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Convert xTool XCS to SVG (Beta)

Turn an xTool Creative Space .xcs project into a true-scale, layered SVG for Inkscape, Illustrator, Cricut or any laser software.

Opens: XCS, XS, LBRN2, LBRN, SVG
Saves: LBRN2, SVG, XCS

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.xcs, .xs, .lbrn2, .lbrn, .svg · up to 150 MB
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    An xTool Creative Space project (.xcs), an xTool Studio project (.xs), a LightBurn project (.lbrn2 or .lbrn) or an SVG drawing.

    Options

    Automatic: .xcs becomes LightBurn + SVG; LightBurn and SVG become .xcs.

    More options

    Only used when an .xcs file is created. “Keep” uses the machine saved in an xTool file, otherwise a D1 Pro.

    Hidden xTool layers and objects are kept as layers that are switched off (not output).

    Lists every layer with its settings below the drawing, on its own layer. Delete it before cutting.

    Your files are deleted after processing.

    An .xcs file is a project saved by xTool Creative Space or xTool Studio, and only xTool's software opens it. To edit a design in Inkscape or Illustrator, or to cut it with software that imports SVG, convert it here: you get an SVG at the original size, with one layer per laser operation.

    How to convert XCS to SVG

    1. Upload the .xcs (xTool Creative Space 1.0 to 2.7, or xTool Studio). Studio's newer .xs projects work the same way.
    2. Convert to is preset to Layered SVG. Choose All three if you also want a LightBurn project.
    3. Check the preview: the drawing, its size and a table of layers with power, speed and passes.
    4. Download the .svg and open it in Inkscape, Illustrator or your cutting software.

    How the SVG is organised

    • True scale. Size and coordinates are in millimetres, so every shape imports at its real size.
    • One layer per xTool setting. Each layer is named after its job, for example Score (paper cuts) or Engrave (metal graphics), and uses the original layer colour. In Inkscape these appear as real layers.
    • Text as outlines. xTool stores the letter shapes of each text object, and those are used, so the lettering looks right without the font installed.
    • Images embedded. Photos and bitmaps for engraving are included in the file.
    • Groups, rotation and mirroring are kept.

    Settings and the legend

    SVG has no standard field for laser power or speed. The converter stores them as layer attributes, which most other programs ignore, and adds a legend below the drawing listing every layer's settings, on its own layer Legend (delete before cutting). Remove that layer before sending the job to a laser, or switch the legend off in More options. Use the legend to set up power and speed in your own software, and test on scrap first.

    Things to check

    • Layers that were switched off in xTool are kept, marked (not output) in their name. They are visible in the SVG, so hide or delete them if you don't need them, or untick Include hidden objects before converting.
    • xTool processes without a plain SVG meaning, such as colour engraving, intaglio or relief, become ordinary engrave layers, and the result says so.
    • Several canvases end up side by side on one page.

    For LightBurn, the .lbrn2 conversion keeps settings as real layer settings.

    More about what this tool reads and writes: xTool XCS ↔ LightBurn & SVG Converter.

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