CCv5 vcarve toolpath start depth

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

I wrote up a bit of a tutorial on this at:

A Different Sort of Tray, one cut to various depths

Here is a tutorial on cutting to various depths for various effects. The goal is to make a simple open box out of a suitable material, using at least one of each tool path option. Start by defining the size of the stock: [image] [image] The box will be 3" x 3" x 0.75" (maybe more of a tray than box?) so draw in a rectangle of that size which is centered in the working area: [image] The interior pocket will be 2.5" x 2.5" x 0.5" resulting in 0.5" thick sides and an 0.25" thick bottom, s…

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• what you did
• what you expected
• what actually happened

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