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If you export your current components as stl files, then import them, you can rotate them during the import process.

I have a little different setup since I didn't want my CNC controller to talk to the internet. It is set up to only talk to the internal Wifi in my shop. I have a little 1tb western digital disk drive that attaches to the wifi router. I save files to that disk drive, and they can then be used by the...

It converts the .stl file into a Vectric component, which can be manipulated like any other Vectric component. It is no longer an stl file. However, VCarve does keep track of how many stl files it has imported and limits you to one. So, import once, then copy and modify (to the extent VCarve allows ...

You can model this with a 2-rail sweep. I've attached a file with the vectors but not the components as it gets very large with the required resolution. 1. When you set up the job, hold the "shift" key when clicking on "New". This will give you the option of creating the file with "Maximum" resoluti...

It is trial and error to an extent. My mentor way back when told me to push my machine until I break a bit or see problems in the cut, then back off a little and use those settings going forward. As a result I push many of my bits at higher speeds and feeds than the feedrate charts tell me to use, b...

Burn marks could be either or both of the reasons you mentioned. If your machine can push the bit at a faster feed rate, then do. You're only taking off .01", so very little material, which could also be contributing to the heat since there are only tiny chips to carry the heat away from the bit.

Usually this message means there is one or more parts that are too large to nest based on the parameters you have set up. That would include size of the sheet, tool diameter, border gap, and whether you are allowing the part to be rotated and the allowable rotation step angle. For example, if you ha...

Mike beat me to it. You have z0 set to the surface of the material in VCarve. Are you sure that's where it's set in Carbon?

When the bit is loud it is usually an indication the spindle speed is too high relative to the feed rate. At the slow speeds you are cutting I would expect the bit to be loud given the high RPMs (21k RPMs is way faster than I ever run any bit on my machine, and I run my 1/4" bit at multiples of 40 i...

What John said. The only thing you can do is get the fastest laptop you can, with the fastest disk you can. I buy gaming laptops with solid state drives to speed things as much as possible. I do get a decent graphics card, but only because I have other software that can make use of it. As far as the...

I'm using the wrong terminology and probably confusing things. I mean a 3d finishing toolpath.

Please see the attached example. I used 2 profile paths to provide relief before doing the "roughing" 3d finishing tooplath.

No, I mean a carving toolpath with a large ballnose, followed by the regular carving toolpath with your small ballnose. A large ballnose bit, with a large stepover, cutting on a slightly larger copy of your component, will essentially accomplish the same thing as a roughing toolpath, and because you...

Here's a thought for how to hog out the material faster. A carving toolpath can serve as a roughing pass. It takes more effort to set up than just making a roughing pass, but might achieve your objective. 1. carefully create a couple of profile or pocket paths with a larger end mill in the direction...

Do they really want the .pp files? That's the post-processor. If they want the g-code files, that's different. In the GRBL post-processor, it specifies that those files have an extension of .gcode

This is how I understand use of the zero plane. The point of the zero plane in this situation is to provide a reference for VCarve as to how to handle the edge of the component. Components are essentially "pixel" based - they consist of a bunch of points, each of which has a height from 0 associated...