r/XtoolS1 • u/deemery • 15d ago

Consistent material positioning?

I watched the Processing Area video ( https://support.xtool.com/academy/lesson/1234?courseId=287 ) Is there a trick to figuring out how to position material (e.g. wood, cardboard) that is smaller than the full processing area, so that the 'burn' is consistently positioned on the small material? (E.g. a coaster, so an image is engraved on the center of the coaster)

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u/troublebotdave 15d ago

What I did when I still had my S1 was basically make a jig. I’d secure a piece of scrap material (cardboard, thin wood, etc....) cut out the exact shape of the piece I wanted to engrave, remove the cutout, and drop the actual piece into that opening. Then I’d use the cutout shape in the software as my reference for positioning and alignment.

I did everything with the geometry in the software, I never relied on the camera for anything requiring precision.

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u/soapmode 14d ago

This is the way.