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by Jim_in_PA
Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: V12 COMING APRIL 2024 🎉
Replies: 55
Views: 15899

Re: V12 COMING APRIL 2024 🎉

That is indeed a kewel feature that will be very useful to many people!
by Jim_in_PA
Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:49 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: V12 for Mac Silicon, please?
Replies: 36
Views: 2303

Re: V12 for Mac Silicon, please?

relayerbob wrote:
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:52 pm


The subscription model has essentially nothing to do with the cross platform apps themselves, that's just a business model that these companies have chosen
I don't recall intimating that the two were linked because they are not. And I do agree that it's just a different business model.
by Jim_in_PA
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: V12 for Mac Silicon, please?
Replies: 36
Views: 2303

Re: V12 for Mac Silicon, please?

Thanks, Edward, for chiming in from "the horse's mouth". I truly appreciate that there is an end goal to be supportive of being more OS independent, even if the ultimate time frame is long term.
by Jim_in_PA
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:29 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: V12 for Mac Silicon, please?
Replies: 36
Views: 2303

Re: V12 for Mac Silicon, please?

I always find it interesting that we regularly see Mac users wanting Windows apps ported over to Apple equipment. Rarely do I see the opposite. Not sure what Apple does these days, but back in the day when I was developing, Arrogant Apple made it clear that no apps would run on their equipment unle...
by Jim_in_PA
Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: V12 for Mac Silicon, please?
Replies: 36
Views: 2303

Re: V12 for Mac Silicon, please?

But Vectric apps are not the only ones that Mac'ers have asked for, eventually all Microsoft apps went to browser based "subscription" offerings, as did Adobe, and a few other cad/cam solutions (that get removed when mentioned on this platform). All of these can only be accessed by subscription. Th...
by Jim_in_PA
Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: V12 for Mac Silicon, please?
Replies: 36
Views: 2303

Re: V12 for Mac Silicon, please?

Bootcamp does not exist on Apple Silicon Macs. Bootcamp relied upon the Intel architecture of the previous generations of Macs. Currently, the only way to run Windows on MacOS with Apple Silicon is via virtualization, such as with Parallels and the ARM version of Windows. (which is now thankfully su...
by Jim_in_PA
Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Dash collection for a rotary indexer
Replies: 14
Views: 1141

Re: Dash collection for a rotary indexer

Dust/chip collection from any form of lathe, including the ornamental indexer that is mounted on a CNC machine is a tough row to hoe. So in most cases, a two stage collector with a floor sweep plus a broom is pretty much what ends up being the solution. (never use a floor sweep with a single stage c...
by Jim_in_PA
Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:44 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Vectric products for OSX and Linux?
Replies: 27
Views: 15244

Re: Vectric products for OSX and Linux?

VCarve 9.519 runs just fine on a mac using a VirtualBox Windows XP VM and that's good enough for me. V11, V10 also runs great on MacOS in a Windows VM in Parallels. Win10 is more stable for me than Win11 for this particular purpose. I suspect the same technique can be used for folks who favor Linux...
by Jim_in_PA
Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Rosettes for Front Door
Replies: 10
Views: 2060

Re: Rosettes for Front Door

Those doors are stunning and the rosettes beautifully done!
by Jim_in_PA
Sun Oct 22, 2023 3:19 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: STL Handling in Aspire vs Fusion
Replies: 13
Views: 1633

Re: STL Handling in Aspire vs Fusion

I'm with Ted on this. Different applications do things different ways...pick the one you prefer for sure. I'd still cut a dimensional sign like that as a set of 2D toolpaths regardless of the software used to create the vectors because that insures that the edges stay crisp -- that's something that ...
by Jim_in_PA
Wed Oct 04, 2023 12:51 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Aspire Box Gadget
Replies: 5
Views: 2262

Re: Aspire Box Gadget

Along the lines of what 'Thinker mentioned, these interlocking CNC cut box setups are best for plywood constructions as there is no weak grain pattern. There are also voids due to the dogbone/relief cuts in the corners.
by Jim_in_PA
Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:23 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: PVC for spoil board
Replies: 19
Views: 4150

Re: PVC for spoil board

Sounds like a good plan, Leo. Perhaps some blocking material clamped down will help curtail the sliding on the slicker surface. So many different ways to "calm the beast"!!
by Jim_in_PA
Sun Sep 03, 2023 2:46 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: PVC for spoil board
Replies: 19
Views: 4150

Re: PVC for spoil board

Leo, the oak will certainly be durable because it's harder than MDF, but like any "spoil" surface, it's still going to get eaten away by your tooling when said tooling gets below the workpiece which is pretty inevitable. So you'll likely still need to resurface it at about the same rate as any other...
by Jim_in_PA
Wed Aug 30, 2023 3:06 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: PVC for spoil board
Replies: 19
Views: 4150

Re: PVC for spoil board

What "brand" the PVC sheet is will be material to how much it expands and contracts, but yes, that's more in length and width than thickness. It's the nature of the product. A close friend and general contractor abandoned one brand of PVC product because of the call-backs when it contracted and expa...
by Jim_in_PA
Mon Aug 28, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: PVC for spoil board
Replies: 19
Views: 4150

Re: PVC for spoil board

While PVC may not have issues with moisture, it's not stable dimensionally with temperature changes. That's one reason why folks opt for phenolic as an alternative to MDF for a machine bed . But you still need to use some something disposable for your actual spoilboard. PVC would be uber expensive f...