You may have a customer that wants a proof of a Xenetech job before it is engraved.  You can't e-mail him the XOT file, he has no way of opening it.  What he needs is a PDF file of the job, but how do you make one? It is simple if you follow these instructions.   Follo w...

Traditionally, XGW asks the software user to input values about the material to be engraved. Most commonly, these values include the size of the material and the location (material offsets). Typically, it is much faster to use the rulers on a laser table to determine offset, and a...

The release of Xenetech XL-series laser engravers expands the traditional mode of manually focusing a laser to the engraving material by using a provided tool to guarantee a proper focal distance. Since the XL lasers have a physical spring-loaded switch-and-sensor system, additional...

XOT I.E. engraving tables varied somewhat across the span of their manufacturing process. However, the general idea for removing the belt is similar for all of them. In the photograph below, you can clearly see the idler pulley which is connected to the spindle motor by a large braided...

You can use a hand-held bar code scanner to input text information into XGW for output to an engraver. In such a scenario, the scanner simply replaces the keyboard input. You will need to create a layout in XGW to use as a template. Create a NEW job in XGW. Press...

Xenetech Graphic Workstation uses many routines to automatically adjust text objects for layout positioning. In XGW, the term "JUSTIFICATION" refers to the mathematical positioning of an object between the margins applied to that specific object. This is slightly different than what...

Job Reporter Job Reporter will compile and produce job performance reports for each machine.  Reports can be compiled by day, week, month and year as well as filtered by date, job file name, job status (complete, etc.), and the...