I am experiencing what seems to be a bug in Carbide Create Pro. I am trying to use the “Engrave” function with a 1/32 end mill, and the program keeps replacing the cut depth with the depth per pass value I’ve set, and vice versa. I want the cut depth to be 0.12 inch and the depth per pass to be 0.02 inch. But each time I change the cut depth to 0.12, it changes the parameters of the tool to 0.12 inch depth per pass, and if i try to change the dpp back to 0.02 inch, it changes my cut depth to 0.02 inch. Am i doing something wrong here?
The engrave toolpath is meant to be single pass. If multiple passes is needed, run the toolpath more than once. Program it for 0.02 & run it. Move your Z down 0.02 & run it again, repeat until you’re at 0.12
To move Z down 0.02, after the first cut the Z will retract. Go to the jog screen and add 0.02 to the current Z value & hit Enter. Now the Z zero will be 0.02 lower.
i.e. The Z retracts to 3.475. Type in 3.495 & hit enter.
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