On the bottom of Material Setup on the Toolpaths tab, there's a place to specify the Home/Start position.
Try setting it to your Parking location instead of the default 0/0,
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- Mon Feb 12, 2024 3:50 pm
- Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Parking instead of homing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 381
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:25 pm
- Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Can Vcarve create a project description file
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1764
Re: Can Vcarve create a project description file
Would a job sheet (next to the "Save Toolpath" button) work?
It's got a list of toolpaths including tool info with feeds & speeds in order.
It also includes material size and datum position.
It's got a list of toolpaths including tool info with feeds & speeds in order.
It also includes material size and datum position.
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 3:55 pm
- Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Creating Oval type compartment
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1570
Re: Creating Oval type compartment
Use the Moulding Toolpath.
You'll need two vectors: a drive rail along one of the long edges of a barrel, and a profile vector that's the cross section of the barrel.
Reverse the direction of the drive rail vector if the barrel cuts on the wrong side of the vector.
You'll need two vectors: a drive rail along one of the long edges of a barrel, and a profile vector that's the cross section of the barrel.
Reverse the direction of the drive rail vector if the barrel cuts on the wrong side of the vector.
- Sat Mar 04, 2023 6:10 am
- Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Zank inlay - Trouble with the plug toolpath
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1165
Re: Zank inlay - Trouble with the plug toolpath
It wasn't the rounded part in the air gap that was bothering me, but the rounded edges at the bottom of the plug -- I thought the pocket was prismatic, with all flat, non-curved sides.
I just took a closer look at the pocket, and it's got the same curved sides, and matches the plug.
Color me
I just took a closer look at the pocket, and it's got the same curved sides, and matches the plug.
Color me
- Fri Mar 03, 2023 5:10 pm
- Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Zank inlay - Trouble with the plug toolpath
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1165
Zank inlay - Trouble with the plug toolpath
I'm trying to cut a star shaped plug for a Zank style inlay and having trouble with the toolpath. The inside corners of the top of the plug (or bottom of the plug when glued in) are getting rounded. Details: 60 degree vbit 0.25" plug depth 1/16" (0.0625) air gap between plug and pocket surfaces Glue...
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 4:50 pm
- Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Two sided editing
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1491
Re: Two sided editing
I've been wondering the best way of doing this as well
One way that comes to mind is move the vectors from one side to the other, shift everything, and then move back to the other side.
There's got to be a better way!
One way that comes to mind is move the vectors from one side to the other, shift everything, and then move back to the other side.
There's got to be a better way!
- Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:48 pm
- Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Cutting Observations of a Newbie
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18469
Re: Cutting Observations of a Newbie
This sounds like an issue with zeroing the different bits. If you're setting the Z manually, you might be zeroing the vbit a touch low. Also, try to zero the bits in the same XY spot on the material or spoilboard -- if the material or spoilboard isn't perfectly flat, zeroing in different XY location...
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 6:59 pm
- Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Getting a smooth pocket in HDU
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3843
Re: Getting a smooth pocket in HDU
Could the HDU be flexing as it's cut?
What kind of bit -- upcut, downcut, ...?
How thick is the material?
What kind of bit -- upcut, downcut, ...?
How thick is the material?
- Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:55 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Stacked/Layered Text with a V-Groove bit
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3467
Re: Stacked/Layered Text with a V-Groove bit
And that's exactly what I was looking for -- thanks!!!FixitMike wrote:If you are making a layered text carving with a V bit, just be sure that the start depth for both layers is 0. There may be some air cutting...
- Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:41 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Stacked/Layered Text with a V-Groove bit
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3467
Stacked/Layered Text with a V-Groove bit
Thinking about trying to make a stacked/layered text sign (as in the Stacked Text with Dan tutorial , but using a v-groove bit and v-carve toolpaths. The problem I can see is that when cutting the bottom layer, the top text is going to have to be bigger. I can try calculating how much bigger, and of...
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 4:30 pm
- Forum: Cut2D - General
- Topic: The New Map Thread - Show us where you are in the world
- Replies: 1439
- Views: 4385732
Re: The New Map Thread - Show us where you are in the world
pixl8ed AKA Mike Hatalski
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677