Advice needed for my first inlay

Hi,

I am using carbide create pro with my CNC and doing an inlay. This process uses 2 bits but in one tool path. I am using Gsender to communicate with the cnc as I am working on a Mac so can’t use the Carbide program.

Will the Machine pause when it is time to change the bit?
Thanks
Josh

I think you have to set up gsender to use the bitsetter to do files with multiple tools.
CCv8 separates advanced vcarve into 2 toolpaths.

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Why can’t you use the carbide program on a Mac? I do it every day. (both Create and Motion)

I’m using CCP on a MacMini? Software runs fine.

Carbide Motion works on PC and Mac as long as you are attached to a C3D Shapeoko/Nomad. If using a 3rd party machine and it does not have a BitSetter then you cannot do Advanced Vcarve in V6 or V7 Carbide Motion. As you stated the tool path has 2 tools and only one tool path. A 3rd party machine without a BitSetter cannot do that. However a github site has a website to extract advanced vcarve single tool path to two tool paths.

This was made on earlier versions of CC with gcode files. If using v7 CC then C3D has a website to extract the gcode from the .c2d file or the pro version can extract separate gcode file.
https://my.carbide3d.com/extractgcode/

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Thanks all. I don’t have a Shapeoko/Nomad hence my issue with using motion. Thanks for the 2 solutions though. I have downloaded the beta of CC8 and that separates the toolpaths.

Much appreciated.

Josh