Vectric Customer

Big pizels when you get close.

In the design view, or the toolpath preview?

If it is in the design view what are the dimensions of the project, and how close are you zooming in?

If it is in the toolpath preview try Toolpaths/Preview Simulation Quality/Maximum

but that does not seem to be the case Can you give us more detail? What is or is not happening? Is the control software throwing an error? Does it carve OK with just a single tool? Does it just have problems during the tool change operation? Have your tried the Mach2_ATC (inch or mm) post processors?

Change to profile ON the vector.

Going to portal.vectric.com should show you accurate upgrade pricing.

Based on input from Milo Scott I think I will use TOOLPATH_NOTES rather than TOOL_NOTES. TOOLPATH_NOTES are entered on the Toolpaths Summary (estimated times) form. Toolpaths_notes.png It is much faster to check work on this form before saving the G code, and it allows the tool notes to remain the s...

I've been experimenting with using the 4th axis as an indexer to hold the material and do a single-sided job, and then rotate before carving on the next face. I did this all in Vcarve. This is done by setting up a single-sided job and using the Notes section of the tool to execute a set of commands ...

And all along I thought THIS was the reason

why is this considered a conventional cut?

Because of the direction of the movement through the material compared to the direction the bit is spinning.

Use toolpath tiling

Node editing makes the stray vectors obvious

(Just now noticed one of the weaves is missing on the friendship plaque - perhaps you forgot to select the vectors for that one pocket Toolpath?)

Or perhaps it was an artistic choice to demonstrate how a friendship can fill in life's designs.

Edit/Options In the toolpaths section

Doing some practice cuts in pink insulation foam. It definitely prefers Conventional rather than Climb cut.
Still playing with different settings to get the gullet of a V-carve nice and clean.

According to the OP's profile he has a CAMaster which is a pretty solid machines.
My guess is some looseness or binding in the Z axis.
It might be worth posting the question on the CAMheads forum, and/or a call to CAMaster tech support to troubleshoot the Z axis.

An here it is in its new home