xTool Creative Space - Easy test grids to perfect your laser settings!
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- čas přidán 25. 11. 2023
- Material test grids are crucial to finding the best settings for each material you want to use in your laser. It's easy and free to do this in xTool Create Space. I'll walk you through the steps to create a custom test grid for both cutting and engraving.
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I have been watching and watching an watching videos to try to figure out how to do this on my new S1. I have not tried it yet out of fear of setting it aflame. This is the first video I watched where I feel I can now go out and tackle the task at hand. Thank you for my new found confidence. You rock!!
OMG -- YOU are the BEST teacher! I've been perplexed by the use of test grids (even after watching numerous youtube videos) and THIS...This right here is the best explanation. I just upgraded (from the 10w D1 Pro) to the 20W D1 Pro (XTool) and was worried about running my previous projects without wasting tons of material! THANK YOU Steve...wow, just wow!!
Thanks for this. Finally a video that actually shows the steps and now I am able to do engraving in different variations up to 250 speed. Didn’t even realise that I could do that.
Thank you for the great explanation. I have a newS1 and absolutely don't know anything about laser engraving. Great tutorial.
Thank you Steve. Very good content teaching how to setup the test. Looking forward to more videos using the P2.
This was a great video! You explained it SO well.
Thank you so much for this excellent tutorial! I haven't been able to find this information in previous searches and definitely wanted to do some testing before jumping whole hog into a project. 😂
Very helpful thanks.
thanks for the shape tip for the test grid, I dont go over 80% power to save tube life
Awesome video great job with the instructions even I understood it👍
Thank you for your videos very informative. Just bought a xtool s1 cause it's hard for me to cut with my hands anymore. Trying to learn everything I can. Will follow your channel.🦇
Outstanding, thank you. Been faffing all evening trying to sort test grids on my new 20w D1. I didn't even realise these could be created in XCS! I was looking at grids on Etsy which no doubt would have been all wrong for my machine. Guess what I'll be doing tomorrow :p Thanks again, awesome video!
Thank you
Great video. I had just been using squares for my test grids but I do like that teardrop shape so will switch up my test going forward. For engraves, I actually use an image as that is usually what I will be engraving to give a better representation. I also ungroup the test grid after so that I can change the title to indicate which module I did the test with (I have the S1 with both the 20W and 2W IR modules). I sometimes also move the Power and Speed text closer in to save some space. Then I select everything and group it again. I also add a textbox somewhere indicating the material and thickness of it. Sure you could just write it on there, but we have lasers so what would be the fun in that :)
Dropping a comment for the algo. Thanks for this video.
Thanks for all your videos. How do I do a material test array with power and testing lines per cm with a constant speed?? I saw you do that on your slate video, but I cant seem to test lines per cm, only power and speed
Easy to understand video! What size wood did you use? Looks like a perfect size that won’t waste a lot for material. We just got the S1 and want to start running test cards!
Steve, more great content. Never thought of using shapes for the test but it makes better sense for real world applications. I have a X Tool D1 i use fairly often to engrave pieces that i build on my Shark CNC, Just got a Wecreate to use for small projexts to give away. Have you gotten yours If i remember on your Sunday night lives i thought you mentioned you were getting one. the only thing i hate about it is the software sucks.
Great video, as usual! I do have a question though. If you do the material tests with LB and XCS with the same values, will they burn the same because they are the same material and machine or will they vary because of the software? I haven’t been using XCS but have been interested since your last couple of videos using it.
Have you also tested the "score" function?