Vectric Customer

Ok I see what you mean now. You only mentioned pasting not copying. Using Ctrl-C is so ingrained that I did that and then used the other two methods for pasting. That way always works. It's not until you copy and paste both from the right click menu that it behaves that way. I did the same. Wasn’t ...

I’m seeing what you are reporting. If I select items that are on different Layers, then use the right-click Copy and Paste menu, those items “forget” what Layers they were on originally and end up pasted to whatever Layer is active at the time. Also confirmed what you observed when using the Ctrl-C ...

Ummmm - just thinking about it again, yes, there IS a way to get a varied "Z" axis component I will go find the tutorial Maybe you’re thinking of something like a “wavy flag”? Two vertical Rails plus a horizontal undulating “wavy” sweep vector. That yields a component with varied Z, but the Rails a...

In lieu of Cut/Copy/Paste icons, you can either use keyboard shortcuts or select the item(s) you want, then right-click your mouse button to show the menu with those functions instantly available.

(Adrian beat me by 2 minutes while I did the screenshot )

Beautiful job!

Great idea and great work!

Did you select and specify the Finish Toolpath to your vector boundary (the circle boundary around the dished area) you created?

Glad to help.

When you do the VCarve Toolpath, you may get a pop-up warning for possible overlaps in the vectors, etc. You can just click the “Continue Anyway” and all should be fine.

I see why you couldn't easily use the cropping on something like this to get rid of the unwanted background. In this case, your bitmap is really just a black and white line drawing, and doesn't require the use of the Sketchcarve tool to get a good result. What I did to get a nice rendition of your b...

The cropping of the bitmap should have worked (I.e., eliminated any border around it). Can you upload the bitmap here please?

Try cropping the bitmap with a circle vector, prior to using the Sketchcarve feature. (That should get rid of the bitmap rectangle background.)

Hi Mark,

Just did a quickie test. Does this screenshot resemble what you are wanting?...

...or maybe the next screenshot?

Good sleuthing, Adze. I believe you are correct.

Did you select the Component before using the Create Boundary tool? If so, then it should work!

You may need to be more specific so people can understand exactly what you’re referring to. Maybe then, someone can offer some useful help.