if i buy a cheap laser cnc will carbide create pro work or do i even need it my cnc keeps slipping on the belts and i need a reliable machine to make things and take orders for a income
You need something (a CAM software) to generate the G-code to send to the machine.
You also need CAD software to design the geometry to create the toolpaths from.
CC is both CAD & CAM.
Your laser likely needs codes to turn the laser on & off, and possibly a power setting?
CC does not currently support this, but a postprocessor could be modified to support your machine.
CAD (creates geometry) → CAM (creates toolpaths from geometry) → Postprocessor (Converts toolpaths into Gcode)
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Carbide Create isn’t really set up for laser usage currently — it might be with a custom post-processor:
https://carbide3d.com/hub/faq/create-pro-custom-post-processor/
it would work, but my understanding is that for the current version that is outside of the normal scope of support.
If you have a Carbide 3D belt-drive machine which isn’t working as expected, that’s usually just a matter of ensuring that everything is electro-mechanically sound:
- all wiring in good condition and connections secure
- pulley set screws securely in place (put a witness mark on them)
- belts properly tensioned:
and of course settings/configuration are correct and feeds and speeds are appropriate to the machine, tooling, and material.
Note that a Maintenance Kit:
will pretty much allow rebuilding a belt-drive machine to like new — I still use my SO3 serial #0006 for certain cuts which fit a fixture I have on it, and a second belt-drive SO3 when visiting my mother-in-law, so there’s no reason for any Carbide 3D machine to not work well if well-maintained and correctly configured.
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