Difference in bits

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

You have two conflicting issues:

• cut went too deep — this argues for less acute endmill
• finer detail lost — this argues for a more acute one.

I would suggest breaking the file up and using different endmills on different sections/areas, and possibly adding geometry so as to depth limit things. Please see:

Tool Changes

and

V carve + inside pocket?

I’m trying to understand how to use V carve along with a pocketing operation. For example I am wanting to V carve an entire sign but there are large areas that need to be pocketed, would I simply V carve along the lines and then perform an inside pocket after a tool change to a flat in endmill on the inside of the pocket area?