pruitts
01-18-2007, 05:53 PM
Carvewright on order from Sears and should be in next week (fingers crossed). Trying to learn the software and found a few things that I am unclear on. I appreciate any information provided.
1. When setting up a project and going into Board Settings, there are choices for the Pattern Bit to be used for your design. The text in the window strongly urges you to keep the 1/16" bit chosen. The default bit shown is the 1/16" Ballnose bit. There is also a selection for a 1/16" Straight bit. According to the Carvewright manual, the bit that comes with the machine is described as a 1/16" Carving bit. Is this considered to be the 1/16" Ballnose bit or 1/16" Straight bit? The terminology between the manual and the software is not the same, thus I am unclear on which one to choose.
2. When creating Text to be carved and choosing Outline, I noticed the 'Select Bit' icon appearing next to the Text entry in the Carvings list. I clicked on the Icon at the top of the software and it appears the '90 V-Groove' bit is chosen by default. Is this considered to be the 1/16" Carving bit that came with the unit? Do I need to get a different bit to carve outlined text versus what comes with the machine? Can I simply use the 1/16" Carving bit that is shipped with the unit?
3. If I put some text in the middle of a board and want to simply draw a rectangular line/groove around the text (such that the text looks like it is inside of a box), how is that accomplished? I have drawn a rectangle and then clicked on the Select Bit icon, however, I am not sure which bit described in the list is equivalent to the bits that came with the tool. Likewise, can I choose the 3/8" Straight bit (for example) and have that look accomplished by the 1/16" Carving bit using several passes, or would I literally need to have the 3/8" bit on hand to make that selection?
Thank you for all of your help in advance and I apologize if these are simple questions that I should understand already.
1. When setting up a project and going into Board Settings, there are choices for the Pattern Bit to be used for your design. The text in the window strongly urges you to keep the 1/16" bit chosen. The default bit shown is the 1/16" Ballnose bit. There is also a selection for a 1/16" Straight bit. According to the Carvewright manual, the bit that comes with the machine is described as a 1/16" Carving bit. Is this considered to be the 1/16" Ballnose bit or 1/16" Straight bit? The terminology between the manual and the software is not the same, thus I am unclear on which one to choose.
2. When creating Text to be carved and choosing Outline, I noticed the 'Select Bit' icon appearing next to the Text entry in the Carvings list. I clicked on the Icon at the top of the software and it appears the '90 V-Groove' bit is chosen by default. Is this considered to be the 1/16" Carving bit that came with the unit? Do I need to get a different bit to carve outlined text versus what comes with the machine? Can I simply use the 1/16" Carving bit that is shipped with the unit?
3. If I put some text in the middle of a board and want to simply draw a rectangular line/groove around the text (such that the text looks like it is inside of a box), how is that accomplished? I have drawn a rectangle and then clicked on the Select Bit icon, however, I am not sure which bit described in the list is equivalent to the bits that came with the tool. Likewise, can I choose the 3/8" Straight bit (for example) and have that look accomplished by the 1/16" Carving bit using several passes, or would I literally need to have the 3/8" bit on hand to make that selection?
Thank you for all of your help in advance and I apologize if these are simple questions that I should understand already.