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- Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire4 min read
Why is my bit digging into my material during the roughing pass on a 3D carve?
Reset the preview, then preview the roughing toolpath on its own.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire2 min read
Why is there a thin lip or rounded flange left around the bottom edge of my 3D or double-sided part?
A ball nose bit cannot make a sharp inside corner at the bottom of a slope.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire3 min read
How do I run the same job on two different machines without mixing up posts, feeds and tool numbers?
The software keeps a list of machine configurations. Three things hang off each one:
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire2 min read
How do I lay out evenly spaced flutes across a flat panel? (Fluter Gadget)
The Fluter Gadget draws the vectors for a fluted flat panel from a handful of dimensions.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire2 min read
My imported drawing is the wrong size. How do I scale it to match a real measurement?
Imported vectors are read in at the size and scale they had in the original program.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire2 min read
Laser focus height and Z on a router: what does the software control and what do I set at the machine?
Focus is a hardware distance between the lens and the work. The software has no focus field.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire2 min read
How do I draw a spiral vector? (Spiral Creator gadget)
The drawing tools include circles, arcs and curves, but the official manual has no spiral drawing tool.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire2 min read
Why won't my 3D file open (STEP, V3M, STL) and which 3D formats can I actually import?
Two different things get reported as "my 3D file will not open".
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire2 min read
Why do I get "Model thickness exceeds material thickness" when I calculate a toolpath?
The combined 3D model in the job is taller than the material Thickness in your job setup, so there is no way to fit it inside the block.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire2 min read
Which post processor do I use for a Shapeoko running Carbide Motion, and how do tool changes work?
Recent versions of the software list two choices for these machines: one named Shapeoko and one named Carbide Motion ATC.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire2 min read
Which post processor do I use for a Sienci LongMill or AltMill with gSender?
Sienci's post processor chart lists grbl (mm) for VCarve and Aspire.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire3 min read
I resized a 3D model and now it is too tall, too flat, or lost its detail. What changes when I scale a model?
Four things move when a model changes size, and only the first is obvious.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire3 min read
Which V bit angle should I use for a V inlay: 90, 60, 30 or 15 degrees?
A V bit cuts wider as it goes deeper. A narrow part of the design can only be carved as deep as its width allows for that angle.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire7 min read
How does the Distort Object tool work, and how do I use it to bend vectors and 3D components along curves or onto a circle?
Distort Object bends and warps vectors or components by manipulating a distortion envelope around them, using the standard node editing tools.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire3 min read
Why won't the software save several tools into one file, and how do tool change commands get into my G-code?
On the Save Toolpaths form, Visible Toolpaths To One File only works when every selected toolpath uses the same tool, or when the chosen post processor is set...
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire2 min read
How do I add a new font, preview my fonts, or figure out which font I used on an old project?
The software does not have its own font library to import into.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire2 min read
Where should X0 Y0 go on a rotary job, and which end of the blank does it land on?
In a rotary job only one of the two flat axes is still a real distance. The Orientation setting in the Job Setup form decides which:
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopAspire only3 min read
How do I add a center vein to a leaf, or creases and ridges to a 3D shape?
A raised ridge is best built into the shape when you sweep it. A recessed crease is best taken away afterward.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire2 min read
Which post processor do I use for an OpenBuilds machine with a BlackBox controller?
OpenBuilds publishes its own post for this software, written for OpenBuilds machines running Grbl 1.1.
Kinetic Carvingupdated - Answered by the shopVCarve Pro & Aspire3 min read
What should my first rotary project be, and what mistakes ruin a first rotary job?
Keep it small, soft and short so mistakes are cheap.
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