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The 2D preview can be selected to draw the vector lines to represent the centre point of the cutter or to show in solid colour the complete area that the cutter represents relative to the vectors.
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The New 2D Preview options show exactly where toolpaths will cut relative to the vectors. It can sometimes be difficult to determine whether a toolpath is cutting Outside / Inside / On a line.
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Previous features added in VCarve Pro 4.5Īlthough the high quality colour shaded 3D Toolpath preview options in VCarve Pro give fantastic results that are perfect for printing and customer approvals etc. Conventional cutting along an Open shape starts at the start point Climb cutting along an Open shape starts at the End point and cuts back to the start point. When Profile machining On selected vectors the Cut Direction now controls whether the cutter starts at the start node or at the opposite end of open shapes. This option to automatically compensate for the cutter radius on the Left or Right side of shapes is perfect for projects such as head-boards, where a curved profile maybe needed across the top of a sheet of material without cutting around the complete shape. The Profile Machining toolpath strategy has been enhanced to include new options for, Adding Tabs when machining On open and closed shapes Machining to the Left or Right of Open vectors and including Tabs with Ramp moves Hard / Tough materials usually require smaller stopovers whereas softer materials can often take advantage of the larger stopovers available in VCarve Pro 4.6. It is important to note that stepover distance is often controlled by the material being machined and the type of cutter being used. This resulted in unnecessarily long machining times when machining soft materials. Pocket machining toolpaths were previously limited to a maximum stepover of 50% of the cutter diameter, to ensure material was not left in corner regions on projects. The Tails are automatically added to Pocket and Flat Bottom VCarving / Engraving toolpaths. The ‘Tails’ ensure the cutter removes all unwanted material as quickly as possible and typically reduces cutting times by at least 20% - 30%. When stepovers greater than 50% are used small ‘Tails’ (see images below) are automatically added to corner regions of toolpaths. And the 2D previews are only displayed if the option - Show 2D Previews is switched onĪ totally new Pocket Machining strategy has been developed for version 4.6 that allows stopovers greater than 50% to be used. VCarve Pro 4.6 saves the visibility state for toolpaths so when a file is re-opened it behaves in the same way.
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When new toolpaths were calculated in version 4.5 the 2D preview would always be made visible and drawn in the 2D window, and this was also reported by customers to be annoying behaviour.
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This resulted in users having to undraw many of their toolpaths before working on a project, which we felt was unacceptable software behaviour so this has been addressed in version 4.6. In previous versions of VCarve Pro all toolpaths were automatically made visible in the 3D view when a file was opened, but this behaviour became a problem with version 4.5 because all associated 2D previews were also displayed. What's New - Toolpaths Toolpath Visibility