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by jim westergard
Wed May 22, 2013 10:41 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: programing vcarvepro
Replies: 10
Views: 4655

Re: programing vcarvepro

thank you for breaking it down. very astute. I do not have any particular thing but see these beautiful carvings etc and want to learn . I have vcarvepro , and vectorart3d starter. I will do as you suggest and dig into them. thanks for your help. Jim Jim, I think I "see" your question. It is actuall...
by jim westergard
Sat May 18, 2013 10:35 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: programing vcarvepro
Replies: 10
Views: 4655

programing vcarvepro

I am a new user and my questions probably seem silly but here goes. How does a person get the items to carve. I have vcarve 6.0. and :lol: shark pro. I have been able to use the software to carve names and such but do not know how a person gets the beautiful drawings and carvings of figures etc? are...
by jim westergard
Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:48 am
Forum: Cut3D - General
Topic: digitizing probe
Replies: 2
Views: 2207

Re: digitizing probe

tony; thankx for the info, however I could not find the manual download in the sites you gave me. I will go to the forum and check it out. I am not sure if I have to buy the software, as when I bought the machine ithe probe was also purchased. The software I have is cut 3Dversion 1.025, and vector a...
by jim westergard
Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:09 am
Forum: Cut3D - General
Topic: digitizing probe
Replies: 2
Views: 2207

digitizing probe

when i purchased my sharkpro i also purchased a probe. i want to use the probe now however the software dvd vector art 3D starter is the disk that i have.I also have the cut 3d version 1.025. my question. I am unable to find the operating manual for that program.I have looked on the internet but uns...
by jim westergard
Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:35 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: cribbage board drilling
Replies: 3
Views: 2229

Re: cribbage board drilling

thanks Glen however I should be more specific. I understand that the machine will drill size etc, what I am questioning is how do you create a large series of holes and make them in a circle and then drill all of them in one toolpathe operation? the circle I am referencing is in the help section, un...
by jim westergard
Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:24 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: cribbage board drilling
Replies: 3
Views: 2229

cribbage board drilling

I have viewed the cribbage board on one of the training videos, and would like to know how to indicate where the holes are drilled. specifically how to mark each hole to be drilled, as well as how do they put them in a circle. I learned a lot in that tips and tricks session but it did not show that ...
by jim westergard
Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:36 pm
Forum: Control Software related questions
Topic: CNC not returning to home position
Replies: 1
Views: 2258

CNC not returning to home position

I am a novice. The cnc program will not return to the home position after running a program. I have to jog the cnc to begin another toolpath on the same material. I have another problem, in that the cnc will omit one letter of a name and continue carving, and when finished will then return and carve...
by jim westergard
Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:35 pm
Forum: Control Software related questions
Topic: CNC not returning to home position
Replies: 1
Views: 2182

CNC not returning to home position

I am a novice. The cnc program will not return to the home position after running a program. I have to jog the cnc to begin another toolpath on the same material. I have another problem, in that the cnc will omit one letter of a name and continue carving, and when finished will then return and carve...
by jim westergard
Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:54 pm
Forum: PhotoVCarve - General
Topic: vcarve pro cutting depth
Replies: 3
Views: 3552

vcarve pro cutting depth

I am trying to use v carve pro, and I am getting a pop up warning that the vcarve 1 will cut through the material. I don't know how to change the depth to cancel this warning. I am entering a .15 cutting depth. Help what gives. I also am confused about , what is a *tap file in the cnc area. I have y...
by jim westergard
Sat Nov 06, 2010 4:41 pm
Forum: Hardware related questions
Topic: cnc shark pro plus/ router won't drop into work
Replies: 1
Views: 2689

cnc shark pro plus/ router won't drop into work

I am new to this machining. I have a cnc shark pro plus. My first problem was that I had the gantry on in reverse, which would carve upside down backwards. I changed the gantry, and now using the same setup, the router won't decend into the wood. it runs as if it was carving but I can't really deter...
by jim westergard
Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:48 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: mirror image
Replies: 2
Views: 1510

mirror image

I am using the vectric sample software the "Bullshead" sign which is the sign shown in the tutorial . I have the SharkProPlus controler. The sign carved in a mirror image. With all of my other problems getting started learning to use this tool I guess that should not have surprised. Any ideas to hel...
by jim westergard
Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:11 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: sample prints in mirror image
Replies: 1
Views: 1305

sample prints in mirror image

I am new to this and was so elated when the machine started to cut that until it had finnished cutting the Bullshead sample did I realize that it printed upside down and reverse. I don't believe that anything changed when I loaded to the machine, so what do I do to print the right way. also when I a...
by jim westergard
Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:41 pm
Forum: Cut2D - General
Topic: Importing files
Replies: 2
Views: 2141

Importing files

I am so new that I have yet to carve anything. How do I get a carving toolpath to the new wave program ? I am also getting an unknown g code on line 1 ERROR CODE, when I ty to load a file. Must I create :oops: a new file someplace in my computer to save the tool path file? the file extension on my t...
by jim westergard
Sat Oct 09, 2010 5:18 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: newbe to vcarve pro.
Replies: 2
Views: 1525

newbe to vcarve pro.

Anyone:I am new to this vcarvepro. I have yet to get the machine to work. I have designed a simlpe sign, and when i save the tool path I get a .crv extension. the other question is where do I save the file? and when I load the G file I get an error message saying one illegal character. the sign is T...
by jim westergard
Sat Oct 02, 2010 5:26 pm
Forum: Hardware related questions
Topic: apple computer
Replies: 2
Views: 1955

apple computer

does the software support apple. jim westergard