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Additional functionality in VCarve Pro

VCarve Pro includes more powerful and flexible toolpath and design functionality that makes the software significantly more capable and flexible than Cut2D.

 

VCarve Pro adds the following Toolpath functionality.

3D VCarving and Engraving toolpaths for automatically carving decorative designs without needing to calculate what size cutter to use. With the option of engraving / VCarving to a specific z depth and to use an end mill to remove stock material and machine the detailed regions using a v-bt or engraving cutter.

 
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Profile Machining with production cutting options that ensure parts can be held in place and accurately machined with high quality edges and corner detail.

  • 3D Tabs for smoother profiling plus advanced options for automatic positioning to hold parts in place when machining
  • Lead In / Out and Overcut distance to prevent dwell marks appearing on components
  • Advanced Ramp options for controlling how the cutter enters the material, reducing heat build-up and cutter wear
  • Profile around the Outside / Inside of open shapes
  • Sharp internal and external beveled edges and corners
 

Unique 3D Texturing toolpaths that quickly machine randomly textured surfaces. Texture selected regions or a complete panel

Production Plate Engraving that merges text lists into templates for badges and industrial plates. Setup and merge CSV and text based lists using variables that can automatically scale to fit a design

Quick Engrave for Diamond dragging and marking engraved products such as gifts, awards, plaques, badges, pens, trophies etc.
Additional toolpath options include

Custom Form cutters such as Ogee and Round-overs can be added to the Tool Database and used to calculate and preview toolpaths.

Solid Fill Toolpath preview in the 2D view instantly shows where the cutter will remove material, showing corner details and regions where material might be left on the job.

Estimate Machining Times for job costing and machine loading

Recalculate all Toolpaths automatically if the design or material size / position changes

Postprocessor Support for Automatic Tool Changers allows multiple toolpaths with different cutters to be saved into a single file to run on the CNC machine


 


VCarve Pro includes additional drawing and layout tools that make it much easier to create complete designs directly in the software and not simply import projects from other packages.


The additional design tools in VCarve Pro include:

Layer Management that allows complex designs to be simplified by assigning different parts of the design to be placed on different layers and drawn in different colours. Each layer can be made visible / invisible when required, making it easy to see and select vectors in the 2D view.

Image Tracing also known as Vectorization allows photo’s and bitmap designs to be converted to vector outlines that can then be machined.

Advanced Text Tools with additional Single Stroke / Stick Engraving Fonts and automatic sizing and layout options. Plus options for Fitting Text to a Curve and interactive Text Arcing.


Rulers, Snap Grid and Guidelines help make designing and drawing projects quick and easy. These options can be switched on / off as required along with Snapping options that automatically detect and snap the cursor to key regions on a design.
The other drawing tools available in VCarve Pro include;

  • Weld shapes to create closed vector boundaries – Merge, Subtract and Intersect
  • Offset Open / Closed vectors either Inwards or Outwards - Left / Right
  • Array block copy and paste – linear or radial positioning
  • Fillet Corners interactively
  • Copy shapes along selected vectors

 

 

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