Vcarve Depth of Cut

[Popa]

Hello all,

I am attempting to create a sign using Aspire. I am using a 12'x12'x.75" piece of plywood. I will be cutting with a 60' V bit. When I click on the Vcarve function and set up all my tool paths, I get a warning saying I will cut through the material. I have gone through all of the files and cannot find a way to limit the depth of cut of a V bit. I changed the diameter from .25" to .50" and it still says the same thing. Apparently my material is .75" thick and the bit will cut to .795". Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Jeff

[mtylerfl]

Hi Jeff,

In the VCarve Toolpath settings, you will see a Flat Depth option. You can enter a value that limits the depth of your VCarve so it won’t Pierce through your board thickness.

I suggest a value no greater than 0.375” (which is half the thickness of your material). You can specify a lower amount (say, 0.25” or whatever looks good to you when you recalculate and run a Toolpath Preview).

[Rcnewcomb]

If you can post your CRV3D file that will allow us to review the actual file to give you the best guidance. (However, do not upload the file if it contains copyrighted models.)

Here is a link to the FAQ describing how to upload your file. (How do I upload files or photos to the forum?)

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[adze_cnc]

I'll quote myself from another thread on basically this same question:

There's basically only two ways when using a "V-Carve / Engraving Toolpath" to prevent cutting all the way through:

1. use a bit with a larger angle than the one that it is "cutting all the way through" (e.g. if 60 deg is cutting through try 90, 120, 135, etc)
2. use a flat depth to limit how deep the bit goes

See the help file here.