Creating a centre-line engraved feature
Creating a centre-line engraved feature
Use the Centre Line Feature
option on the Feature Machining panel to
create a centreline engraved feature from a selected vector, usually vector
text, which you can then machine using the Feature
Machining toolpath.
The boundary of a selected vector represents the centreline of
the cutting tool. The engraved feature has no diameter other than that of the
tip of the cutting tool.
To create a centreline engraved feature:
- Select the vector from which you want to create a raised
feature.
- In the 3D Toolpaths
area, click the Create Feature Machining
Toolpath button to display the Feature
Machining panel.
- Select Centre Line
Feature.
- Enter the depth of the centreline engraved feature you want
to create in the Feature Depth box.
- To perform the machining strategy that you have selected as
a series of passes in the Z direction, select Do
Multiple Z Passes.
- Enter the number of Z passes you want to make in the
Num Slices box.
- Click Linear Spacing.
This distributes the Z passes through the feature material.
- Click Add to add a new
slice.
- Highlight a value in the box on the left of the Do Multiple Passes area and click Delete to delete an individual value.
- Select how the cutting tool reaches the depth you have
defined.
- Drop Tool — If
selected, Carveco checks for collisions between the tool geometry and the
machined relief. This reduces the possibility of gouging.
- Project Tool — If
selected, Carveco ignores the tool geometry and the centreline of the tool is
projected onto the relief.
- Select the Cut Direction
you want to use.
- Climb — Select the
option to rotate the cutter in the same direction as the feed motion. The option
is selected by default.
- Conventional — Select
the option to rotate the cutter in the opposite direction to the feed
motion.
Set the default cutting direction on the Options panel.
- Enter a value in the Tolerance
box to specify how closely you want the cutting tool to follow the shape of the selected feature.
- If you want to change the height at which the tool makes
rapid moves between toolpath segments and define the Home position for the tool,
click the Machine Z control bar to expand its
settings.
- Safe Z — Enter the
height at which your selected tool makes rapid moves between toolpath segments.
This value must be sufficient to clear any clamps used to hold your material
block or sheet in position.
- Home X, Y and Z — Enter
the X, Y and Z coordinates of the tool's start and end position. This should be
a safe distance away from your material block or sheet.
- Click Select next to
Feature Tool to display the Tool Database dialog, from which you can select the
tool you want to use.
- Click Setup next to
Material to define the size of your material
block.
- In the Toolpath area,
enter a Name for the toolpath. If you leave
this box blank, the toolpath is named after the type of toolpath you are
creating. For example, if you create three Feature
Machining toolpaths and do not rename them, they are named Feature Machining, Feature Machining
1 and Feature Machining 2.
- Ensure the vectors along which you want to create the
Feature Machining toolpath are selected,
then:
After you have calculated the toolpath, you can simulate
it.
See also
Related Articles
Feature-machining toolpath
Feature-machining toolpath Use the feature machining tool to create engraving toolpaths that take account of the underlying relief. Using the Feature Machining panel, you can: machine a raised, recessed or centreline engraved feature that you have ...
Creating a recessed feature
Creating a recessed feature Use the Recessed Feature option on the Feature Machining panel to create a recessed (female) feature from a selected vector, usually vector text, which you can then machine using the Feature Machining toolpath. Using the ...
Creating a raised feature
Creating a raised feature Use the Raised Feature option on the Feature Machining panel to create a raised (male) feature from a selected vector, usually vector text, which you can then machine using the Feature Machining toolpath. This toolpath is ...
Creating a model using the Face Wizard
Creating a model using the Face Wizard The Face Wizard enables you to create a face model, which comprises a relief layer generated from a photographic image containing a side-profile of a person's head and neck. You can use a photographic image ...
Bitmap > Draw Bitmap Line
Bitmap > Draw Bitmap Line Use this menu option to draw a line on a bitmap layer using the primary or secondary colour. The Draw Bitmap Line button on the Design Tools toolbar is a shortcut for this menu option. The accessibility of this button ...