Increase resolution beyond "very high?

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Increase resolution beyond "very high?

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I'm an old artcam user that has been using Aspire for the last year and a half. Aspire is by far a better piece of software. There is one problem that comes up. All of my old carvings with art cam are incredibly smooth because I used a super high resolution work area and a small step over when machining.

Is there a way to increase the resolution of a workspace above the very high setting so I can replicate the smooth output?

I know it can be painfully slow to work with such a high resolution but I'm willing to put up with it to get a ultra smooth carving.

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Open Aspire When you create a new job hold down the shift and ctrl button at the same time. Then select the res you would like. An additional 20X and 50X will appear in the pulldown.

But before you do that make sure that the model and the material size are as close to equal to each other.
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This FAQ will give you the steps to access two higher resolution settings plus some ideas how to maximize resolution using Aspire:

http://support.vectric.com/aspire-quest ... resolution

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Perfect! Thank you so much guys for making my day!

I love Aspire!!!!!!

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Esteem, Tim and other experienced Aspire modelers. Can you post a few examples of work where you decided it was beneficial to go to the 20X and 50X resolution?
Also, if you set your resolution high and import a STL file does it affect the quality of the imported STL model? I would think not but I'd like to know if I am right.

Thanks,

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Phil your correct, the resolution doesn't change the resolution of the stl. I never use 20x or 50X but sometimes it could be beneficial. If you pull in clip art or models from other files and reduce the size of the component the higher resolutions will retain the model better.

Pic 1 is setup with standard resolution material size is 12" x 12". The anchor was brought in from a clip art file and reduced to 1".
Pic 2 is set up at 50X resolution and the material size is 12" x 12". The anchor was brought in from the same clip art file and reduced to 1".
Pic 3 is a model I just posted it's a 7X resolution has the same anchors on each color. It's set up with a .062BN toolpath but is about .5"

If you keep the material size proportionate to the model most eyes will never be able to tell the difference of course that cannot always be the case.

I think the real issue in this situation is the resolution of the stl and how it was created. I have export stl files from Rhino quite a lot and never had any issues. They are always crisp clean and with out flaw.
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Thanks Jim, definitely helpful.

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Hi Phil,

The only time I use those resolution settings is when I can't keep the material size close to the model size as is recommended. Most of the time this is when I am doing a long curved molding.

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Is it possible to change resolution after you've already imported an .stl? Or do you need to start a new project with the higher resolution.

The reason I ask this is because I have a file set up for 4 stool legs, and the 'head' of the legs is a model imported from Rhino. The model is small compared to the whole cut area, and there are very noticeable steps in the supposedly smooth curves (exported from Rhino at a VERY high resolution - .001" triangles). It would take a long time to start a new file and redo all the work already done.
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The resolution will not change the existing model only the models created for that resolution. You should be able to improve a new stl import if you use the higher resolution setting but the resolution needs to be set first.

This is what I have done in the past. It a little tricky with 4.0 but it it can be done.

Find the center of each component. Just place a bounding vector around it and find the center of that.
Copy that component.
Create a new material block the same size as the bounding vector and offset it in the location of the bounding vector.
The entire job will shift with this change, you can delete it or just offset it back to x0,Y0.
Paste the component you are working with (it will paste back into the same location that you copied it from)
re calculate that toolpath.
The model definition will tighten up for you.
Do the same for the remaining components.

I posted something about this using 3.5 I will try to find it. (some changes have been made that don't apply but this technique still works). I'll try to find it.
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When changing the resolution beyond very high, does this change anything about the toolpath machining time?

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Dwight Autry wrote:When changing the resolution beyond very high, does this change anything about the toolpath machining time?
No

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The only down side that I'm aware of is the file size is larger.

So on an older slower computer opening and closing a file could take longer.

Recalculating toolpaths times are longer too. I think
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Thanks!

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As far as time is concerned I have found the the tool path calculation time takes more time while using higher resolutions. But as far as cutting goes the time of cut remains unaffected.
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