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by Samson
Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:20 pm
Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Cut long strip
Replies: 2
Views: 1949

Re: Cut long strip

A table saw.
by Samson
Sun Mar 10, 2019 11:07 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Clearing Waste Area Help
Replies: 14
Views: 4083

Re: Clearing Waste Area Help

As such?


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Create a boundary vector, and cut a pocket tool path.
by Samson
Sun Mar 10, 2019 12:59 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Issue with opening and importing ai. File
Replies: 19
Views: 7259

Re: Issue with opening and importing ai. File

mark-s wrote:Make your image in AI and save it down to AI 8.
The in aspire open it as an existing file, size your page, depth and go.
mark-s
This is the VCarve forum, and he said he's utilizing VCP9, so Aspire isn't going to help.
by Samson
Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:12 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Issue with opening and importing ai. File
Replies: 19
Views: 7259

Re: Issue with opening and importing ai. File

I had experience on a software project converting vector files in various formats to PDF, BMP and JPEG. The Adobe Illustrator .ai format was critical to the project and the most difficult to deal with. At that time (2006) the only tool that could read AI files correctly was Adobe Illustrator itself...
by Samson
Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:54 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Too big
Replies: 7
Views: 2763

Re: Too big

Thanks very much to all. Samson, did you use the dowels in conjunction with Tiling? There isn't any reason to tile for something this simple. Set the dowels at the center of the material, so when the material is flipped end for end, it positions it back on the center line. Once the dowels are posit...
by Samson
Sun Mar 03, 2019 2:51 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Too big
Replies: 7
Views: 2763

Re: Too big

I would use dowels for positioning, and flip the material, after cutting the one half.


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by Samson
Tue Feb 26, 2019 11:51 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Isolating a slice of a 3d model, converting it to a vector.
Replies: 12
Views: 3796

Re: Isolating a slice of a 3d model, converting it to a vect

I suppose the way I would do it...
I would import the model, orient it to the bottom of the model, adjust the zero plane to .07", and then create the vector boundary.
by Samson
Mon Feb 25, 2019 6:20 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Paradise box - Tribute to a General
Replies: 11
Views: 6548

Re: Paradise box - Tribute to a General

The box is beautiful, and it's great that you had the opportunity to meet this hero.
It's very sad to hear of his passing but, it's something special, knowing that he liked the box so much, that he chose it to be his final resting place.

Mark, you too are a hero.
by Samson
Sun Feb 24, 2019 6:55 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: D&M files
Replies: 2
Views: 1360

Re: D&M files

I don't know what you mean that you "had to recreate rough and finish in vcarve pro".

The tool paths don't come with the file. You have to create them yourself.

To get the profile cut, you again have to create it. Go to the modeling tab and click on the create vector boundary icon.
by Samson
Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:11 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: circles still to big
Replies: 22
Views: 5785

Re: circles still to big

I must be missing something... If you are attempting to cut circles, why would you create them in Fusion, and then import to VCP to create the tool path? If it is cutting fine with the Fusion file, why not just use it? Or better yet, why not create the circles in VCP, and generate the tool path usin...
by Samson
Mon Feb 04, 2019 2:51 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Cannot get machine to start at Zero
Replies: 7
Views: 2679

Re: Cannot get machine to start at Zero

There are a lot of parameters and settings that need to be correct before pushing the go button. It will all become second nature in time but, I always check and re-check my settings before running the machine. And I always have my hand on the Estop when I hit start, just in case anything goes other...
by Samson
Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:32 pm
Forum: VCarve - Gallery
Topic: First try on photo to wood
Replies: 25
Views: 10202

Re: First try on photo to wood

Micheal is correct. I use another program to create the vectors, and use VCP to create the tool paths. I haven't used the program for a while, and it's on my other computer, and I can't remember the name of it. I apologize, I didn't know there was a gadget (although it's only for Aspire), I thought ...
by Samson
Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:41 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: font question
Replies: 16
Views: 6491

Re: font question

I have several OTF fonts, and they work fine.
by Samson
Thu Jan 31, 2019 1:31 am
Forum: VCarve - Gallery
Topic: First try on photo to wood
Replies: 25
Views: 10202

Re: First try on photo to wood

I would like to try doing a halftone of a picture using the drilled dots look. Do you know if that's even a option on vcarve pro? I think Aspire might be able to do it, but not 100% Yes, it is possible using VCP. Here is only one of many I've done. Step back a little, and the image really shows up....
by Samson
Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:50 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Hard Eagle
Replies: 5
Views: 3012

Re: Hard Eagle

It always gets me into trouble but, I assume it's individual parts that are then put together?
That does give me an idea.