Rout Tool VERY slow in 1.187, better in newer versions?

[brdad]

Understood, but the rout tool is functioning perfectly (abeit slow) the way I have it at the moment, so as long as I can do these 6 more sections I'll be done with it. Anything else I need to do with this design will be much smaller so more traditional methods can be used.

I find it sad so much of the software (like the rout tool) is sub-par in many cases.

[brdad]

Actually, the route tool is something else altogether. It is the strangest tool that no one ever uses. You can assign different bits to different pieces of a vector. Not the friendliest tool either.

Agreed, not so friendly, but it actually could be a great tool to make "dashes" with, which the vertical lines of the brick pattern are. One straight vector, so it's all lined up. It was just a bear to get all of those sections exactly .222" and get the bit assigned to the correct section. At least once I had one done correctly, the copy and pasting of the others went easy. If only it didn't stall for 4 seconds on every dash!

[bergerud]

If only it didn't stall for 4 seconds on every dash!

I bet that is because the software has a complicated subroutine to go through. It could need the user to change bits! It would have to check whether the bit is used elsewhere and so on....

[SteveNelson46]

I had the Rout Tool and the Edge Route confused. The Route Tool can be useful in some situations but most of the time I just draw separate vectors and assign different bits to each vector. In most cases I think there is a little more transitional control that way.

[cestout]

My opinion: the edge rout tool, rout tool, and the cut to length are all un-necessary for most of us.
Clint

[brdad]

I still have a lot to do, but the walls came out pretty well overall. Lot of carving hours though! I even carved some spiral stair treads.

[bergerud]

Awesome dollhouse. Quite a project.