2D toolpaths
2D toolpaths
Carveco provides a number of two-dimensional toolpaths that
you can use to machine the vector artwork in your model. When you click the 
Toolpaths item in the Project
Tree, the available 2D toolpaths are displayed in the Toolpaths panel below the splitter bar in the Project panel, for example:
The Toolpaths panel contains the following buttons:
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Click the Create Profile
Toolpath button to create a toolpath that machines along, inside or
outside the boundary of a selection of vectors. |
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Click the Create Fluting
Toolpath button to create and control ramping cuts along vectors.
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Click the Create Area
Clearance button to create a toolpath that clears an area of material
within a selected vector or between selections of vectors. |
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Click the Create V-Bit Carving
Toolpath button to create a toolpath that reproduces an engraved or
recessed look when machining vector text or a selection of vectors.
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Click the Create Bevel Carving Toolpath button to create a toolpath that reproduces a bevelled (angle-edged) look when machining vector text or a selection of vectors.
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Click the Create Smart Engraving Toolpath button to create a toolpath that engraves within or around the boundary of vector text or a selection of vectors.
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Click the Create Drilling Toolpath button to create a toolpath that drills holes using a selection of vectors or a 2D toolpath preview. |
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Click the Create Inlay Toolpath button to create a toolpath that machines a selection of vectors that represent corresponding inlays (female) and inserts (male). |
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Click the Create Raised Round Toolpath button to create a toolpath that allows you to create precise recessed letters and shapes using vector text or a selection of vectors.
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Click the Create Texture Toolpath button to create a toolpath that machine a texture across the whole surface, or a specific area, of your model using only a tool's geometry and machining parameters.
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Click the Create Drill Bank Toolpath button to machine a pattern such as L, +, or T shapes containing any number of drills to match the drill bank on your machine. Carveco considers the selected geometry and applies a toolpath for all X and Y axis holes containing a 32 mm (1.26") pitch (standard pitch value for most machines).
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Click the Open 2D Machining Wizard button to provide a fully automated nested-based manufacturing solution for makers of custom furniture and cabinetry.
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Click the Open the Grid Creator button to create a grid of intersecting horizontal and vertical linear vectors and machine along them. This is a quick method of producing rectangular pieces with an equivalent size.
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