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Text is a different animal than vectors. If you need it to scale like that then I suggest you either do it with the scaling tool or convert into vectors before changing units. Curious though, why would you start out using imperial units and then convert everything? Does your machine only run in metr...

Yup, lots of other folks have seen this sort of thing. Check the easiest things first, like the plunge feedrate you are using. Most "end mills" do not like plunging because most are not true end cutting end mills. Look at the mechanical connections, but honestly, that does not strike me as the issue...

I think all you need to do is use the Edit function from the tool PATH window. This is NOT in the tool database window.

Ok, I'll bite. Why is using the field in the software for exactly the required purpose a lousy way to do it compared to lying about the size of the tool to the software? The allowance only effects the sides and not the bottom. That is controlled by the cut depth. It sort of has to do with how I rea...

Just do it. Then hover your mouse over the pocket to see what the depth actually is. Or, you can also find that information on the tool path listing. BTW, I think using the pocket "allowance" is a lousy way to do it. When I need to tune a pocket I just Edit the tool and adjust the diameter a tad. If...

Uncle Bob, take a look at the date on the posts, about 7 years ago. . . .

I think Len is still around though.

Those look really good.

Ted, I thought you had mentioned you have CorelDRAW, some time ago...it also pans with the scroll wheel held down. (So does Auuuto cad.) Corel Draw has bit the dust. A sordid tale at best. Suddenly my 2019 version developed issues, like not running at all. Contacted Corel. Oh, well, Windows did an ...

The scroll wheel hold down works, but like I said above, not one other piece of software that I own does pan that way. Now I could go off on a rant and spiel away about it ad nauseam but the simple matter is that those who wrote it that way did it for a reason, not a whim. One thing I have always sa...

I have grown wary of "advance hardware" over the years for the exact reasons listed above. Something gets updated and the update fails to include a driver or whatever. Not exactly sure what great benefit would result in using a 3d mouse in Vectric products though? I understand if one is using the 3d...

Lines are great, but holes for pins are the greatest. Been using this tooling method for years. Buy some 1” long 1/4” pins. Pocket cut holes in X and Y. I have one at 1” from zero, one at 2”, then every 2” after that. By putting 2 pins on one axis, and one on the other, you can bank your work piece...

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Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:36 pm

Unless I did it wrong it does recreate the desired form.

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And nope, that is not the desired form according to Leo's post.

Like this? I used the 2-rail sweep but I had to play with the vectors quite a bit. I created three stacked components then copied the vectors to a new layer then offset and cut them to create the sweep. Yup, that is exactly what I was writing about. Not sure what you mean by "play with the vectors"...

I think you need to break it down into 3 individual items then merge them together. You can use a two rail sweep: Capture.PNG So you make three of these, each one thicker than the one before. Then merge them all together. That long radius down the length will get covered by each subsequent component...

Hmmm, I think you are stuck. Another comment, a lot of the "oaks" are extremely porous along the grain. For instance, you can actually blow through red oak like it is a straw. That porosity does not make for a good working cutting board. It stains easily and could be a health issue. If it is just a ...