I’m trying to pocket out this circle shape on the file, but for the life of me, I can’t get it to function properly. Only the funky shape at the bottom of the circle will pocket. If I select Contour, It will outline no problem. The color of the shape indicates to me that it is a closed vector, so that shouldn’t be the issue. I’ve tried selecting a smaller bit size to pocket (1/8"), and that made no change. Any ideas?
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This is because the geometry which won’t accept a pocket toolpath is open/unclosed as you will see if you move it to the Default layer:
or when it is selected and the “Join Vectors” command becomes active:
Once the geometry has been closed, the toolpath works as expected:
Hmmm… Ok never mind, I tried to replicate what you did, and I couldn’t get it to function. How do I move the red circle layer into the default layer?
I don’t get the join vector option on this object, nor do I get the purple color to indicate a break in the vector.
Select the object, press L to bring up the layer menu. Press the ellipse button (three dots) of the layer where you want to send the selection. and select move to layer.
Ok, that makes sense. I got it now. Thank you both very much.
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