Pocketing around objects

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

Usually this problem is caused by stacked/overlapping paths, or a problem with the path direction, please see:

Fixing path winding in Carbide Create

Sometimes, when one imports a file and processes it in Carbide Create, a path may not be included when processing a V Carve: [CCBE-3] The solution for this is to get that path to have the proper path direction — there are commands and scripts to fix this in software such as Freehand, Inkscape, and Adobe Illustrator, but one can finesse it in Carbide Create by: drawing a small bit of geometry w/in the bounds of the path clicking on the path control clicking on the added geometry (to add it …

If you continue to have difficulty with the file, please post it here or send it to us at support@carbide3d.com and we’ll do our best to help puzzle this out.