I’m working on a baluster post, and not getting what is pictured in the Vcarve pro preview when I carve.
The baluster clearly has 4 sides with round shaft between the upper and lower block which have a floral design. When I rough carve the baluster, it comes out with 3 sides vs 4. So the upper and lower blocks actually form a triangle vs square.
I imported the baluster file as an STL. It loaded correctly but since the X axis is mapped to A, the Masso display does not provide the standard display map.
Has anyone seen this? I’m suspecting the wrapping toolpath generated by “Masso WrapX2A ATC(inches)” driver.
I used the moulding toolpath for creating balusters and the rotary setting in V-carve.
It’s pretty simple and doesn’t require a 3D model.
Yeah on the Masso screen there is not preview for rotary cutting.
during a Masso version upgrade, the number of steps per revolution changed since the upgrade had us move the stepper (steps per revolution jumpers on the motor). Restoring the correct “steps per revolution jumpers” setup box fixed the issue.
Here is the simple math method I used to nail the exact number. Start with your steps per revolution number found on the Masso webpage as per your switch configuration, now if a gear reduction is installed on your rotary output, multiply your starting value times your gear reduction. In my case 400x15=6000. I started with that value in my setup settings box.
Now I fine tune the 6000 number, I did a manual reset of the rotary axis value, then manually jogged the rotary axis 10 complete revolutions and observed the rotary axis value. In a perfect world it would now say 3600, which is the number of degrees the rotary axis has moved, BUT it probably won’t say 3600, create a chart to help you decide if you need to add or subtract from your 6000 settings number so that you get 3600 degrees after 10 complete revolutions.