Ragged edges on cutout

[rflournoy]

Whenever I do a cutout, like a plaque, the edges are ragged. It looks like the edge of a coin. Is this normal, or do I need to adjust something?
Thanks for any insight. :confused:

[fwharris]

A picture would be helpful! In Designer when you zoom in on the cut path how does that look?

[henry1]

A picture would be helpful! In Designer when you zoom in on the cut path how does that look?
is there a chance they will update our software on 3

[lynnfrwd]

See if clicking on FLOOR FEATHER helps it any. You should be able to tell in the software.

[fwharris]

is there a chance they will update our software on 3

I have no clue what you are talking about.

[henry1]

they used to have update on software like on 187 or the 2 and now the 3 nothing to make it better hope you get what I am saying

[fwharris]

they used to have update on software like on 187 or the 2 and now the 3 nothing to make it better hope you get what I am saying

They have done several updates to 3.00 since it came out. They are up to 3.106 now.

[rflournoy]

Here are a couple of pics. The edge around the cutout is the same thing I get on the outside edge of a plaque when cutting all the way through.8690986908

[Mugsowner]

How old is your bit? It looks like your cross cuts are good, but ripping is giving you issues. The grain of wood is much weaker when ripping due to the slack like appearance, which allows the bit to compress the grain fibers and move about easier. Harder woods hold up better as the grain does not compress as easy. Your using pine which tends to compress very easy, giving the fuzzier unclean look. A sharp bit is would be the answer here to allow it to cut with less resistances and vibration making a better cut.

[Mugsowner]

Going back and reading your original question I see the answer is yes. In pine you see this very often due to what I stated before.

[DickB]

Here are a couple of pics. The edge around the cutout is the same thing I get on the outside edge of a plaque when cutting all the way through.8690986908Sorry, I am not seeing a cut out (Cut Path) in these photos.

In your original question, I took your term "cutout" to mean Cut Path - is that correct? It is not "normal" to have ragged edges using Cut Path, but it can happen depending upon how you generated the vector for the Cut Path. For example, if you used Outline Pattern on a ragged pattern, it will result in a ragged cut. It would help if you posted a photo of your ragged cutout and the mpc for that project.