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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 37
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 37 – Adding a Form Tool to the Tool Database Using a Vector [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article accompanies the thirty-seventh video in a series on my YouTube channel. If you’re not subscribed to my channel, here’s a link. Come on by and check it out. Hopefully you’ll find something you like. In the video, I’ll go through the steps involved in adding a Form tool to the Vectric Tool Database. I’ve had a project in mind for quite a while, and it will involve rounding over some edges and creating some beads in the surface of the material. I got the bit through Amazon, decided that this would be the…
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X and Y Axis Identification and Rotation
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] X and Y Axis Identification and Rotation [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sometimes we take the simplest things for granted. As an example, I started making CNC videos about 1 1/2 years ago, and I thought I was making basic videos for the absolute beginner. Well, it turns out I forgot to include some of the more basic info. I fell into the same trap a lot of other people make, and that is assuming that folks already know what I’m talking about when I use certain words and phrases. I figured that if a person was interested in CNC, they probably already had some basic knowledge of how they worked, and what the…
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 36
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 36 – 2D vs 2.5D vs 3D Carving [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article accompanies the thirty-sixth video in a series on my YouTube channel. If you’re not subscribed to my channel, here’s a link. Come on by and check it out. Hopefully you’ll find something you like. In this 36th video of the series, I’ll take a step back, return to the basics, and demonstrate the differences between 2D, 2.5D, and 3D vectors, models, and most importantly, toolpaths. I’ve been asked several questions on this topic over the last month, and decided that this would be the perfect time to address it. I’ll show you the basic differences between a 2D…
