Hi, just wondering if anyone knows how to do a groove with a sloped end at both ends from nothing to the depth of the groove?
Its for machining some biscuit slots - if anyone can help?
David
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Re: Sloped end of a groove
Have you tried the Fluting toolpath?
Draw a line the appropriate length, select it, choose Fluting Toolpath and assign your bit and slope options.
Draw a line the appropriate length, select it, choose Fluting Toolpath and assign your bit and slope options.
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Re: Sloped end of a groove
Which software do you have? If it's VCarve or Aspire then the fluting toolpath is the way to go.
With Cut2D there aren't any 2.5d toolpaths like fluting and v-carving so you'll need to get creative. One way is to create a series of straight lines on top of each other with each one being shorter than the previous one. You can then create a profile toolpath for each one with sequential start depths and the same cut depths to produce a sloped slot.
With Cut2D there aren't any 2.5d toolpaths like fluting and v-carving so you'll need to get creative. One way is to create a series of straight lines on top of each other with each one being shorter than the previous one. You can then create a profile toolpath for each one with sequential start depths and the same cut depths to produce a sloped slot.
Re: Sloped end of a groove
Thanks
I thought Cut 2D may not do it - probably worth me upgrading to Vcarve at some point - what other benefits of V carve are there? We are mainly doing flat panels at present
I thought Cut 2D may not do it - probably worth me upgrading to Vcarve at some point - what other benefits of V carve are there? We are mainly doing flat panels at present
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Re: Sloped end of a groove
Major difference is the 2.5d toolpaths (v-carve,fluting,prism,moulding and textures) plus VCarve can machine 3D relief models as well.DGF wrote:Thanks
I thought Cut 2D may not do it - probably worth me upgrading to Vcarve at some point - what other benefits of V carve are there? We are mainly doing flat panels at present
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Re: Sloped end of a groove
Are you cutting into the top or are you cutting into the side with a key cutter?
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Re: Sloped end of a groove
Hi, cutting into the faces
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Re: Sloped end of a groove
:::sigh::::
Some of these things are really simple if a person knows a bit of gcode programming.
Set a G18/19 for an XZ or YZ plane. Determine how high above the work piece surface the center of the arc needs to be and just program the thing with a few arcs increasing in size. Simple as that.
A person can waste hours/days fiddling around trying to make a piece of software do something it was never intended to do.
ok, my "old guy" moment has passed.
Some of these things are really simple if a person knows a bit of gcode programming.
Set a G18/19 for an XZ or YZ plane. Determine how high above the work piece surface the center of the arc needs to be and just program the thing with a few arcs increasing in size. Simple as that.
A person can waste hours/days fiddling around trying to make a piece of software do something it was never intended to do.
ok, my "old guy" moment has passed.
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