cut3d vs. aspire

[RTM]

I have had vcarve pro for a while now and really like the program
recently I am in need of 2 sided machining of 3d parts, which I understand cut3d dose
I am also interested in getting aspire, dose aspire do 2 sided machining also or would I also need cut3d to do that.

[CarveOne]

Yes, Aspire does two side machining. It is just a procedure that Vectric products can do. You can do it as two separate halves (front and back) and glue them together, or with a single piece of wood that uses alignment pins to keep it aligned when you flip the wood over to cut the second side. There is a training video for the latter method.

CarveOne

[larrybadgett]

I still use Cut3D for 2 and 4 sided machining in order to use the over cutting ability that Aspire does not provide. It would certainly be nice if it were added to Aspire,

[Adrian]

What do you mean by over cutting?

[larrybadgett]

This is the over cut feature in Cut3D. Maybe you can tell me an easy way of doing this in Aspire.

[Adrian]

What version of Cut3D do you have? The version I have (1.025) doesn't have that section which is why I didn't recognise the term.

It has a Cut Plane Position in Model section instead which Aspire has as well.

[larrybadgett]

What version of Cut3D do you have? The version I have (1.025) doesn't have that section which is why I didn't recognise the term.

It has a Cut Plane Position in Model section instead which Aspire has as well.

You need to update! I've got 1.110 that came out in Nov 12, 2007.

[RTM]

Thanks for the replies
Ill get the demos and try them out

[Adrian]

Doesn't the cut plane do the same thing as the the overcut though? It would seem a bit strange for Aspire to have a feature from an older version.

Mine is the demo version off the website as I no longer have a Cut3D license since upgrading. I just use the demo for helping people out. Not sure why the demo isn't the very latest version.

[larrybadgett]

"Mine is the demo version off the website as I no longer have a Cut3D license since upgrading. I just use the demo for helping people out. Not sure why the demo isn't the very latest version."

Why would you not still have a Cut3d license if you once had one? It doesn't expire!

[Adrian]

When you upgrade to another package it does. For instance if you upgrade from VCarve to Aspire you no longer have a VCarve license.

I bought VCarve, Cut3D and PhotoVCarve donkeys years ago and then did an upgrade deal to Aspire. To be honest I don't remember if Cut3D was part of that or not so I might still have a license but I've never had the need to use it since getting Aspire.

[Leo]

I also have Cut3D / V-Carve Pro / PhotoVcarve.

When I upgraded to Aspire I could only upgrade from one of the three - so I upgraded from V-Carve Pro. At that point I still have Cut3D and PhotoVcarve.

I sold my right to Cut3D and transferred the license.

I still have the PhotoVcarve. With a $50 transfer fee it's not really worth it to sell it, so I will just keep it.

You probably still have the license for Cut3D, you could sell it and transfer the license.

[RTM]

So I got both trials for cut3d and aspire.
In aspire I cant see that it programs both top and bottum like cut3d, do you have to do each side seperatly ?

[larrybadgett]

In a nut shell, Yes!