Use xTool Creative Space on Your Mobile Phone

Vicky Team

Updated August 31, 2023 10:26

Preparations

Connect XCS and your xTool device

Create your works with XCS on your mobile phone

1. Software and device settings

2. Start your project

3. Add objects on the canvas

4. Complete the processing settings

5. Start processing

XCS can run on mobile phones and iPad. Before you create your works with XCS on your mobile device, you need to connect XCS to your xTool device first.

Preparations

A mobile phone or iPad with the XCS app installed. If you haven't installed the XCS app, go to an app store, search for xTool Creative Space, and install it.
2.4G Wi-Fi network available (5G Wi-Fi network is not supported currently)
An xTool device powered on

Connect XCS and your xTool device

This page uses a mobile phone and xTool P2 as an example to describe how to connect XCS and your xTool device.

1. Open XCS on the mobile phone, and tap Connect device.

Note: If you xTool device has not been added to a Wi-Fi network, XCS cannot find it. Therefore, when you connect your device for the first time, you need to set a network for it first.

2. Tap the + icon in the upper-right corner, select your device model, and tap Next.

3. Long press the button on xTool P2 for 5 seconds till the indicator is solid yellow, and then tap It's ON, Next.

Note: The indicator state varies according to device. Please check the network setting state as prompted by XCS.

4. Tap Allow location access and complete the location access setting on the mobile phone.

XCS searches for the Wi-Fi network used by the mobile phone and prompts you to enter the password.

Enter the password and tap It is On, Next.

Alternatively, you can choose to enter the Wi-Fi information.
Enter the Wi-Fi name and password, and tap It is On, Next.

5. Tap Go to WLAN settings and connect the mobile phone to the hotspot of the xTool device, of which the name generally starts with the model of the device, for example, xTool_P2_xxxxxx. After the connection is complete, tap Creative Space in the upper-left corner to return to XCS.

6. Tap It is On, Next.

7. Place the mobile phone close to the xTool device, wait for the connection to complete, and tap Complete.

XCS automatically goes back to the device list, and you can see that your device is connected.

8. Tap the < icon in the upper left corner to go back to the home page. Then, you can start your creation.

Create your works with XCS on your mobile phone

The following uses xTool P2 as an example to describe the process of completing a project, from object design to material processing.

1. Software and device settings

(1) Software settings

Before you start a project, you can set the UI language and the unit for displaying the size of design objects.

Tap the menu icon in the upper left corner.

(2) Device settings

Tap Device setting and tap Working parameters to display all the parameters.

Tips: The working parameters vary according to device.

After completing the settings, tap the < icon in the upper left corner to go back to the homepage.

2. Start your project

You can start a project in one of the following ways:

Create project: creates a new project

My projects: opens a project you've saved before or from

FileCamera: takes a photo by using the camera of your mobile phone and uses it as an object for processing

Album: imports a photo from your album and uses it as an object for processing

The following uses Create project as an example. Tap Create project and then tap the empty area in the lower part to enter the canvas area.

Tips: If your device is equipped with a camera, you can see the image of the working area captured. To prevent interference of the image with your design, you can tap the camera icon in the upper right corner and choose Hide background to hide the image.

3. Add objects on the canvas

After creating a project, you can add images, texts, or shapes on the canvas, or you can choose to generate a QR code or barcode.

For example, insert a shape. After inserting it, you can tap it to edit it and set processing parameters.

1: Delete

2: Lock the aspect ratio

3: Scale with a locked aspect ratio

4: Duplicate

5: Rotate

(1) Edit the shape

The editing functions for shapes for the mobile XCS app are the same as those defined for the PC version.

Tips: Like the PC version, the settings for bitmaps and vectors are different. Set them as prompted.

(2) Set the processing parameters

The processing parameters for shapes on the mobile XCS app are the same as those defined on the PC version.

Tips: Like the PC version, the processing settings for bitmaps and vectors are different. Set them as prompted.

After editing the object and setting the processing parameters, tap OK in the upper left corner.

4. Complete the processing settings

Continue to complete the processing settings.

The default canvas is canvas1.

Select a processing mode. Only the modes available are provided.

If you use an xTool official material, select the material. The thickness is automatically set. If you use a user-defined material, you need to measure the material and enter the thickness.