Vectric Software FAQs by Students
Questions by our students with links to video answers covered in our Q&A Meetups.
- 3/7/2023 Replay: Adding a Rotary Axis, Carving Real-Life Pictures, Tool Database Adjustments, Engraving Small Areas, Kaizan Foam Inserts, Text Spacing, Holding Blanks and More!
- 2/15/2024 Replay: Shortcut Commands, Puck Holder Design, Heart Inlay Precision, Speeding up Rotation in Aspire
- 6/22/2023 Replay: Toolpath Selection, Jointed Letters, Texture Mapping, Clip Art, Live Lessons, Model Modification, Tool Availability, Database Backup
- How to put multiply files in sheets from an older version of Aspire.
- I have a file that cut with VCarve Toolpath fine. Then I had to shrink the same to a smaller one, into a smaller flag. Now it's smaller. I can't get the detail needed in the VCarve. Is there anything I can do?
- I'm working on a train map and would like to add a contour line with a laser. Has anyone attempted this? If so, how did you do this?
- New J Tech 24watt laser is getting, he wants to know, do I need a new post processor for it? Where do I find it and how do I set it up?
- Do I have to freehand the vectors then when I form the 3D model?
- I have a board and I'm trying to make it shaped like a leaf
- I use Aspire and I'm interested in producing boat half holes. Has anyone had experience with this particular endeavor?
- plunge rate and just plunge rate straight down
- Creating a two-sided STL from a model. I keep seeing the back of the neck model on the outside part the cut file looks good in preview, but it does this on export.
- So do I have to create vector from the edges, I want to round over with the bit?
- I keep running into an issue with these stair step looking , I think it may be, because I'm resizing the model on import and stretching the model causing stair step effect. I have the render quality to maximum and my toolpath preview quality set the highest as well. It does cut exactly as it looks in the screen. From the Toolpath preview and Aspire.
- Looking for some help with a 3D dish he has and he wants to split it to be able to make it into like a lid.
- Sometimes to get my chip load correct at 18,000 RPMs, I need to increase my inches per minute over a hundred inches, although the tool library recommends 50 inches per minute. Is this correct?
- I'm having trouble when to use add subtract and combine mode. Do you have a great video to help understand this?
- 5/9/23 Replay: Infinity Box Creation, Meat Tenderizer Toolpaths, Custom 3D Modeling & More!
- 5/11/2023 Replay: Chamfer Toolpath, Changing Start Depth, Birdhouse Design, SketchUp Faces, Pilot Holes with V Bit, Upcut End Mill Usage, Identifying Worn Bits, Saving Diamond Pattern as Template
- 4/6/2023 Replay: Distort Tool, SketchUp Version, 3D Dish Shape, Multiple Components, Ball Nose Bit, Pendant Training, Depth Loss, Baking Models, Modifying STLs, Uploading Student Projects