Vectric Customer

Thanks for your help guys, managed to buy the complete 3D and 2D files
for $30.00, worth every penny, Cheers Paul

Yeah but if you open it and veiw it in E Drawing it is 3D?

Any help would be appreciated, Cheers Paul

No I don't have Solid Works, I have AutoCad. I was given the file as a SLDPRT and told to download E drawings and open the file in it, which I did. In E drawings it shows it as a 3D Carve top, but when saved as a SLT file (as I was instructed) it opens in Cut3D but as a flat object? If I emailed you...

I have a SLDPRT file for a Les Paul Carve top that I want to create tool paths in Cut3D, I tried to save it as an STL file using E drawing but when it loads in Cut3D it is flat, any ideas? Thanks in advance, cheers Paul.

Thanks Bill, i will give it a go and let you know, Cheers Paul.

Yes Bill, that is exactly what I want to do, I am still very new to CNC software, so be gentle with me, Cheers Paul.

At the moment I do my fret slots, dot markers and cutout etc of my finger boards using Cut2D, I also have Cut3D and access to a friends Aspire, is it possible to make a 3D file in Aspire and create the tool paths in Cut3D? If so how do I go about it? Thanks in advance, cheers Paul.

Thanks Adrian
How do I select all the small holes at once? That is where I am getting stuck, if I select one vector then select another the first one "un-selects?" If that makes sense. Cheers Paul.

Is there a way to create toolpaths for the file that Mark altered for me (VS_LURE_01.dxf) for all 336 of them with out doing them individually? What I would like to do in this order is, drill tool path (for the 3 small holes) with a 1mm end mill, then create a pocket tool path (for the 4 larger hole...

"Hope this helps?" You bet it helps :D , thanks a lot guys. One thing I should have thought of though, is how can I put a small tab on the front of each of these to stop them hitting the cutter after the outside cut? I am sorry if this is all basic stuff or I have gone about it all wrong, it is a ve...

Ok I have saved the file as an dxf R12 and now Cut2D is telling me "Insufficient memory available to perform operation" Can I assume that Cut2D is not going to allow me to make a G Code to machine these parts? File attached. If that is the case what CAM software do I need? Cheers Paul

G'day Guys
Newbie at this stuff, I have had some parts I need to cut on my cnc router put into a dxf file, but Cut2D won't open it? It just keeps saying "Failed to open" The file was created in AutoCad, any ideas? Cheers Paul.

Thanks Guys and Gals for your replies, I guess since I do want to shape necks and do body contours and carve tops then Vcarve Pro is not for me, I will have to save my pennies and buy Aspire. I am able to get hold of some CAD guitar files, if I just purchased Cut3D to start with would this get me cu...

Thanks Kim, Do you think that VCarve Prowould be suitable? Aspire is a lot of coin for someone who has never used a CAD program to buy first up. I will be doing carve top guitars, my initial thoughts are that VCarve Pro would not be suitable but I would like to hear thoughts from someone who knows. ...