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- Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:43 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: editing stl file in vcarve 11
- Replies: 4
- Views: 915
Re: editing stl file in vcarve 11
If you use the selected vectors option for your machining limit boundary then you can avoid machining the middle. if you don't already have one then draw a vector around the perimeter of the model, select that vector & the circle vector & use them as your boundary
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:52 pm
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: Halo around 3D outcarved model
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1365
Re: Halo around 3D outcarved model
Thanks for updating the post & good to hear that you are happy with the results you are now getting, just one small point. With a CNC router it is very unlikely you will ever get a good chip load with a 4 flute endmill, they are really designed for CNC mills & metals where a different type of spindl...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:41 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Chamfer Toolpath for Mitered boxes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 888
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 4:46 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Chamfer Toolpath for Mitered boxes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 888
Re: Chamfer Toolpath for Mitered boxes
If you are doing a profile cut in one pass then make sure your machine is up to it, that is a lot of material to remove in one pass especially at the top where the V is at it's widest :lol: :lol: Not all machines are going to handle that well. Not just the depth in one pass but the hold down as well...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:12 pm
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: Blue Elephant CNC
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1264
Re: Blue Elephant CNC
There are a lot of machine manufacturers & models that aren't listed but as you have found out it is easy enough to set up yourself as long as you know which controller or control software you are using so you can select the correct post processors. If you are using the trial version you can go ahea...
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:06 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: Halo around 3D outcarved model
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1365
Re: Halo around 3D outcarved model
What sort of touch plate do you have & what is the tolerance on it? Is it in a fixed position or is it the sort you put on the material surface or machine bed each time you use it? Is it a single touch or a 2 touch probe & have you taken the time to set it up properly? If you approach speeds are to ...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:48 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: ClipArt
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1048
Re: ClipArt
Just to add to what Adrian has said, if you mean when the clipart is not selected then you can darken it by right-clicking on it & selecting "Properties" on the pop-out box you can alter the amount of fading when the clipart is not selected.
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:37 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Orasmask and MDF question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1025
Re: Orasmask and MDF question
Are you mixing waterbased & oil-based paints ?
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Orasmask and MDF question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1025
Re: Orasmask and MDF question
It probably has nothing to do with the oramask film, if you are lifting the paint then the paint hasn't properly adhered to the surface or it hasn't cured properly before applying the oramask. If you are lifting both the top coat & the primer then there is a good chance that the 2 types of paint are...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:10 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: how would i take a pdf file and cut it out
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1037
Re: how would i take a pdf file and cut it out
As ZipperHead55 has already said a PDF file could contain just about anything, the actual file format doesn't give anything away :lol: :lol: You aren't really going to know how best to proceed until you have imported it, once you have done that then you can make a decision on what the best method mi...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:20 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Crude segments to circles how to make one entity and smooth?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 837
Re: Crude segments to circles how to make one entity and smooth?
Can you not simply draw circles in Vcarve & replace the imported DXF circles? Or try a different export file format that vcarve accepts if SketchUp has one
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:12 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Another Dragon Lady on Walnut Branch
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1180
Re: Another Dragon Lady on Walnut Branch
Looks great Scott & good to see you back showing off your work again, hope you manage to keep carving & sharing what you create with us.
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: Tool Database question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1743
Re: Tool Database question
Open the material management form & click the plus button as Adrian has said, I don't have as many as he does but I have added a few
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:31 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Bitmap fitting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2781
Re: Bitmap fitting
I would do the same as Adrian & just use the manual drawing tools to create my vectors, yes it is a skill that takes a little time to learn but you might be surprised at just how quickly you can work once you have practiced a bit. If you look at dealguy11 post each of them only took him a couple of ...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:01 am
- Forum: Free CNC Projects
- Topic: using an existing design how to automaticlly increase the cut size
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2764
Re: using an existing design how to automaticlly increase the cut size
While it is easy to scale up or down a project & then recalculate the toolpaths another point to note along with adze_cnc's comments about joinery is that you may also need to change the V bit you are using for any vcarve/engraving toolpaths