Clearance around raised letters

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JW149
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Clearance around raised letters

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I am trying to clear an area around some raised letters on a sign.
I want to do it with a larger diam cutter (say 5mm) then refine the areas using a small cutter (say 2mm)
Is it possible to just attack the bits left by the larger cutter, and not spend 8 hours with a 2mm cutter doing it all again better?
A sort-of differential algorithm
If not possible with Cut2D then it that possible with Vcarve?
Or maybe there is a procedure I should know about.
All comments welcome, including a solution!

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Re: Clearance around raised letters

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This video shows you how to do it: Pocket Toolpath Guide

The section you are most interested in begins at bookmark 2.Larger Area Clearance Tool
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Re: Clearance around raised letters

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Thank you. I did view all tutorials originally, but just forgot this. That has saved me several hours on machine time.

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