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- Thu Dec 27, 2012 3:24 pm
- Forum: Cut2D - General
- Topic: Making a pattern
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5131
Re: Making a pattern
Forgot to mention that you can also create a few circles, select them and then copy/paste or ctrl drag to create another set of circles.
- Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:48 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: Which Tutorial?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1966
Re: Which Tutorial?
Dished Recess Model and Machining on page 2 of the 3D tutorials?
- Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:43 am
- Forum: Cut2D - General
- Topic: Adding new tools to library
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2663
Re: Adding new tools to library
Welcome. The tool database is covered in the Help (Help menu, Help Contents) starting on page 61. Once you've clicked New you then have to choose what type of tool you want to create from the Tool Type drop down list on the right of the form. If you haven't come across it yet then the support site a...
- Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:37 am
- Forum: Cut2D - General
- Topic: Making a pattern
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5131
Re: Making a pattern
Bring up the circle tool, type in the radius or diameter you want and then click where you want the circle placed. Keep clicking until you're finished.
VCarve has tools for creating multiple copies (array copy) of a shape but Cut2D doesn't have these tools.
VCarve has tools for creating multiple copies (array copy) of a shape but Cut2D doesn't have these tools.
- Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:32 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: post Vcarve help from Aspire?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2108
Re: post Vcarve help from Aspire?
Currently the only thing you can do is to export the vectors as EPS or DXF files and the toolpaths as templates.
- Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:27 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: Relief Carving with Aspire
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3220
Re: Relief Carving with Aspire
There is a special tool for creating the vector boundary. It's on the modelling tab and is called "Create Vector Boundary from Selected Components".
You can select multiple vectors (try the offset tool) and the toolpath will only machine between the vectors.
You can select multiple vectors (try the offset tool) and the toolpath will only machine between the vectors.
- Tue Dec 25, 2012 11:57 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: Question: How do you copy and paste a toolpath?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3545
Re: QUESTION: How do you copy and paste a toolpath?
Set the vectors up so that each set of vectors for each toolpath is on a separate layer. Now go into each toolpath and use the vector selector to associate that toolpath with the correct layer, make sure to set it to automatic. To copy the vectors with the layers intact you will need to group them f...
- Mon Dec 24, 2012 4:01 pm
- Forum: Hardware related questions
- Topic: Shark Mako 0,0,0 problems
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4738
Re: Shark Mako 0,0,0 problems
Sounds like your Z is losing steps somewhere so where it thinks it is really isn't. Go over your machine very carefully and make sure there is absolutely nothing loose or binding on the Z. If you can't find anything try slowing the feed and plunge rates down in case you're pushing the machine too ha...
- Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:39 am
- Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Tip for Tracing Black/White Bitmaps
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4977
Re: Tip for Tracing Black/White Bitmaps
For that particular image I'd just use a VCarve toolpath on it. That works with a double line and is what the trace tool is primarily designed for. It looks like there are quite a few stray nodes and breaks in that trace though. It would be worth spending some time in node edit and with the vector j...
- Sun Dec 23, 2012 11:12 am
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Paradise Box Tray Help
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2633
Re: Paradise Box Tray Help
As David says it's the squares in the attached picture that are causing the problem. It's something to do with that pocket vector inside the squares. I created just one toolpath for that vector and you can see the squares are still there. If you perform any sort of editing operation on the vector (a...
- Sun Dec 23, 2012 10:49 am
- Forum: Cut2D - General
- Topic: another learner with problems
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2709
Re: another learner with problems
You don't need to do it as a series of toolpaths. You only need to create one toolpath set to cut the overall depth you want, usually the thickness of the material. The software will then work out automatically how many passes are required to cut that using the pass depth specified in the tool datab...
- Sun Dec 23, 2012 10:36 am
- Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Aspire warning windows
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4884
Re: Aspire warning windows
Go to http://support.vectric.com all the common issues are covered in the FAQ there. The Help Contents (in the Aspire help menu) is also a great source of information. The picture on the first page is interactive so you can click on the item that is causing you problems (in this case the roughing to...
- Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:09 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: ShopBot Post Processer not showing up??
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2871
Re: ShopBot Post Processer not showing up??
That sounds more like a Cut3D (Partworks 3D) version number to me.
- Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:09 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: photo size too big
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2689
Re: photo size too big
If you don't have MS Office installed you could try this free program that I use. Right click on the image file and you get an option on the menu to resize pictures. I use the medium option for the forum.
http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/
http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/
- Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:45 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: PM Question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5256
Re: PM Question
People can adjust the settings for whether they receive notifications for PM's or even receive PM's at all by clicking User Control Panel at the top of the page and then clicking Board Preferences. Obviously it's important to make sure that the email address specified in Profile, Account Settings pa...