Known issues with vcarve to carbide cutter?

[Rxman (Tom)]

As a new CNC router hobby for me and with 9 months of working carbide experience ( carbide create and cut) and now the intention of moving to Vcarve from carbide create, to more enhancements above carbide create. Need to ask the community if I I going to cause issues with the use of Vcarve sending g-code to the carbide cut program . Those who have traveled this path, please let me know before I pull the trigger to purchase Vcarve desktop. Tom Kaye

[gdon_2003 (Guy Donham)]

Vetric has a post processor for Carbide3d machines. Plus Neil has a custom PP for Vetric, search the forum for post processor + vetric. Any gcode sender can send the Vetric gcode including CM.

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

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Vectric tutorial overview

Vectric makes a line of popular software products. Here is one example of a workflow to create a G-Code file using these applications. Of especial interest is Design and Make, available from: http://www.designandmake.com/ — AIUI, this application / web site was originally a 3rd party, but was purchased by Vectric. The software “Design and Make Machinist” is freely available, and will allow one to use free and purchased clipart, adjusting and repositioning it as desired, then export it into a fo…

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Vcarve Pro and Post Processor

@luc.onthego Still not tested with the BitSetter. EDIT: Tested the Grbl mm TC…works with the BitSetter as hoped. It will ask you to turn on the router after probing the BitSetter. They will also correctly list the first tool in CM.