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coryatjohn
04-01-2013, 02:51 AM
Ok, I made this today. It started life as a low res jpg. Turned it into a vector with PhotoShop, then into Illustrator, stroked and saved it, then imported into Partworks. That was easy.

I used the V-carve tool to do the paw print using a 1/4" bull nose bit. When I ran the file, I got an error telling me that VS was below minimum. I tried changing a bunch of things but it didn't help. Finally, I gave up and just edited the SB file changing the invalid command of MS 0.0,0.0 to a useful number. That fixed it. I had to create my own tool definition for the bit and that may have been a problem but it appeared as if I did it correctly (?).

My question is why would the speed be set to 0 for X, Y and Z when I used the V-carve tool?


http://www.usnaviguide.com/shopbot/Lausanne.jpg

adrianm
04-01-2013, 04:23 AM
Check that you have the right unit settings next to the Feed rate and Plunge rate in the Partworks tool database.

A common mistake is to set have it set to inches/min when you mean inches/sec.

coryatjohn
04-01-2013, 11:07 AM
Adrian,

That was it!

Thanks a bundle. Simple error that I won't make again.

curtiss
04-01-2013, 08:26 PM
Adrian,

That was it!

Thanks a bundle. Simple error that I won't make again.

WHAT is always GREAT about a ShopBot... is there is always that NEXT simple error that you get to make... :)