Carve Desktop help

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Juansierra
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Carve Desktop help

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Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong, carving way too deep on some parts of the design, don't know how to fix it.
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Adrian
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Re: Carve Desktop help

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If you're creating a v-carve toolpath you'll need to specify a flat depth on the toolpath to restrict how far down it cuts with vectors like that. Alternatively you would need to add additional vectors.

Another method is to use a profile toolpath set to be On the vector using a v-bit cutting to a depth of 1mm or so.

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You can set a flat depth using a secondary tool as shone in the first pic. Alternately, you can draw an outline around the vectors, I used a rectangle, to make the eagle stand proud of the background (pic 2)
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TReischl
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Re: Carve Desktop help

Post by TReischl »

Hey! That is a really nice eagle ya got there.
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