairs to be able to take full advantage of the the machine area and properly burn the grid.
I got the extended D1 Pro and have problems setting up the Absolute coordinate page. I got the machine set on extended, but when I place the picture in it (a 90mm x 80mm - X100, Y100) it tells me "element is placed out of processing area".
Thank you so much!
Can you tell me as to what the setting on the interval setting, it should be to eliminate the horizontal lines showing up in the FILL portion of the burn
Thank you so much for the video. Just received my today and been very frustrated. I thought I broke the leaser because the tip got black but I then wiped it off. Do you have a tutorial on how to do the absolute coordinates?
Hello. You can check out this video. th-cam.com/video/BjurBn4UGZg/w-d-xo.html
The "Super Long" has been changed. In my current one it says "Laser Extension Kit"
I just got an xtool s1 pro. when framing it outlines an area completely different than the area i am marking. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Can we connnect a camera and to be recognized by the software to simplify our working area?
HEllo, its great video. I'm a beginner and on researching which machine has a user friendly interface, so far ive seen this is great but I also heard of ortur has a web ui called laser epxlorer (can use with master 2 >) is it capable as this XCS?
From what little I have used of Laser Explorer it’s SUPER basic. To xTools credit Creative Space has been expanding and updating their software to do more things. It’s still not a good as Lightburn but it’s getting pretty good for the beginners or casual users.
getting my first laser today...the xtool Pro. So I am a true beginner at laser usage and software. Was confused on what you are talking about regarding coordinates and true coordinates and how it relates to a project for the laser towrads the end of your presentation. Can you explain in more detail or show an example?
Hey Greg. If you watch this video it might give you a better understanding of absolute coordinated and what they are and how to use them. xTool D1 Pro Grid Files | Use Absolute Coordinates | Lightburn | xTool Creative Space
th-cam.com/video/BjurBn4UGZg/w-d-xo.html
Great tutorial, helped a lot! I'm curios if you know any other settings or parameters to the Outline function. whenever I outline an object it only creates a vector for the perimeter of the object and not the interior hallow spots (like it did for your logo) any suggestions on how to fix that would be greatly appreciated!
That function seems to currently broken in the latest build of this software. I had sent an message to xTool letting them know if was broken but didn't hear back. Hopefully it's fixed in the next version.
@@BusterBeagle3D thank you for a speedy reply! that's upsetting to hear! that was the exact thing I needed this cutter for haha. Again, great video. Definitely helped me dive right in
Can you cut out an image after engraving like your dog image engrave the dog then cut out the circle in the program or would that take 2 setups?
Thank you! What a great explanation. Can pictures, photographs be imported?
Yes, absolutely
@@BusterBeagle3D thanks!
hi I am trying to engrave on stainless steel but the machine just go over the tag how can I set up I got xtool d1 w20
I would like to know how to engrave and ct at the same time. Thanks Ray
I was trying to do the cutting board in the projects section. I want to change the names and dates but I can't find a way to edit the project. Any tips?
Does it work with the D1 ? I have a 10W using LaserBox now...as always, great video Sir!! thanks, and have a great 2023!
Yes. You can use the original D1 with this program as well. You may need a firmware upgrade if you are too far behind but it should work.
Man an i frustrated with my new D1Pro 10W. Hopfully your video helps me out like everyone else who commented. Lol. Lightburn is so hard to use, this looks a little easier. One quick question, can you import files and store them in a library like you can I Lightburn?
Hello. I'm not sure what you mean by importing files and storing them in lightburn. You can save files in XSC and pull them up whenever you want. Also if you are having issues with Lightburn you can check out my channel I have an whole video on using that with the D1 as well.
I just got the Xtool D1, not the pro, my laser keeps on drifting to the right, got any advice on that? I'm using creative space and new at this.
Can you explain how to engrave an image and them have it cutout the outline after it engrave all in one setup?
in my program its not letting me go to framing when i click start its telling me the element is placed out of processing area i dont know what to do. do you have any ideas what i need to do
Do you know how to rotate the work area in XCS. I have the extenders and the bed runs length wise? I can rotate the work, but not the work area.
Do you have a tutorial on making rubber stamps. Can't get the image to invert, so the image is present when you use stamp, When run program, the image itself is cut not the surrounding mzterial.
This was very good ! But how do you vector an arc on letters ? And make an outline detail picture from a real picture?
You can’t :(
Thanks for this video, everything is explained wonderfully. We are interested in how to cut several photos pasted in regular rows and columns, on one sheet of paper on a 3 mm mdf board. The photos were printed from photoshop on 310 gsm photographic paper and pasted on a 3 mm mdf board, it is more photos on one sheet. According by which information and how will XCS know how to send information to the machine to know where to cut? Do we have to send the same file from photoshop in transparent PNG format to XCS, so that the cutting lines can be determined, and if so, how we will know exactly where to place the mdf board with the pasted photos on the honeycomb?
It is harder to determine where to cut on a honeycomb since it’s not something that you can print and grid on and often times is not tied down to anything so it’s never exactly in the same place twice. However I have another video on making grids for the machine which might help you out with your case. xTool D1 Pro Grid Files | Use Absolute Coordinates | Lightburn | xTool Creative Space
th-cam.com/video/BjurBn4UGZg/w-d-xo.html
Thank you very much for the answer. Are there grid files of absolute coordinates for the extended version of x Tool D1 PRO?
@@BusterBeagle3D Sorry for our stupid question, now we see that there is a link for the extended version. Once again, thank you very much for your help!
Hello, I am new to laser engraving/cutting. I have the D1 pro 10w and 40w. Can you please explain how I can engrave and then cut an object all at once? I would like to make several key chains at once. Thank you for your videos
I personally have only done color on stainless steel so I'm not sure. You might be able to get some colors on regular steel as well but as far as I know that's about it.
I noticed that the program on my screen does not show any material list as once before, any reason for this? Thanks
Hello! Have you run into any problems with yours running a large burn on xcs with stopping and saying complete? Did it to me twice today. Thanks in advance.
OMG thank you so much!!
You are very welcome!
Hi. Can I hand write in creative space to clean up a recipe to burn I deleted the lines and need to fix the handwriting
You're a blessing brother may the Lord Jesus keep you and increase your wisdom 🙏. This tutorial gives me more confidence ro use xcs. I hope Xtool listen to your advice.....👍👍💯
Is there a way to engrave something and once it is done to cut it out?
How do I extend the working parameters after adding the extensions on the D1 using creative space? Any help would be great
Right under the laser in the top right corner of XSC change the Laser Flat to Laser Extension Kit.
Hello! I am having issues with my Xtool D1 Pro Laser. I received it and tried it, the first try was perfect. Then the second time I tried it wouldn't work. The laser would move around but the laser light barely had any strength. It would move around as if it was doing the job and would take the amount of time the project would take, however there were no marks on the plywood or anything and the light was very very weak. You could barely see. I emailed customer service and it has now been a 3 month battle or recommendations and changes they want me to make which I have but nothing has solved the issue. I went ahead and tried another laser head which is the one for metals. I did 1 dog tag that came out beautiful. I went ahead and tried to do another dog tag....same thing happened....the light was too weak barely visible, the laser would move around as if it was doing de project but nothing would engrave. I didn't change anything on the setting from first project to second. I was working with pre establish material settings. Power speed and all was verified and still nothing. Do you have any idea what it could be or how to fix it?
Great video! When using XCS with my D1 Pro, it does not recognize the svg cut files I have saved on my laptop. Any tips on how I can solve that? Thanks much.
I know there was an issue with the older version of xcs. Try downloading the newer version and see if that fixes it. If it doesn’t I have had more luck importing DXF files so maybe you can convert them into that first and then open it.
@@BusterBeagle3D Thanks Buster. After I posted, I watched your video again, and tried again and got it to work. I was clicking on "open", when I should have clicked on "image". When I clicked on image and went to the same file folder as before, I could then see all the SVG files. Thanks much!!
Thanks!
Hello again--I am learning Creative Space more and more and am trying to cut out a vector image rather than engrave it but noticed that cutting is not an option. It is a black and white image just like your company logo in the video at 28 min. Do you know why engraving is the only option? Is there a way around that? Thanks for your help!
You have to convert that image into an outline to be able to cut it out. I first edit the image to remove the white areas and then use the outline button to create the outline. Then you can delete the original image and use that outline to cut.
The long laser setting is for the D1 Pro with extension
Hey man. Can you do a tutorial on how to cut oversized projects on xtool, that would be great if you can.
Have you’ve done Xtool app tutorial? Is it the same as using a computer?
Great video! I'm guessing you can't use this software unless you have an xtool machine, is that right?
Thank you. Correct, Only with xTool.
My XCS works for everything except the frame function even after pressing the button, firm ware is good and current, update is current, if you push the button to start the project it works but you can’t frame a single thing it just sits there. Light on the button does it’s thing like it normal. It was working fine a week ago i shut everything down like normal to goto the store and my computer is not hooked up to wifi constantly so I fired it back up like normal and nothing had changed no updates for windows but that’s when XCS quit framing. If you can help great and thanks
I was able to fix someone else's issue with that by turning off the flame detector in the working parameters. Change the sensitivity to off. Not sure if that's your issue but I would try it out. Maybe also turn off the limit switches.