3-d toolpath

[carve_1]

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=27235&stc=1 This view is the x plane
Up graded to aspire 8,,, this is my first 3-d toolpath after upgrade
I am cutting a profile, projecting the toolpath onto model. Material is 2 inches thick, my model is 1.84 thick.
But the toolpath is too low in the material,,, top of cut should be 3/16 or so from top of material....... I am stumped, what is not set right or what am I doing wrong.

[Designer]

I also have Aspire 8 and have experienced the same problem with some of the clip art. I set the depth to zero and the cut is still too deep. I am glad you are asking about this so that I can see how to correct it. Are you using Aspire clip art? If so, which piece? I can try it on my set up and see if I get the same results.

[scottp55]

Only VCP8 here, But what does it show in your material setup?

[carve_1]

I also have Aspire 8 and have experienced the same problem with some of the clip art. I set the depth to zero and the cut is still too deep. I am glad you are asking about this so that I can see how to correct it. Are you using Aspire clip art? If so, which piece? I can try it on my set up and see if I get the same results.

I am using a model I created,, I am cutting a model 1.84 thick from 2 inch material,, The most my bit should cut is .84 deep,,, but the created toolpath goes roughly 1.5 deep.

[carve_1]

Only VCP8 here, But what does it show in your material setup?

The 1.84 model sets on the bottom of the material.

[carve_1]

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=27235&stc=1 This view is the x plane
Up graded to aspire 8,,, this is my first 3-d toolpath after upgrade
I am cutting a profile, projecting the toolpath onto model. Material is 2 inches thick, my model is 1.84 thick.
But the toolpath is too low in the material,,, top of cut should be 3/16 or so from top of material....... I am stumped, what is not set right or what am I doing wrong.

I found the problem ,,, I think... When creating a 3-d toolpath from the profile option,, laying the toolpath on the model , I tried putting a value of 0 for start depth and cut depth and then created the toolpath,,, and it layed perfectly on my model

[gc3]

3d model with projected 2d toolpath...as you can see in photos the 3d cut depth, the projected 2d pocket toolpath cut depth and the requested projected 2d toolpath cut depth...

I often run into similar issue...to get toolpaths to cut proper depth I hover mouse over model to see cut depths then "trick" cut depth to be what is required depth