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by Joshua Eller
Fri, Jun 26 2015, 9:17AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Does anyone use Vcarve Pro?
Replies: 9
Views: 16849

Re: Does anyone use Vcarve Pro?

David, One thing I have done is selected the paths that I wanted to post with a G41, calculate those then the paths I wanted G42 and calculate those since vectric lets you post tool paths separately, I post the the paths with the PP G41 or G42 then copy them into the same file, maybe this helps a li...
by Joshua Eller
Fri, Jun 26 2015, 7:46AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Does anyone use Vcarve Pro?
Replies: 9
Views: 16849

Re: Does anyone use Vcarve Pro?

Contacted Vectric about radius comp. They have no plan to add this feature. Josh, How do you handle radius comp? I have VCarve jobs that I have been running for the past 3 years. The parts don't change. Just encountered a fit problem because I switched to a sharpened tool. I've always entered the n...
by Joshua Eller
Tue, Jun 16 2015, 9:53AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Does anyone use Vcarve Pro?
Replies: 9
Views: 16849

Re: Does anyone use Vcarve Pro?

Thanks Josh, I appreciate the feed back. I really like the software and its features especially for the price of it. Like I said I feel like the modifications to the post I have made are only temporary fixes. I have made a couple different PP to handle a few different situations I come across based ...
by Joshua Eller
Mon, Jun 15 2015, 1:30PM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Does anyone use Vcarve Pro?
Replies: 9
Views: 16849

Re: Does anyone use Vcarve Pro?

I know what you mean, if we used smaller bits I would probably do the same thing but we use a 3/8" compression bit about 80% of the time and a range of others from 1/2" to 3/4", all of the bits we use are carbide and a few diamond tipped as well so it would be very costly for us to to...
by Joshua Eller
Mon, Jun 15 2015, 10:58AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Does anyone use Vcarve Pro?
Replies: 9
Views: 16849

Re: Does anyone use Vcarve Pro?

I should also add, the way I use this post is I nest the parts in the program, using a profile cut, I specify outside profile with a conventional cut and have the tool diameter set to .001" this gives a .0005 radius offset to the tool path but we're cutting wood parts here so its not aerospace ...
by Joshua Eller
Mon, Jun 15 2015, 10:28AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Does anyone use Vcarve Pro?
Replies: 9
Views: 16849

Does anyone use Vcarve Pro?

Hello everyone, My company recently purchased Vcarve Pro and its a really nice software for the price. My problem is cutter radius compensation. If I were there with the machine as I was programming it probably wouldn't be such a big deal but we really dont want to have to regenerate a program every...