carveco has a great number of tutorial videos to get you started. It is VCarve Pro's unique ability to correctly handle the bevels on lines, arcs and points that allows the inlays to be cut without bit diameter offsets encountered with traditional CNC inlay techniques. Try searching for snapmaker 2.0 artcam postprocessor in the mean time! VCarve Inlay makes beveled inlays using a V bit to carve both the inlay and the inlay pocket. V-bit for finishing in the same pattern for this one, I’ll have to check my settings for the v-bit though. I used the 3.175mm flat end mill for clearing in a horizontal raster Since the snapmaker v-bit is much shorter than the clearing flat end mill i used, the tricky part was getting the height set after the bit change without any material left in the center of the project, but with some careful measurement and noting the machine work origin it is not too bad. The key is using one of these programs that allows exporting at least two separate toolpaths (one for roughing and clearing, one for the fine detail.) The ‘Pro’ edition gives you unlimited job and toolpath size, true shape nesting.
#INLAYS WITH VECTRIC VCARVE PRO PRO#
Vcarve looks good, as Markus recommended, but for my needs at the moment, I wanted to test this out and carveco fit the bill at their cheap subscription instead of spending a few hundred outright. VCarve Pro gives you the power to produce complex 2D patterns with profile, pocket, drill and inlay toolpaths, plus gives you the ability to create designs with v-carving textures as well as import and machine unlimited Vectric 3D clipart or single model files. I entered my own tool settings though for this one, and I’m actually a bit happier with the results than the other database for the v-bit. There is a thread on here somewhere with the tool database and the post processor. Fusion 360 is good, but a bit complicated and too expensive after the free year they give you.Īs Carveco used to be artcam, it has a good established base and the artcam post processor works.