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by gregk
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:58 am
Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
Topic: quick way to remove bumps from a plane
Replies: 4
Views: 615

Re: quick way to remove bumps from a plane

Hi, I mainly work on topographic models, and on the latest one I have lots of fairly flat areas that are pocked with small quarries and large industrial building and piles of material. I can fill the quarries by simply merging a simple shape and adjusting its height to be ground level. For removing...
by gregk
Mon Jan 22, 2024 2:01 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: STL Import Problem
Replies: 21
Views: 4396

Re: STL Import Problem

Hi Guys, I hope 2024 is bringing you all much better times than last year. Okay, I will attach three pics of when I was importing an STL file into VCarve Pro 11.554. Please can anyone tell me, why I was able to import the STL, centre, then position and import it, BUT, then it would show on the page...
by gregk
Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:20 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Problem when selecting rotary job
Replies: 5
Views: 770

Re: Problem when selecting rotary job

Thank you for helping. Knight1.crv is the name of the file. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pygp66POn057xsOu5sK2vlXJ5MB-HDa6/view?usp=sharing This looks like a shader failure. As an interim solution please switch to software renderer (Edit->Options, then 3D view settings->Use Software Renderer). I...
by gregk
Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:46 pm
Forum: Laser Module - General
Topic: Laser Mach4 and 4th Axis G94 to G93
Replies: 7
Views: 10234

Re: Laser Mach4 and 4th Axis G94 to G93

The line 190 has no axis specified, just 0. I suspect that is causing it to stop. In a stock post-processor it would be a plunge, but since you've removed z moves, this move is now invalid. The zero actually comes from the power variable ( [P] ). I've made changes to your PP, put an empty PLUNGE_MOV...
by gregk
Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:19 am
Forum: Laser Module - General
Topic: Laser Mach4 and 4th Axis G94 to G93
Replies: 7
Views: 10234

Re: Laser Mach4 and 4th Axis G94 to G93

Hello Jamie,

When using inverse-time mode the feedrate has to be specified for every move. I think [FI] is missing in the FEED_MOVE section of the post-processor:

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begin FIRST_FEED_MOVE

"[N]G1[X][Y][P][FI]"
I hope that helps,
Greg K
by gregk
Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:39 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Centering rotary job in V-Carve Pro 11.5
Replies: 9
Views: 1089

Re: Centering rotary job in V-Carve Pro 11.5

As I mentioned in my first post, round objects are no problem. If I turn the outside of the flute first and then set it up in the gun drill and bored the center, they are center bored even if I'm going 24". However, doing this, if there a knot or any kind of a weak spot in the wood, as thin as the ...
by gregk
Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:42 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Tool Database question
Replies: 11
Views: 1673

Re: Tool Database question

To remove cutting data for a single material just press 'Remove' in the bottom right corner.
I hope that helps,

Greg K
by gregk
Tue May 30, 2023 10:09 am
Forum: Gadgets - General
Topic: help with first time gadget
Replies: 6
Views: 4681

Re: help with first time gadget

Do you know anything on how to delete vectors from a gadget? There must be a way For each vector that you want to remove, you need to get a CadLayer object that contains it and then use RemoveObject or RemoveAt method: local object = layer:GetAt(pos) layer:RemoveObject(object) -- or layer:RemoveAt(...
by gregk
Mon Mar 06, 2023 2:04 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Proud Text on 3D object
Replies: 3
Views: 624

Re: Proud Text on 3D object

If you have VCarve in V10.5 or higher, you can take advantage of the level clipping feature to add the text to your imported model. To do that create a new level with combine mode set to add, and add one of the rectangular tabs from clipart tab. Position and resize the tab so that it covers the are ...
by gregk
Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:47 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Model rotation
Replies: 11
Views: 2883

Re: Model rotation

MarionGreenlee wrote:
Fri Feb 10, 2023 9:29 pm
Gary, that is what I did first but need to rotate it a little more after I imported it. I wish we could go back to the "Import 3D Model > Transform" and readjust as needed.

Thanks,
You can right click on the imported component in the model tree and select "Re-Import".
Hope that helps,

Greg K.
by gregk
Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:14 am
Forum: Laser Module - General
Topic: laser module, tool database materials
Replies: 5
Views: 6513

Re: laser module, tool database materials

I just recently installed my new laser and have added the Vectric laser module to my aspire software. When, however, I am going through the tutorials, their tutorials reveal different materials within the tool data base. When I click on materials, in the laser tool path, all I see is Hardwood, soft...
by gregk
Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:45 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Question re. Copying and Array-Copying Models
Replies: 3
Views: 1311

Re: Question re. Copying and Array-Copying Models

Assuming I want to carve several spoons out of a board in the same job. The model of the spoon is imported (create both sides). I know I could do an "Array-Copy Toolpaths" to just multiply the toolpaths made for a single spoon. But that would not allow me to nest the models randomly for best materi...
by gregk
Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:42 am
Forum: Post Processors
Topic: Need to make a change for a hotwire
Replies: 4
Views: 2646

Re: Need to make a change for a hotwire

Taking out all feedrates and just putting in the beginning of the file to change as needed at the machine. That works. The minimum of F30 retract cannot (from what I can tell) be changed. And, worse and I'd think a slight bug, it forces the next rapid moves to be the same feedrate as well (or maybe...
by gregk
Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:51 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Toolpath moves out of group after editing
Replies: 3
Views: 1357

Re: Toolpath moves out of group after editing

Hello Steve and tenfrozentoes,

Would any of you mind sending us the file with toolpaths leaving groups upon recalculation? Please send them to support@vectric.com and reference this thread and we will investigate.

Greg K
by gregk
Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:09 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Help with photo v carve
Replies: 4
Views: 1448

Re: Help with photo v carve

Here are the three different settings I have tried. #1 all default settings with picture and photo tool path. attached photo to original post. #2 import same picture, in photo editor, set contrast up 1/2 way, set brightness down 1 tick, set gamma up 1/2 way, and default photo toolpath. #3 import sa...