Changing board thickness

[Dan-Woodman]

One new feature I like is being abel to change the board thickness in the software without clearing out the project ,or starting over. I may want to test the outcome of a project on MDF board first before carving on the good wood. It's as simple as right click on the project and select -board settings. Test on 3/4" MDF and then carve on 1 1/2 " cedar for a sign for example. Another feature I really like is being able to enter measurements like 1 1/2" rather than having to convert to decimal. later Daniel

[yenne]

Allow me to add that the machine should gracefully handle a board of a different thickness than called for in the project. You should be able to insert a piece of MDF instead of the appropriate material and the machine will correctly handle it. For cut-throughs, the machine always measures the actual thickness rather than relying on what was specified in the project.

The only caveat is that the machine currently doesn't protect itself against user-specified rout depths that exceed the board's thickness. If you explicitly command a 1" deep rout but only insert a 1/2" board, the machine may damage itself. This problem is currently being corrected.

You're safe for now as long as the board you insert is thick enough to handle the commanded cuts.

[Dan-Woodman]

Will this procedure still work if I put in a 3/4 " MDF,carve it ,put in a 1 1/2 board and hit repeat?

[yenne]

Well, the machine doesn't support repeating a project at this time, otherwise I'd say go for it.