Software guide
LightBurn setup, licensing, compatibility, and first cuts
Choose Core or Pro, check controller and xTool compatibility, and prepare a safe first-job workflow.
Open tutorialWorkshop reference
Tutorials
This tutorial directory collects step-by-step workshop guides for xTool design tools, laser software, UV printing, 3D printing, woodworking, and home projects. Each entry leads to a complete instructional page with the process, decisions, checks, or measurements needed to follow the work.
Featured xTool tutorial
I Tested xTool’s Atomm Against the World’s Smartest Models — The Results Surprised Me
Compare the original Astra, Sol, and Atomm designs, copy the exact Night Shift brief, then follow the generation, file-checking, credit, and community workflow.
- Compare the three original designs
- Copy the exact layered-project brief
- Check exported geometry before cutting
- Understand current credits and creator rewards
01 tutorial
Laser software
Set up the software path and understand what happens before the first cut.
04 tutorials
UV printing
Learn the process, workspace requirements, running costs, and material checks behind direct-to-object printing.
Start here
UV printing for beginners
Understand direct UV, UV DTF, the basic workflow, and the questions to answer before adding a printer.
Open tutorialSafety guide
UV printer safety and ventilation
Plan ventilation, filtration, PPE, ink handling, waste handling, and a safer workshop zone.
Open tutorialCost and care
UV ink costs and maintenance
Account for white ink, gloss, cleaning cycles, waste, failed prints, and maintenance overhead.
Open tutorialMaterials guide
UV materials and adhesion testing
Prepare blanks and test adhesion on acrylic, glass, metal, wood, leather, plastic, and transfer film.
Open tutorial03 tutorials
3D printing
Follow complete filament and resin workflows, including the work that happens after a print starts.
Filament workflow
Filament 3D printing workflow
Move from model and material through slicing, first-layer checks, monitoring, cleanup, fitting, and revision.
Open tutorialResin workflow
Resin 3D printing workflow
Plan removal, washing, drying, curing, support cleanup, supplies, and material-specific safety.
Open tutorialReference guide
Filament drying temperatures and times
Compare source-backed drying cycles and check whether a dryer reaches the temperature your material needs.
Open tutorial03 tutorials
DIY and woodworking
Use measured project examples for cutting, assembly, finishing, and installation decisions.
Outdoor build
Build a cat-face picket gate
Calculate the panel, shape the pickets, transfer the silhouette, cut, assemble, hang, and finish the gate.
Open tutorialWoodworking project
Build a scrap-walnut record holder
Turn small walnut offcuts into a compact now-playing stand with measured cuts and a stable groove.
Open tutorialHome project
Paint a concrete basement floor
Plan preparation, room sequencing, coating directions, drying time, supplies, and later touch-ups.
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