Does anyone know how to have vcarve cut below the central axis in a rotary job? Picture a crankshaft to be cut, clearly the central bit would reach and have access below the axis, however every time i generate the job, vcarve leaves wood from the central axis to the bottom lobe of the part. I've tried setting a negative zero plane (which seems the right thing logically) but nothing changes it.
Thanks in advance for any help or thoughts given.
Bryan
Rotary job- cutting below axis
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Re: Rotary job- cutting below axis
Vectric does not support cutting below the centerline on rotary jobs.
You could try doing it as a 2-sided job, or use Cut3D and try it as a 4-sided job.
You could try doing it as a 2-sided job, or use Cut3D and try it as a 4-sided job.
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Re: Rotary job- cutting below axis
You don't set center to the center of the crank shaft jourals. You have to set center to the center of the crank pins
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Re: Rotary job- cutting below axis
That's a nice idea, thanks,jimandi5000 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 4:40 amYou don't set center to the center of the crank shaft jourals. You have to set center to the center of the crank pins
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