How To Create Tiling Toolpaths In VCarve Pro | Onefinity Elite Foreman CNC | Large Sign On Small CNC
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2024
- In this video you'll learn how to carve a sign that is larger than your CNC, using the tiling toolpath method. I cover every detail from start to finish using VCarve Pro, Masso Controller and my Onefinity Elite Foreman. As always, I've included VCarve screenshots and other helpful tips and tricks that could help you learn to use your program more efficiently.
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Thanks!
Thank you!! 😊👍
That turned out fantastic, & what a wonderful message!! Thank you!
Thanks!!
Hi, a quick vcarve tip: if you need a selected text or anything that is selected. If you want it to turn ? just hit the number 9 key on your keyboard, once it will turn 45 degrees, and 2 times it will turn 90 degrees. That is way faster than with any menu item Kind regards Hans
Oh by the way, to centre the selection, just hit the F9 key. That is also way faster
Dang! Great tips!!
Super travail ! ❤ J’aimerais avoir un professeur comme vous 👍
Merci beaucoup! Abonnez-vous et continuez à regarder et je suis sûr que vous continuerez à apprendre quelque chose de nouveau !
Good morning, I just found your video for today it's 30 minutes in so I'll come back and watch it later.
Thanks for watching, but this one definitely ran longer than normal. Let me know your thoughts when you get to finish the video. 😊
Thanks for the knowledge! Great sign!
Thanks brother! 😉
As always, great job!
Thanks, Dewayne! 😊
Thank you for the very helpful video.
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching!!
loved this video
Thank you so much!! ❤️
Marty, Loved the video and appreciate the shout out at the end of the video. My wife and I were watching and loved it! Keep up the excellent work and again thanks for helping me out with my Tool setter as well as helping me understand Masso's F4 screen. I haven't had issues since your help, 😀
I’m thankful for you and your wife, Walter. ❤️ I’m so happy that my videos have helped you, that’s my #1 goal with this channel. Keep that Onefinity movin’ and makin’ man glitter! 😉👍
Thanks for your time to show on video the tiling toolpath will help great video Russell
Glad to help! Thanks for watching!
Another awesome video. Thank you. I haven’t had a need to tile yet but this will be my go to tutorial when I do.
Thank you! If you follow these steps you should never have a problem, but if you do, let me know and we’ll work it out. 😁
Great training, even better message
Thanks, brother.
Nice job Marty. I have a future project I might be able to use this with. Keep er Movin.
Thanks, Brian! Let me know how it goes!
Great technique for moving the work-piece to the second tile work origin using the spindle. Thanks - I'll definitely put that in my bag of tricks! Also, a humble request to do a "must have" set of bits video (with affiliate links of course). Cheers brother!
That second tile XY trick is pretty much foolproof, especially if you can rely on a fence for your X position.
As for must-have bits, that’s a great idea! I’ll put that one on my to-do list for sure. Thanks for watching!
awesome job very helpful
Glad it helped, thanks for watching!
Great video! I've noticed some people use dowels to locate their tile sections. Your method - using a fence and a saved offset - sure makes quick work of tiling (a more efficient alternative to dowels provided tiles do not cross critical vectors). Thanks very much, can't wait to try it!
Thanks! But just a quick note, my method works fine even if you’re crossing critical vectors. It’s just safer to avoid splitting vectors if you can.😉👍
Thank You, good job
Thanks for watching!!
Great vid, project turned out great. One trick I learned for rotating a project is to change to a rotary which will automatically rotate stuff, then change back. I really thing Vectric is going to do this automatically some day, but that little trick saves a few steps. I haven’t done many tiles, but one trick I’ve seen is a dowel, but the spindle idea is clever.
Please elaborate on “change to a rotary…”. I’m not sure what you mean?
@@MitchellsWoodwork Start with the job in landscape mode like you did. In the job setup just select the third option "Rotary" and do nothing else, click OK. Then go back into job setup and change back to single sided...done.
@@MitchellsWoodwork One comment, if it isn't already selected in the Rotary setup, select the "along Y axis"
I’ll look into this! Thanks for the tip!
This was a great video, I really like your videos because I learn new ways of doing things. Other videos that I have watched on tiling always use a dowel set up , I like the way you set it up with the G56. Length of videos don't bother me when you are learning different techniques. I don't have a machine yet I'm still saving up, but I have a friend that lets me use his machine now and then so when I get my machine I will have the knowledge to set up and run my own machine. I'll be waiting for your next video until then I wish you the best .
Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind comments and feedback. I hope you’re able to get your own CNC soon, but it sounds like you’ve got a great friend to rely on in the meantime. Give him a fist-bump for me, I did the same thing for a friend until we found a CNC for him. 😊👍
I'm a new subscriber. Really enjoyed your content. Thinking about doing one for my church to put in our kitchen for everyone to appreciate when we have our congregation dinners and breakfast. What font did you use if you don't mind me asking? Thanks!
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All your videos are very informative and I’ve learned so much, I do have a question regarding the tool setter and the Masso g3 controller, do you have an email where I could ask you a question? Thank you so much.
Thank you, I’m so glad to hear my videos are making a difference. Tthere’s a link to my digital business card in my bio. You’ll find my email there: @mitchellswoodwork
Marty, great video. First time I have seen a tiling carve. I use Carveco Maker. Need to see if it has that capability.
I’m sure it does, Jim. Tiling is a common practice, especially on hobby size machines. Thanks for watching!
Carveco Maker does not support tiling, Carveco Maker+ (plus) does that and more.
There is a way to tile in Carveco maker. It has to do with monkeying with the files.
Another excellent video. I've been curious about tiling as I come up to speed with CNCs. Do you know if there an easy way to tile this with vcarve but instead of tiling through like you did (and probably most people), if you could flip it and inserting tile 2 from the same direction (I have wall pretty close behind my elite due to small workshop, so I cant push a work piece through).
Thanks for the Super Thanks!!❤️ I understand your issue, and there may be a way to do it that way, but if there is, I’m not familiar with it.
Just thinking about it though, I don’t think you would use a tile toolpath. Maybe run it like two separate files, like you’re cutting two totally different projects. But I’m honestly not sure. Maybe someone else will chime in and offer a suggestion. Anyone???
Thank you for the time supplying us this information, very interesting. I'm not tiling yet but this will be retained. Is it possible to adjust each tile, increasing tile 2 to get rid of tile three? As the information proceeded the need to remove tile 3 was not there, making my question moot.
Hi Richard, great question! In this particular instance, tile 3 was just a byproduct of my adjusting the tile height to place the break between T1 and T2 in an area without any text.
But more to the point of your question, let’s go back to my example. My sign was 60 inches long, and normally I’d set the tile height to be 30” which would creat 2 equally sized 30” tiles. However, there was text at the 30 inch mark, so I shortened my tile height to 29.5” to avoid the text.
(T1) 29.5” + (T2) 29.5” + (T3) 1” = 60”
I could’ve adjusted the tile height to 20” and had 3 equal tiles.
20” + 20” + 20” = 60”
If the sign had been 50” I could’ve set as: 30” + 20”, or 25” + 25”, or even 40” + 10”. Typically you’ll set your tile height at or near the maximum cutting capacity of your machine in the Y axis. Notice I said “typically”, but that’s not a solid rule that you MUST follow. Your tile heights are extremely flexible.
I hope this answers your question, but if not, just let me know and I’ll try again. Thanks for watching!
Really enjoy your videos....Very informative and you make things easy to understand. I recently upgraded to an Elite Forman and anxiously await delivery. I noticed your dust boot is an earlier version from PWN.... was it easy to install on the new Z slider and with the spindle . Thanks
Congrats on your Elite Foreman! Hopefully you won’t have to wait 4 months like I did. That was torture!😁
Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate you and I’m glad my videos are helping you. As for the dust boot, It’s actually an experimental prototype “variant” of the existing v2 model. For videoing purposes, the V2 is perfect with the open front.
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The v10 is specifically made for the Elite and 80mm spindle, so you should be in great shape with the v10. I don’t brag on PwnCNC enough, but their product lineup and especially their customer service are truly second to none. If you haven’t already did so, be sure and join their FB group. They also have a new forum that is just now getting started.
nice video !! is that your C.O.F.F.E.E. acronym or did you see it somewhere else? asking to use it on a future project if it is yours :-)
No, it’s not mine, I’m not that clever.😁 The customer had seen it somewhere else (probably Etsy) and sent me a screenshot. Since then I’ve had a friend tell me that he had this design on his Bible bookmark, so apparently it’s been around for quite a while. Thanks for watching!
Great video . do not have a cnc yet . i think i am sold on onefinity elite foreman. Your videos taught me a lot. What does vcarve Pro cost? Just trying to figure out the cost of this new investment.
Thank you, I’m glad my videos have helped you! The Elite Foreman is an incredible machine and I’m sure you’ll love it. You can check out all of the Vectric software options at www.vectric.com/free-trial/vcarve-pro
Thanks for watching!
What is your source of red ceder? Why are you using it? Is it easy to work with? Love your videos!
Eastern Red Cedar is plentiful here in Arkansas, and relatively inexpensive compared to most other common wood types. But there are many reasons I love working with it. Since it’s a softwood It’s super easy on my tools, and it carves great. Also, it’s just a beautiful wood that is weather and bug resistant, making it perfect for outdoor use.
Great questions, thanks for watching!
When setting this file up could you not have set using the scale at 29.5 in. then setting up the text just realigning the letters? just a thought. recently started watching your channel. good presentations. Gary
If I’m understanding your question, I’m gonna say no, that wouldn’t work. The reason for the tile cut is because the board was longer than the cutting area of my CNC. Realigning or moving the text in VCarve wouldn’t change the need to move the second half of the board into the cutting area. If I misunderstood your question please accept my apology and elaborate further.
OT question. Are you using a Festool dust extractor? Wondering how good it works with a CNC router. Getting ready to buy something and was thinking about the Festool CT36 AC.
Yep, I have a Festool CT15 with an Oneida Dust Deputy mounted to a 5 gallon bucket. Works great for everything except a surfacing bit. The CT36 should be an awesome option.
Thanks for watching!
For tile 2, for time savings, couldn’t you have just run the 60° g code as the bit was in spindle after you rest tile 2 origin? Then you could run the end mill clearance and then 90° for the big coffee?
I suppose I could have, but since I have a tool setter I save all of my tool paths into one file, and I just kept my normal tool sequence for the 2nd tile. Bit changes only take 30 seconds, anyway. I can live with that. Thanks for watching and commenting! 😊
If the sign x axis was say 24” or wider with y axis length needing to be tiled then would you have to relocate the tool setter or go back to the block that does x,y, and z that comes with the onefinity to set the z?
I would just revert back to the Onefinity touch block (or paper method) to set the Z after each tool change.
I calculate the diagonal of the table to be just under 68in. Would the board for on the table at a 45degree angle?
Yes, it definitely would fit at an angle, but tile cuts stick with the familiar X Y protocol followed by most cnc’ers and cnc manufacturers. I’m sure it could be done though, might make for an interesting experiment someday….🤔
Since I upgraded to V12, I forgot how to keep both the design and tool path windows up at the same time. How is this done?
I haven’t updated to v12 yet, but plan to soon.
Wouldn't you a pin or dowel for your x location on your tile project
I’m not sure I understand your question?
Yes. You could put a pin at the X/Y origin and have your tiles X/Y position predrilled into the board, but, you would have to be absolutely sure they are in the right place. I could see this on a project that might be a repetitive product (more than one of the same) but for a one off like what Marty is doing here, I believe his method saves a bit of time and unnecessary steps. Just my humble opinion.