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xTool Studio guides

Written guides from my videos, with screenshots from my own setup and the exact settings I used. Pick your machine below, or search for a material or project.

Design Without Design Skills: Atomm Generators and xTool Studio
xTool StudioBeginner

Design Without Design Skills: Atomm Generators and xTool Studio

Use xTool's Atomm design generators to make a working fidget heart keychain and a two-tone name rose, just by typing ...

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How to Use Layers in xTool Studio
xTool StudioBeginner

How to Use Layers in xTool Studio

Layers let you change lots of settings at once, control the order your laser processes things and keep projects organ...

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Vector Drawing in xTool Studio: Create Custom Shapes With the Pen Tool
xTool StudioIntermediate

Vector Drawing in xTool Studio: Create Custom Shapes With the Pen Tool

How to use the basic shape tools and the vector pen tool in xTool Studio to draw your own shapes, trace around an ite...

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How to Frame Your Design in xTool Studio
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How to Frame Your Design in xTool Studio

Framing shows you exactly where your laser will engrave before you start. Here's how to frame in xTool Studio, switch...

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The xTool Studio Material Library and How to Save Custom Materials
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The xTool Studio Material Library and How to Save Custom Materials

How to find the right material in xTool Studio, what to do when yours isn't listed, and how saving your own settings ...

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How to Do a Material Test in xTool Studio
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How to Do a Material Test in xTool Studio

Got a material that isn't in the library? Here's how I set up a material test grid in xTool Studio, read the results ...

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xTool Studio for Beginners: From a Blank Screen to Your First Engraving
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xTool Studio for Beginners: From a Blank Screen to Your First Engraving

New to xTool Studio, or moving over from xTool Creative Space? Here's where everything is and how to go from a new pr...

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xTool Studio Update, August 2026: 8 New Features and How to Use Them
xTool StudioIntermediate

xTool Studio Update, August 2026: 8 New Features and How to Use Them

What the summer 2026 xTool Studio updates added and how to use them: the new 3D preview, material backups, local fold...

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xTool Studio Update, March 2026: Text on a Path, Warp, AI Emboss and More
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xTool Studio Update, March 2026: Text on a Path, Warp, AI Emboss and More

What the early 2026 xTool Studio updates added and how to use them: text on a path, warped text, image opacity, setti...

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xTool Studio Update, October 2025: Generators, Smart Nesting and Batch Fill
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xTool Studio Update, October 2025: Generators, Smart Nesting and Batch Fill

What the October 2025 xTool Studio update added and how to use it: the Earrings, Keychain and Box generators, Smart N...

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8 Hidden xTool Studio Features That Save You Time
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8 Hidden xTool Studio Features That Save You Time

Seven xTool Studio tips I use every day, plus a bonus one: several machines at once, brighter framing, a quicker engr...

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Every new feature in the xTool Studio update
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xTool Studio Update: 13 New Features Explained

Smart Nesting, Auto Fill, Atomm AI, Batch Resize and more. Every new feature in the latest xTool Studio update, with ...

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