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You could post a question re: how the guy did it in the YouTube video comments. I thought about that but I was really hoping to get a quick answer. My experience with YouTube comment questions is that if you get a response at all, more often than not it can take weeks. But I posted the same questio...

It probably goes without saying I'm brand new to the laser part of this. I want to be able to home the laser. I know how to turn it on and off using full power, but I really don't want to burn a spot in my workpiece trying to home the laser. I watched a YouTube video where a guy was toggling the las...

Ah, I understand now. I had to read it again. Now I just have to figure out what happened to break the bit. Although I may never know. I won't rule out that it was something dumb that I did. I appreciate all the help!!!

To clarify I had a look at the g-code for the "V-Carve 2[Clear 3]" toolpath and it looks fine to me. The first pass is done at 0.1250 below z-zero which is correct as the start depth is 0.0625 so that first pass is 0.0625. The second pass is at 0.18750 below z-zero which is also correct as that's 0...

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Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:22 pm

Have you looked at the gadget link Adrian posted above?

Not yet. I'm juggling these questions with the work I have to do for my actual job. But I definitely will. Sounds like it could possibly solve all my problems.

With so many bits (do you really need that many?) it's hard to see exactly what is going on in the preview wireframe but it certainly looks like it's doing two passes on all the full contact parts from what I can see. When I looked at the part that was being carved, the 1/16" bit was very obviously...

Unless I'm missing something here, you don't need all of those toolpaths. As an example, set Vcarve 4 start depth to 0 and the flat depth to the full .4375 and recalculate. Turn on the animate preview and set the speed slider down to about half way. Run all four vcarve4 toolpaths in sequence starti...

Thank you, Adrian. I will check out that gadget but I may be confused. The start depth on my first pass is zero with a flat depth of 1/16". The following paths start at the new level and go to a flat depth of 1/8" each. Did I misunderstand your answer?

Outstanding idea! Here's a link to the file. I'm also open to any other tips if anyone sees anything wrong with it.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ak9iX-omcv-PsknHQx2 ... w?e=uP9uVy

I broke an expensive bit. I have the pass depth for my 1/16” upcut bit set to 1/16” (0.0625). I was doing a vcarve using that bit as a clearing bit with the clearing pass Flat Depth set to 1/8” (0.125). On that clearing pass the CNC plunged to 1/8” and after a few seconds, the bit snapped (I'm using...

With Merge by Part checked it hangs. Unchecked it works (thank you btw) but the warning dialog box concerns me. Doesn't this mean the path order could be random? Either way, I may have to bite the bullet and purchase the upgrade.

This makes no sense. I see that you were able to merge all three passes successfully. I updated my program to the current version and opened my file. I can merge the first 3 clearing passes and the vcarve path but once again when I try to merge the second clearing pass, whether I do it in order, or ...

Here is an example file. Clearing path 2 is the group that is giving me trouble.

I have different files that use several clearing passes starting with a .25 endmill, followed by a .125 endmill, and finally a 15-degree v-bit. I want to merge the toolpaths for each bit. I have no problem merging the toolpaths for the .25 endmill and the 15-degree v-bit, but every time I try to mer...

That's exactly what I needed to know. Thank you.