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by MDHunt
Tue Dec 06, 2022 4:13 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: 3D view is almost completely black
Replies: 9
Views: 2818

Re: 3D view is almost completely black

Well, I just closed it and reopened it and it seems to work fine now. I do appreciate the effort to help though.
by MDHunt
Tue Dec 06, 2022 4:08 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: 3D view is almost completely black
Replies: 9
Views: 2818

Re: 3D view is almost completely black

Here is what I am looking at. The Material is set to Canadian Maple, and I don't have any colors on toolpaths or anything like that.
Thanks
by MDHunt
Tue Dec 06, 2022 3:37 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: 3D view is almost completely black
Replies: 9
Views: 2818

3D view is almost completely black

I haven't done any CNC work for over a year and am working on it again, so maybe I missed something. I built a flag in 2D and when it shows up in the 3D tab, it is almost completely black and too dark to see any details. I tried to adjust the 3D view under Edit/Options, but this did not work. I am s...
by MDHunt
Tue Oct 20, 2020 3:00 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Help with 3D tear out
Replies: 8
Views: 2225

Re: Help with 3D tear out

Kid of a rule of thumb (pirate rule) not to exceed 1/2 of diameter on pass depth. And you are right, pine is not helping. I do all my mockup/prototypes in pink building foam. Tear out never an issue and it machines like wood. I will check the pass depth and check for stray vectors in that area agai...
by MDHunt
Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:57 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Help with 3D tear out
Replies: 8
Views: 2225

Re: Help with 3D tear out

SteveNelson46 wrote:
Sun Oct 18, 2020 7:20 pm
Did you design the shape yourself or was it created from an image?
Steve, the shape was created from an image. I googled Army Aviation Wings svg and found the picture.
by MDHunt
Sun Oct 18, 2020 12:15 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Help with 3D tear out
Replies: 8
Views: 2225

Help with 3D tear out

I did a test run of a 3D roughing toolpath (.25BN), followed by a 3D finish (.125BN) and got tearout in some of the wood. I am carving into a 16"x36"x.75" pine panel. I am running Aspire 10.5 on a Shark HD4. The spindle is running at 15,000 rpm with a feed rate of 60 ipm, pass depth of .125 and step...
by MDHunt
Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:10 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Font issue
Replies: 10
Views: 2531

Re: Font issue

Gotcha, I'll check and see if I can reinstall it.
Thanks
by MDHunt
Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:49 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Font issue
Replies: 10
Views: 2531

Font issue

I haven't used my program in several months due to a LONG hiking trip. When I tried to make updates to a project that I have already completed, I get an error message stating: The font originally used for the text being edited is not available on this system. Calvert MT Pro Bold The default font wil...
by MDHunt
Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:47 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: "A" axis?
Replies: 9
Views: 3000

Re: "A" axis?

TReischl wrote:From what you wrote it sounds like you corrected the issue.

As to what happened? You pushed the wrong button.
Ahh yes, I did figure that out. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the A axis is for?
Thanks :D
by MDHunt
Sun Sep 01, 2019 8:21 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: "A" axis?
Replies: 9
Views: 3000

"A" axis?

I was trying to reset my Z axis after changing a bit and accidentally hit the "View A" on my pendant. The display changed from Z axis in the top left corner to A axis and the number changed from the height of my bit to 0.0 In my confusion, I adjusted the A axis to 1.2, then backed out of it and ran ...
by MDHunt
Mon Apr 01, 2019 2:58 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Issues with Toolpath Preview
Replies: 3
Views: 2030

Re: Issues with Toolpath Preview

mtylerfl wrote:Why are you using the “Undo Last” button?
I'm not using it. The software sometimes does it automatically when I try to preview the toolpath, with the result of the toolpath not showing up on my 3D rendering.
by MDHunt
Mon Apr 01, 2019 2:20 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Issues with Toolpath Preview
Replies: 3
Views: 2030

Issues with Toolpath Preview

Has anyone else had issues with the Toolpath Preview not working? I have had to save and close my design several times and open it again just to get the preview to show what the carving will look like. It happens after I make a small change to the 2D view and recalculate the vectors. The depth of cu...
by MDHunt
Fri Mar 29, 2019 10:57 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Z zero question
Replies: 6
Views: 2480

Re: Z zero question

martin54 wrote:Try asking your question here if you are using a shark CNC

http://www.cncsharktalk.com/viewforum.php?f=2
I will do that, thank you Martin.

MD
by MDHunt
Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:40 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Z zero question
Replies: 6
Views: 2480

Z zero question

Is there a way to reset the Z zero without changing the X and Y zero?
I am doing a 3D carving and set the Z zero to the machine bed, but don't want to have to move the material I am carving to reset the zero after I have changed bits.
Thanks,
MD
by MDHunt
Thu Mar 28, 2019 3:32 am
Forum: Hardware related questions
Topic: X axis stopped working, followed by Y axis
Replies: 1
Views: 1878

X axis stopped working, followed by Y axis

Has anyone had this issue before? I was cutting the 7th tile of an 8 tiled sign and the mechanical X axis simply stopped working. The pendant showed that it was still sending the information, and you could adjust the X and Y on the pendant, but the actual movements of the machine were not occurring....