I’m having trouble with bit changes during a project. The control screen pauses properly between tool paths and tells me to change the bit. But the resting Z height is not high enough above the project surface for me to drop the first bit and replace with the second. While the project is paused, I c…

Hi welcome to the forum. It is recommended save each toolpath as a separate file. But if have the same bit it can be save as one file. So for example if you were going to vcarve (60 vbit) then make a pockets with an 1/8 end mill and then you were going to profile cut. You would save the vbit …

I believe you can move it anywhere you want as long as you do not reset the X and Y Zero points on the controller! You need to to this to reset the Z Zero (after bit change) in a location that has not been carved… Maybe this will help? [Multiple Tools On the Onefinity (Community Made)] …

Great video Tony for beginners looking how to get started on their first projects involving tool changes. I have seen a few posts where new users were a little lost on how to begin–this will help greatly. Thanks for taking the time to make it & post!

Perhaps I don’t fully understand the issue. I use the gcode section under the 1F settings fly-out and modified the tool change section to raise the bit when tool changes, set the new z level, lower the z down and resume… (Runs on M6, tool change) M70 G21 S0 M0 M6 (MSG, Change tool and attach …

In V-Carve, in the Material Setup section (first thing you do when building a toolpath), at the very bottom is a section “Home / Start Position” that lets you set where you want the router to be when it’s time for a tool change. Increase the Z Gap to give yourself enough room for the tool change.

Bit change problems during a project

Original/PRO Series (Buildbotics) (Gen 1) Troubleshooting (X35/X50)

scottjritt (one eyed woodworker) February 21, 2021, 12:44pm 3

take a look here. https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/bit-setter-macro-v2-0/2757

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Bit change problems during a project

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