You could theoretically load one of my files, generate a 3d toolpath for it in aspire or cut3d, then cut it. As an example, I sell models of military insignia on my site. You can buy complete files that just need to be toolpathed, but will spend a lot more money than if you can at least do part of it yourself.
SKETCHPAD FOR DRAWING FREE
Most sites have free samples to experiment with. I wouldn't buy too many files while you're deciding how you're going to do it. If you're going to free hand draw vectors in another program then import it would be nice to have. As for the tablet, I can't think of anything I would use it for in vcarve pro. I've had it 2 1/2 years now and I'm starting to get the hang of it. I went straight to aspire and have not regretted it. Sorry if this sounds disonnected, all the pieces of what I have read and watched on videos are floating around in my head like a dot to dot with no lines in between in order to see the whole picture. Is it possible to buy a file of a design that has everything ready to just push the button or save the file and run the cnc? or does every file need some work done to it? As I am new I am not even sure of what questions to ask.
I have been watching the videos but there is still missing pieces in my mind. I brought in a leaft and it was an outline only. they come in as a 2d as I dont see any other info on it. I bought 3 files for vector art to play with.
I will be doing mostly furniture type work.ĭraw from scratch in aspire or import a file I am trying to step into the new world of woodworking. I have won awards in 3 states for my work. As I mentioned in another post I have been in the cabinet business for almost 40 yrs. I am still trying to get my mind around the whole system.
SKETCHPAD FOR DRAWING PRO
I thought purchasing vcarve pro to start and then going to aspire would be a prudent course, maybe not though. Since I am new to cnc, (I will not get my machine until 1/1/14) I thought I would spend the time learing the software. Sorry, I was a bit misleading, I have the demo version of Aspire.
SKETCHPAD FOR DRAWING MANUALS
I have been watching all the videos I can and have printed up the manuals and everything I can get my hands on so I can make notes as I go.īoy wouldnt it be great if they offered training.Īnyway sorry about rambling, I am like a little kid learning something new for the first time. What are the main differences between vcarve pro and aspire? I was thinking of starting with vcarve and after I figure it out then upgrading to aspire. So back to the sketchpad on a scale of 1-10 how good of an investment in end product quality is this? I tried the regular copy and it appears to place the copy exactly on top of the original. I tried to copy and paste and it only lets you do an array or around a circle copy. I imported them into vcarve and then moved them arouind to look like grape and then drew 2 leaves using arcs and did a 2 rail sweep giving it a leaf sort of cross section and then added a stem in a similar fashion. I drew a bunch of circles, various diameters in acad. For the drawings I am playing around with the mouse seems cumbersome, Probably just my inexperience though. Thanks, I am starting to get the picture. If using it with V-Carve Pro, you'd basically be using it as a mouse in most cases, just selecting items and moving nodes with it. But for CNC use, where a tablet really shines is when using a program like Aspire, where you can use the pen to sculpt your 3D models. Now, a tablet is much more precise than a mouse, and some people prefer them over a mouse in any application. I think you'd be much better off learning to work with vector drawing tools. bmp image, and do a raster to vector conversion. However, you'll still need to bring in that raster drawing as a. Imo, for raster drawing, there is nothing better than a tablet. If you want to "draw" with a tablet, that usually requires raster drawing tools. when using vector drawing tools, you don't actually "draw" anything, you typically just place points along the vectors, and depending on the type of vectors, you then may manipulate the points. Using a tablet to "draw" like you would with a pen and paper is not an ideal method for cnc use.įor CNC use, you typically use vector drawing tools. You need to be aware of something when "drawing" with a tablet.
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