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Right click on ONE of the nodes selected, click the Properties selection, make sure moves are relative and then enter 5 1/4 (i.e., 1/2 of the difference between final height and template height) into the Y field and click OK. That's 4 moves, which isn't a single mouse click I suppose, but it works....

two ways that I can recall -- Two ways that are not quite doing what I want, but the 'Scale Design with Job Size' option in the Job Setup is interesting. I have always overlooked that one. Node editing Ahh yes, Node editing is promising indeed! but keep the circles the same xy distance from the edg...

I'm wondering if there is a way to scale geometry in VCarve without distorting it. In SketchUp, there are two ways of scaling: the standard scaling operation that scales everything, and then there is a plugin called 'Fredo Scale' that allows 'linear scaling' along a center line/plane in one or two d...

It would be better to continuously cut out material from the left and right sides of the groove. Like many toolpaths there is a presumption that you are going to make sure that the tool doesn't crash. The chamfer toolpath is good at what it was made to do—putting a bevel on the edge of a piece of m...

You can buy a miter-fold bit that will do the job. Interesting, I didn't know that. I just had a little search and even found one with 91°, nice! (unfortunately they seem to very expensive) The reason why the bit is so deep in the collet is because I destroyed the first one by bending it. I didn't ...

Hello! This can be done using the profile toolpath with a 90 deg V bit. I did a simulation i Vectric that looks like this: . V test - 90 deg.jpg . For this simulation I created a new project with 42 mm stock. Using a 12 mm 90deg V bit you do profile passes that are 6 mm apart and 6 mm deep, increas...

Hello Forum, Yesterday, I attempted to cut several 36.95 mm deep V-grooves in a 37 mm thick beech boards in order to "miter fold" the board into a box. https://youtu.be/szODgLz2ZPo?si=A8TLa98pfsU8CNV2&t=198 I used the chamfer toolpath for this purpose. First, the left side of the groove was cut via ...

... but an easy check is to feel the cutting bit the minute the has stopped after cutting, if the bit is hot to the touch then you are creating a lot of friction Interesting, because I have done that and was surprised to find the bit only lukewarm. I am glad to read that this is an approved method....

I made a second piece, and it turned out much better with almost no tear-out (except for too shallow holes). I significantly increased the RPM to 24,000 and lowered the feed rate. I also believe that the larger radius helped. I'm not sure if this is optimal, but it worked for my purpose.

... because the bit is V shaped the deeper the bit actually cuts the more of the cutting edge is going to be engaged which will increase the load on the machine :lol: :lol: Yep, the thought has occurred to me too. Yesterday I did a test piece and I first used a profile toolpath to cut out the perim...

...don't see any need to run a separate toolpath If you're concerned about how big a "bite" the Chamfer toolpath is taking then reduce the pass depth of the tool to create more passes. I wouldn't run the 3D roughing toolpath first as from what I can see there is no need, I would simply run the 2D c...

Is this a good (the only?) procedure? :

1. Create a 3D roughing toolpath based on a 3D model.

2.Run a 45° chamfer toolpath based on a 2D vector.

Is it possible/advised to do a roughing toolpath before doing a 45° chamfer toolpath?

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Wed Mar 01, 2023 10:56 am

If you define the material as 8' x 4' and then import a model that is 10" x 6" the vast majority of the pixels available are wasted in blank space.

Ok, this is also good to know, thanks!

Yes, I'd like to do as much work as possible outide of Vcarve. Ok, so STL is "the best" 3D export file format to work with Vcarve ? So far I have been using OBJ and STL. I am now trying to combine 3D and 2D. When I create layers in Sketchup and export as DXF the layers are preserved in Vcarve which ...