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by LittleGreyMan
Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:03 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Tool pass depth vs pocket depth
Replies: 15
Views: 492

Re: Tool pass depth vs pocket depth

Hello,
Remember Vectric has put a lot of effort writing an excellent documentation (RTFM=Read This Fantastic Manual :D )
Search it for "Pass Depth Control" and you'll get all necessary information regarding pass depth tolerance.
HTH
by LittleGreyMan
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:47 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: 3D Carving Times
Replies: 12
Views: 759

Re: 3D Carving Times

Hello, I am surprised that nobody mentions rest machining: https://docs.vectric.com/docs/V11.5/Aspire/ENU/Help/form/Finish%20Machining%20Toolpath/index.html#e7dce7b23a3a Doug wrote: Use the largest bit possible to get the detail you want. If some parts of your design are less detailed than others, y...
by LittleGreyMan
Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:22 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Spindle speed Following a vcarve version change
Replies: 16
Views: 950

Re: Spindle speed Following a vcarve version change

How do you control the spindle speed on your machine? It looks like you have a preset on your VFD and the previous postprocessor didn't transmit any speed command and you were happy with that constant speed. The [S]M3 now transmits the speed defined in your project, which is different and overrides ...
by LittleGreyMan
Sat Feb 03, 2024 5:33 pm
Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
Topic: Modelling question
Replies: 9
Views: 943

Re: Modelling question

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by LittleGreyMan
Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Spindle speed Following a vcarve version change
Replies: 16
Views: 950

Re: Spindle speed Following a vcarve version change

Nicolas,
Did you solve your problem?
by LittleGreyMan
Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:26 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Spindle speed Following a vcarve version change
Replies: 16
Views: 950

Re: Spindle speed Following a vcarve version change

Could you please post one tap file which used to produce the expected speed setting and one with the speed issue.

You'll probably have to change the file extension from .tap to .txt before attaching it to your message.

Double check the points Adrian mentioned.
by LittleGreyMan
Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Versions of software
Replies: 11
Views: 1389

Re: Versions of software

Michael,
Searching the forum for topics including "released" will give you some additional results.
by LittleGreyMan
Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Dot Halftone
Replies: 8
Views: 1053

Re: Dot Halftone

Thanks for this clarification. I understand better now as the cut depth is not 17 but only 5.8mm which is quite reasonnable with a 60° v-bit. It's probably better to limit your pass depth to the maximum value the bit and the CNC can admit rather than 17mm which seems a lot. In this case, all holes r...
by LittleGreyMan
Wed Jan 10, 2024 6:44 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Dot Halftone
Replies: 8
Views: 1053

Re: Dot Halftone

Out of curiosity, what rpm and plunge speed did you use? What material were you engraving?

17mm pass depth with a 60° seems a lot for that machine.

TIA
by LittleGreyMan
Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:28 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Arbitrary circles on Snapmaker
Replies: 17
Views: 5073

Re: Arbitrary circles on Snapmaker

Same problem, same solution. See my previous post and edit your post processor or change for another one. Snapmaker is based on Marlin which uses relative mode for IJ parameters: https://marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/G002-G003.html Check the gcode you generated with Vcarve and you'll probably see it uses ...
by LittleGreyMan
Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:38 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Display guide line numbers
Replies: 13
Views: 2628

Re: Display guide line numbers

Hi, I'm wondering if you're not simply misinterpreting the number field in the guide property dialog box. It' not a reference to a guide line numbering, but the number of guides you want to create. The select new guide checkbox (not described in help) allows you to create new guide(s) from the last ...
by LittleGreyMan
Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:29 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: STL Handling in Aspire vs Fusion
Replies: 13
Views: 1632

Re: STL Handling in Aspire vs Fusion

How does your stl look when you open it with Meshlab?
by LittleGreyMan
Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:05 pm
Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Creating an STL?
Replies: 5
Views: 2166

Re: Creating an STL?

Did you try using Meshlab decimation features in order to reduce the number of triangles?

It can dramatically reduce the number of triangles without perceptible alteration of the final part.

Given the effect of the mesh size in your process, this could be worth giving it a try.
by LittleGreyMan
Sat Sep 16, 2023 2:41 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: 11.5 update
Replies: 4
Views: 938

Re: 11.5 update

sharkcutup wrote:
Fri Sep 08, 2023 7:00 pm
How much trouble is it to move the Computer from the Machine to an Internet Connection download the Software Update then Move Computer back to machine after install/download? This way you do not have to worry about USB capabilities, etc...!
Maybe he'd rather move the bench than the piano? :D
by LittleGreyMan
Sat Sep 16, 2023 2:33 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Lithophane
Replies: 9
Views: 1061

Re: Lithophane

If you use a search engine, you'll quickly find free on-line and off-line solutions to generate a lithophane stl from a picture. I won't say more as it wouldn't be fair on Vectric's forum. As this feature is now easily available for free, Vectric should add it in Vcarve. IMO, it doesn't make sense c...