After my xTool C1 unboxing, loads of you asked the same thing: can you UV print stickers on the xTool O1 Omni and then cut them out on the C1? I didn't know the answer, so I tried it and filmed the whole thing, start to finish, including the peel.
Short answer: yes, it works, and it worked really well first time. Here's exactly how I did it, step by step, with screenshots from my own setup.
Jump to: What I used · Print on the O1 Omni · Load the C1 · Scan and trace · Cut settings · Cut and peel · Before you try it
What I used
- xTool O1 Omni to UV print the designs.
- xTool C1 (the C1 Color Cutter) and its sticky cutting mat.
- Printable Sparkle Sticker Paper from xTool. It has a barcode in one corner, which matters later.
- xTool Studio, connected to both machines.
- Some sticker designs. Mine came from Creative Fabrica, in a mix of sizes and orientations.
- The weeding tool that comes with the C1, for lifting the stickers off at the end.
Step 1: Print the stickers on the O1 Omni
- Put the sticker paper on the O1 Omni bed. Try to get it fairly straight, then give it a little brush down with your hand so you know it's flat.
- In xTool Studio, connected to the O1 Omni, click Scan to scan the bed. That shows you exactly where the paper is, so you know where you can place your designs.
As you can see, mine wasn't very straight. I left it like that on purpose, because it's a good test of whether the C1 can still cut out angled images.
- Place your designs on the paper.
- Select them all, stay on the Flat tab and set Ink mode to Normal.
- Pick White + Color + Varnish and set the layers. I went with 2 white, 1 color, 1 varnish. Two white is plenty because the paper is fairly light anyway.
- Set Varnish type to Gloss. I like to jazz it up sometimes.
- Click Process. The check screen shows the estimated time before you print. Mine was 28 min 8 s, partly because I hadn't optimized the layout. Then hit Print.
When it's done, peel the sheet off the bed. Mine came out with loads of vibrancy. Great stickers before they're even cut.
Step 2: Put the sheet on the C1 mat and load it
- Stick the printed sheet onto the C1's cutting mat. The mat is sticky, so it holds the sheet in place.
- Put the corner with the barcode in the top left corner of the mat, then smooth the sheet down.
- On the C1, fold the cover back on itself. It then gives you a flat surface for the mat to sit on as it goes in.
- Leave about 15.7 in (40 cm) of space behind the C1. It feeds the mat through to the back, and you don't want it hitting anything behind it.
- Line the mat up fairly central and let the C1 take it in.
Step 3: Scan the sheet and trace the outlines
- In xTool Studio, use the tabs at the top to switch from the O1 Omni to your C1 Color Cutter tab.
- Click Background Scan. The C1 pulls the mat in and the scanner inside scans whatever is on it, so you see your printed sheet on screen. This works with basically whatever you print, as long as it can be fed into the machine.
- Leave Mode on Freestyle and click Capture & trace.
It detects the outline of every sticker and gives you a sticker cut line around each one. On mine it picked them all up really well, including the ones on an angle. The green line is where it's going to cut.
- Set the Offset. It starts at a 2 mm outline. You can drag it bigger or smaller. I went with 1 mm clearance around each sticker, because the paper is nice and shiny.
- Set the Smoothness. I used 6.
- Untick Image under Trace content so only the Outline is kept. You've already printed the images, so you only need the outlines.
- Click Apply.
One of my outlines got cut off a little where the design sat right on the edge of the paper. I didn't mind, and the rest looked good.
Step 4: Choose the cut and the material
- With the outlines selected, on the right set Process Type to Cutting. You'll see the other options there too, like Drawing, Hot Foil Process and Scoring Process.
- Set Cut Mode to Full Cut. The Material Color is picked up from what it sees in the scan.
- Hit Make. Because it's xTool paper, Studio detects it and shows Printable Sparkle Sticker Paper. Click Apply.
Once it knows the material, it applies its own cutting parameters and pressures. I didn't change anything. These are the values it loaded for me:
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Loading method | 12 in mat |
| Process head | Fine Cutting Knife |
| Cut mode | Full cut |
| Preset | Standard Reference |
| Cut pressure | 380 g |
| Speed | 509 mm/s |
| Pass | 1 |
- Hit Start. Studio prepares the file and sends it across.
- Press the button on the C1 to start cutting. Studio estimated 37 seconds for my sheet.
Step 5: Cut, peel and lift the stickers
When it's finished, don't touch anything yet. Take the mat out and peel the sticker paper off it. The waste comes away and the stickers stay behind on the mat, which is exactly what you want.
Then use the weeding tool to get under the edge of each sticker and lift it off. I did the first one live in the video (the little princess) and they all came off just as well.
That's a sticker we UV printed on the O1 Omni, traced in xTool Studio and cut out on the C1. Super easy, super quick, and it was my first time doing it. My kids are going to love these.
Before you try it
- Lining up the cut is done by the scan. There's no automatic link between the two machines yet. You scan the sheet on the C1 and trace it. I'm hoping xTool adds some kind of reference code in the future so this can be automated.
- The paper doesn't have to be perfectly straight. Mine went on at an angle and the trace still followed every sticker.
- Keep designs off the very edge. A design right on the edge of the paper can end up with a clipped outline.
- Untick Image before you apply the trace. You only want the outlines, because the print is already done.
- Your layout affects print time. Mine took 28 minutes, and I hadn't optimized the layout.
- The C1 can print on its own too. This test was all about whether the O1 Omni and C1 work together, and they do.
More on the C1
If you're new to the C1, my xTool C1 unboxing, setup and first stickers video covers getting it out of the box and running.
What should I try next?
Let me know in the comments on the video what you'd like to see me make with the O1 Omni and C1 next.
