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by cac67
Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:55 pm
Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Real wood grain texture
Replies: 38
Views: 21660

Re: Real wood grain texture

It looks like the circle is being deselected at some point before the toolpath is calculated With the Finish toolpath form open return to the 2D view and select the circle. Then calculate the toolpath Tony I was deselecting the circle before calculating the toolpath because I was under the impressi...
by cac67
Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:44 pm
Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Real wood grain texture
Replies: 38
Views: 21660

Re: Real wood grain texture

I think I may know what is happening. When you do "Step 4: Copy component into working model", did you turn off the wood grain component in the component library? So that only the working model is showing? Tim :) DOH! If you listen closely you can hear the dull thumping sound of me kicking myself. ...
by cac67
Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:45 pm
Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Real wood grain texture
Replies: 38
Views: 21660

Re: Real wood grain texture

I'm having difficulty with this process, and I suspect it may be just the way I'm doing it. Step 1: Create a new file Step 2: Import bmp Step 3: Create a component from selected bitmap Step 4: Copy component into working model Step 5: Create a circle vector Step 6: Select vector, click on Clear wor...
by cac67
Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:43 pm
Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Real wood grain texture
Replies: 38
Views: 21660

Re: Real wood grain texture

I'm having difficulty with this process, and I suspect it may be just the way I'm doing it. Step 1: Create a new file Step 2: Import bmp Step 3: Create a component from selected bitmap Step 4: Copy component into working model Step 5: Create a circle vector Step 6: Select vector, click on Clear work...
by cac67
Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:52 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: help with 2 rail sweep corners
Replies: 12
Views: 5340

Re: help with 2 rail sweep corners

Viktor, I appreciate your help with this. I also appreciate the tutorials you put up. I'm such a newb at this that I don't even realize some of the things that can be done with this software, or at all for that matter.
by cac67
Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:29 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: help with 2 rail sweep corners
Replies: 12
Views: 5340

Re: help with 2 rail sweep corners

Couple of things: 1 Going back to the original post in the thread, the reason for your issue is that the components are set to ADD, if you set them all to MERGE then Grouped them I think it would work correctly. What you can see is a wafer thin part which overlaps on each shape adding together with...
by cac67
Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:42 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: help with 2 rail sweep corners
Replies: 12
Views: 5340

Re: help with 2 rail sweep corners

Well, that's a much better result and less work. I wonder why james cut the vectors?
by cac67
Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:38 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: help with 2 rail sweep corners
Replies: 12
Views: 5340

Re: help with 2 rail sweep corners

hi i posted abot "trimwork" in aspire tricks and tips... but really i tried to show the two rail sweep... in your situation the side elements are "long"... that's why the excess in the corners... after each side make a component from sides... otherwise you can't handle separated the four side... bu...
by cac67
Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:04 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: help with 2 rail sweep corners
Replies: 12
Views: 5340

help with 2 rail sweep corners

I'm having a little trouble with two rail sweeps. I'm trying to create a picture frame as a kind of self created exercise, no intention of cutting it. The problem is that no matter what I do I have material showing left over in the corners on the 3d view. Here are the steps I'm taking: 1. Created my...
by cac67
Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:57 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: need help making back up disk
Replies: 13
Views: 5499

Re: need help making back up disk

It seems the question was not answered, or at least to me it wasn't. Can one make a copy of the Aspire DVD or not. I also need to do this but haven't tried yet. Yes, you can copy the Aspire dvd. I did it, and even added the bonus art to the iso before I burned it. But I'm not using windows, I'm usi...
by cac67
Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:02 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Got Aspire Today
Replies: 49
Views: 18153

Re: Got Aspire Today

Got mine today, doa too. No visible damage, just doesn't work.