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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 40
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 40 – Carving Open Vectors with a V-Bit [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article accompanies the fortieth 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 40th video of the series, I’ll show you how to carve open vectors with a v-bit in VCarve Desktop, VCarve Pro, and Aspire. Easily the most common problem folks contact me about is closing vectors in preparation for v-carving. In this video, I’ll show you how you can carve open vectors in cases where you don’t need to v-carve. I’ll show you…
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 39
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 39 – Using The Distort Tool Bounding Box [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article accompanies the thirty-ninth 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 39th video of the series, I’ll show you how to use the Distort Tool in VCarve Desktop, VCarve Pro, and Aspire by editing the Bounding Box. I introduced the Distort Tool in a previous video, and showed you how to distort vector objects and text using a single curve and between two curves. This time, I’ll show you how to distort vector…
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 38
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 38 – Using The Distort Tool [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article accompanies the thirty-eighth 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 introduce the Distort tool and demonstrate its basic use. Folks who have been following me for a long time will no doubt remember my mini-series on Applying Text to a Curve. Although I thought I had completed the series, it wasn’t until I was asked about curving a rectangle that I realized I had left one method out of the series. In…
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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…
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 25
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 25 – Node Editing Text [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article accompanies the twenty-fifth 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 25th video of the series, I’ll talk about converting text to curves and editing it in Node Editing mode before v-carving it. I’ve received several questions about modifying text lately, and most of it concerning how to modify a font in Node Editing mode. I’ll show you how to convert the text to curves, edit it in Node Editing mode, then calculate toolpaths. We’ll also…
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 24
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 24 – Join and Group Vectors [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article accompanies the twenty-fourth 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 video, I’ll talk about the difference between joining vectors and grouping them, in preparation for calculating a pocket toolpath, or v-carving them. I’ve received several questions about open vectors, and grouped vectors lately. There appears to be a bit of confusion concerning the difference between the two. The file used to demonstrate in this video is not available. I will, however, link all of…
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 23
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 23 – Closing Open Vectors [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article accompanies the twenty-third 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 video, I’ll demonstrate two different ways of closing vectors in preparation for v-carving them. A lot of us have had problems closing stubborn vectors, or just wrapping our heads around joining vectors that either don’t want to join, or trying to use the same vector in 2 separate vector objects. An example of such a thing is creating two objects that are side by side,…
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 22
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 22 – Importing CRV Files From Other Sources [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article accompanies the twenty-second 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 video, I’ll demonstrate importing CRV files into the Vectric Software that have come from other sources. The files I used in making this project came directly from the Vectric Labs Blog. Here’s a link to the project file used in this video: https://bit.ly/2E98MH1 A lot of us have either downloaded files for VCarve or Aspire that we didn’t create, or have had…
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Vectric Software For the Absolute Beginner – Part 21
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 21 – 3D Carving Workflow with Tool Change [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article accompanies the twenty first 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 21st video of the series, I’ll wrap up my journey into 3D Carving in Vectric Software by giving you a walk through my workflow from start to finish. First we’ll design the 3D project in VCarve Pro, calculate toolpaths, then save g-code. From there we’ll go out into the shop and transfer the g-code files onto the CNC computer. I’ll load…
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 20
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 20 – Importing STL Files [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article accompanies the twentieth 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 video, I’ll continue the journey into 3D carving in Vectric Software. We’ll get into importing STL files into the software. First we’ll import the STL file, and I’ll walk you through the 3D Model Orientation screen. From there we’ll create a vector around the model, then start calculating toolpaths. In the 3D roughing toolpath, I’ll show you the difference between using a Z Level strategy…
