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zero position at 3D relief (newbie)
Hi,
When I usually mill on my CNC machine the machine will start from zero and will go down the height of the model.
When I use 3D model relief on Carveco Maker the final output is code where the direction is from height of the model toward zero, so I need to lower the endmill below the surface of the wood for the entire height of the model, before I start.
Can I set the direction from zero down?
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Roni,
When I cut a model (say a flower) I use the top of the wood, reason I want to remove as little wood as possible, when I'm cutting sheet goods (2d) I zero to the bed, reason I do not want to cut too deep into the surface of the bed, and sometimes I leave a .010 skin for vacuum.
Everything with the toolpaths in carveco (for me anyway) has to be automatic, no human change to "G" code (I might screw up) trust the software it's good stuff.
mike
Maybe I did not explain myself well
I have this owl which I imported as stl
Its 14vmm high
The cnc machine mills of course down, and it starts from top (14mm) till 0
So if I want the top of my material to be 14mm, I need to lower the head to -14 and then set it as 0, and it is cumbersome
When I created Gcode using other tools, it will mill from 0 to -14, so I need to set the zero point to top of the material and it is much easier
Roni, Mike is correct, if you set your mill to go below Z=0 you will be cutting into your table top. Perhaps you are familiar with another program but in Carveco Z=0 is the bottom of the model not the top. Anything below Z=0 would be a negative Z.
I asked support just to be sure , and if that's the case I will need to adapt the procedure
Hi Roni Segoly,
Looking at your supplied screenshot, it does not appear as though you've specified the material setup in your model yet; this is because the 3D View toolbar's Toggle Material Block Visibility button is currently greyed-out.
With your model already open in Carveco Maker, select the Toolpath > Material Setup menu option to display the Material Setup dialog; this enables you to specify the thickness of your stock material, set your Material Z Zero position, and set the position of the relief relative to your stock material.
Since you're going to be machining a relief in this model, please watch the following demonstration video included in our Carveco Fundamentals training course: Machining reliefs
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
indeed it resolves the issue
I set the material height to the STL height and put the 0 position on top
cheers
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