Considerations when cutting slots

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

Build 843

New
Added a new “Cutout toolpath” that automatically determines if you need multiple offsets to avoid deep slotting. Cutout toolpaths will not load in prior versions.

I showed using it in:

Joining two letters

as requested on suppport… I was having an issue putting two letters together and it cutting it out properly. After setting up the file, set and arrange the two letters: [image] Then, duplicate them and send the originals to a spare layer and lock it: [image] Then, select each letter in turn: [image] and in Edit Text mode, Convert to Curves: [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] Then, select the two Curve objects: [image] and use Trim Vectors: [image] Removing the …