Welcome, you all!
How's your day? I hope you are having a wonderful time!
To give you an overview of the WU this time, here are the contents included:
- Random team talk
- Preview of later updates
- XCS V1.1
- Future updates
- Suggestions from the community
- Q&A
- Weekly Recap
- Tips We're Writing
It's adorable to see you share so many creative projects.
We feel motivated by your good works and want to share some of the wonderful moments in our lives with you too!!
This morning, there's a gashapon machine in the office. Kelly, who sits beside me, went straight for it, and this is what she got:
Company slogans are printed on these pin badges: innovation, honesty and integrity...
And, as you see, a new face of xTool. I think he's holding a laser gun. Be ware...
Besides, my colleagues plan to watch the World Cup together after work... The fun is about to begin!
Guess some of you are watching it too. I hope that you didn't place much bet on Argentina beating Saudi Arabia... I've never bet on sports because I couldn't figure out the odds😀, and I think that's a good thing.
Which team do you think is gonna win? Any laser project on the soccer game?
Another notable thing is that Rosiel, Mattie, and Garry from the community team took leave and went skiing... Meanwhile, Captain Laser and Joe are still working.
Anyway, I'm not jealous!! Seems like they're really having a great time!!
And this is a picture Rosiel took of Tianchi (tiān chí) on Changbai mountains (Jilin Province, northeastern China), which literally means Heaven Lake.
It's a crater lake on the border between China and North Korea.
(P.S. The mountain also carries considerable cultural significance for Koreans.)
The sight is simply breathtaking😭
I hope your week is also filled with fun and good memories. And maybe you can visit Tianchi some time!
Okay, let's see the update now~
Preview of later updates
XCS V1.1
1. 【D-series】Resume processing after pause
It's a long-wanted function, so I guess some of you can get the message even without much introduction.
As the heading implies, you can manually pause and continue to process afterwards.
This is especially helpful when you have an urgent errand to run while you're working on a lengthy project.
2. Better definition of bitmap images
Since XCS's present processing capacity is limited, large bitmap images imported into it will be compressed.
With each XCS upgrade, the compression threshold improves, resulting in higher definition~
Future updates
- We are working to make XCS and Laserbox-series machines compatible, new members to the XCS family~ Please stay tuned!
Suggestions from the community
We received a number of suggestions from the xTool community and FB groups last week. They've been added to the XCS suggestion list.
If you agree with their suggestions, do let us know in the comment section below. Your feedback helps us determine what features to build and how to design a better experience.
Many thanks for your support~ 👇👇
- The ability to curve text @JIM COOLEY
- Cut/copy and paste elements between projects @Rich
- An eraser function to delete the selected part of the vector or outline @Rich
- A Spanish version of XCS @jose
- Save "custom presets" in XCS (no limit of the number @John Carson
Please keep the feedback coming!! We appreciate it, as well as your patience as we add, delete, and change features to improve the overall experience.
Q&A
- 【D-series】Why did the machine stop processing midway?
Due to data transmission delays, the processing might be interrupted.
This firmware update improved the machine fault tolerance mechanism, which can lessen the likelihood of processing disruptions.
So, again, it's recommended to upgrade your firmware~
Weekly Recap
Hope you guys find the tips helpful! Check the list to see if you missed some of them:
[M1] Tips on Using Different Laser Processing Modes
[M1] Why is the Smart Fill Function not Working?
How to Use Materials More Efficiently?
Tips We're Writing
Just like previous episodes of WU, we selected a couple of topics based on your feedback. They are expected to be out soon;)
- The connection between power/ speed settings and processing outcomes.
- Why the corners/ twists and turns cannot be cut through?
- How does XCS estimate processing time?
Please let us know what tips/ project cases/ function introductions you'd wish to see in later series.
Also, feel free to share with us what your dream community looks like and help shape the future of xTool!
This is the end of the update this time.
Thank you for taking the time to read this!! Have a wonderful week ahead~