4.0 question

[kzeyus]

Sent this to Tony and Brian, but since it's late in jolly old England and curosity is getting the best of me, I wanted to post this and see if a) others get the same results or b) if any one can point out a difference in way I setup my 3.1 and 4.0 versions to explain why my 4.0 toolpath seems to show many more jog moves and longer run time than 3.1

I created the file in 4.0 and noticed a lot of jog moves in the vbit toolpath, so I exported as eps and brought into 3.1 and tried to re-create with exact same tools an parameters. Maybe I've done something different in 3.1 and 4.0 with tool setup or something, but I'm overlooking it if so.

Thanks!

[mark296]

and brought into 3.1 and tried to re-create with exact same tools an parameters.
Thanks!

Try and import the same eps that you imported in 3.1 back into 4 and I am sure you will see a difference. Import the exact same file not one that looks like it.

[CRFultz]

Try grouping like items and then run a toolpath for each one...

VCP will generate a toolpath in order that they are selected....

Banshee first
cycle club second

so forth..
this will keep your rapids to a minimum.

Chuck

[kzeyus]

Mark296: It was the same .eps used in both versions.

Chuck: Thanks, your suggestion will work as a workaround for now.

Tony has been in contact and has added the problem to his list of todo's.

Thanks for the help!

[mark296]

so I exported as eps and brought into 3.1 and tried to re-create with exact same tools an parameters.

Hi kzeyus,
I was talking about the eps you exported from Vcarve 4 and imported into 3.1. Vcarve 4 may have cleaned it up during the export so it looked better in 3.1 Hope you didn't take offence in my explanation.

[kzeyus]

Mark296:

I never take offence in online communications - it's all to easy to misunderstand what someone means or says online, but it sure is helpful to have these resources!