Vectric Customer

I have a pocket that I am trying to add machining to but keep getting an error. The pocket is 3/4" wide X 1 7/16" long. I have selected a 1/4" bit to make the cut but I keep getting the error "No toolpath generated for current parameters. Check tool can fit into selected vectors at machining depth."...

Thanks TReischl & Leo. I understand what you are saying about the customer base and the type of machines they are running. I was just hopeful that we could have it in V-Carve as we are cutting about 1000 shelves per week and they need to be consistent. For the shelves, I used Cabinet Vision to creat...

Thanks Leo. That's what I was afraid of. I'm really surprised that more people aren't asking for it. It makes life a lot simpler. Maybe some wiz with experience modifying posts knows a way to have it add the G41/G42 into the code. I have a copy of my post for Cabinet Vision which uses cutter comp bu...

Thanks, mtylerfl but I need actual cutter compensation using G41/G42. We run several programs for a customer at night when we are not cutting cabinets. I can't sit around and wait for the CNC operator to change bits and then re-calculate the toolpath. I need it to do it on the fly since they might c...

I currently run version 9.5 and I am thinking of upgrading to version 10.
My question is, does version 10 support cutter compensation?
Any input is greatly appreciated.

It took me a few tries with the offsetting and merging but I did what they said and made clean copies of the text so worst case I just deleted the bad text and made a new copy of it to work with. Having the toolpath preview was also quite helpful in making sure it was correct before taking the plung...

We are located in Lowell, Indiana, USA.
JR's Custom Cabinets, Inc.

I finally had a chance to try out the layered text that we covered at the Chicago Users Group meeting.
This is my first attempt but I am quite pleased with the results.
This was carved on an old piece of barn wood.