meaning i changed the material thickness to match my board and recalculated the tool paths is there something else to look out for within the tool paths? sorry if I’m all over the place and it doesn’t make sense. hopefully it makes some sense. it does in my head. lol
No that should be all you have to do. Also yes if your motor calibration was off it would impact all of your jobs not just 3D carves. Maybe you are using the wrong post processor?
Post the gcode maybe too? using the file I changed to 1.5" thick material and reran everything and ran it through a gcode sim and it was exactly 1.25" deep
I don’t know how to do that. posting the gcode. where do i get that from?
i have no other issues its just with the 3d carves. so i know its me doing something wrong.
when i ran it and it cut through the bottom it didnt touch my spoil board it cut right at the 1.5
could it be the height of my spidle?
Typically no if you set your Z zero off the top of the material with a probe block
Have you made any other test cuts successfully?
If other files are an issue as well then it could be the DIP switch settings or motor calibration is off
it’s an issue with 3d i can’t figure out the depth cuts to much or not enough. all my other cuts signs and stuff turn out great..
My suggestion is start simple and create your own 3D carve (single sided)
Then import a known clipart model like a simple dome or dish
Now play around with the model settings
See what it takes to create and modify the shape In my case the model is going to cut deeper than the thickness of my material so I need to adjust that in the settings
Setup your cutting tool parameters
Then create the toolpath and run it (Do an aircut to be safe the first time)
If you get what you expected then it probably the settings in the file you downloaded
CNC is all about starting very simple and then progressing to the next level.
I’m still learning about 3D carving and double sided jobs so don’t be discouraged.
Just figure out the basics and proceed to the next step