Hello,
I have a program setup for a cam clamp.
The circle is not the same as I put into CC?
I did just upgrade to CC V6 Beta. I also opened the file in V5 and it is still the same?
As you can see in the attached image the grid is set at .25. The hole is set at .865 same as the tube I will insert. This is an inside cut but the hole is 1.73 inches.
Never had an issue before.
A radius 0.865 circle == a 1.73 diameter circle, since 2 radii == diameter.
You can check actual size w/ the Scale tool.
I was thinking diameter all the while. Radius is half that. Duh…
Shows how often I do circle cuts.
Thanks for clarifying that for me. I feel so silly now.
Sulking away to a dark corner of my shop now.
I think you can be forgiven.
Programmers and technical people tend to think about the radius since they are concerned with the centre point and the algorithm that draws circles.
Arguably most people think about circles more in the fashion of “how wide is the hole?”.
This should be diameter (ie: width of the circle) by default with an option for radius.
Nobody thinks of their 1/4” endmlll as being a 1/8” radius endmill so there’s no need for a circle to use a radius by default.
Thanks for the nice words.
I still feel silly. I should have known.
As Will pointed out, you can go into the “Scale” icon and it does give the diameter of the highlighted object.
Don’t feel bad
I tried a cut yesterday about 5 times but after zeroing and so forth my z axis kept going all the way to the top and making a funny noise
Went back to Vcarve to see what I may have done wrong to find my stock thickness was way too thick
It looked like I was trying to cover the topside of a fence post
So don’t feel silly cause we all do it
Mine happened cause I had to recalculate the tool paths and some how I changed the stock thickness
I do find it strange that my software will only cut 25”x25” but will allow any thickness
I just put 114” as stock thickness and it accepted it no problem
Vectric VCarve Desktop?
The unlimited depth is because it’s easier to allow it, and there aren’t really any hobbyist machines which can take advantage of it to circumvent the XY limit.
Yes sir that’s what I have
If I go upto aspire there is no limit but that’s a lot of $$
Yes it can do a lot more but probably nothing I would take advantage of except 3D modeling
If I need to take advantage of the XXL cutting area then I use carbide create
I used to use UGS platform for guide sender but now all I use if carbide motion
Would be nice to have a graphical representation of your carve as it carves tho
I agree whole heartedly there my friend. I used UGS before CM and I miss that aspect greatly. A visual rendering as to what has been cut to what is still needing to be cut was nice. Plus, anyone watching, (friends or family), has a better idea as to what is going on as well.
I also miss the diagonal movement for faster placement of the router.
Seems weird the program can do it but you can’t do it manually.
Each of the Vectric products, below Aspire, has a ‘Pro’ version that has the 600mm/sq limit removed and introduces some additional features. You might find VCarve Pro meets your needs for considerably fewer $$ than Aspire. I use VCarve Pro with Neil Ferri’s Post-Processors, and UGS as the sender (I find the visualisation alone worth the swap from CM), and find this combination intuitive to use, performant and reliable.
I am learning AutoDesk Fusion 360 (as a Solidworks migrant) to see if it suites me better than Aspire before deciding where to go in future - being a hobby I can’t really justify the big ticket software packages (Solidworks with CAM is $3k+, Aspire is $1.5k, various other packages come in north of $2k once my requirement for rotary machining is considered)…
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