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I have an x-carve and have been using it to cut foam for a tools. I am using easel at the moment to import pictures of the tools i have taken using a light box, importing them into easel where i can easily size them to achieve an accurate fit. Everything on that end is going great but when go to cut them out the x-carve seams to generate the wrong tool path. It travels in the wrong direction not cutting the foam more pushing it out of the way leaving a terrible finish. Sometimes though-out the carve it does travel in the right direction and i can see the result i am looking for. I can’t seam to find a way to change this so i am looking for any solution that anyone can come up with. Easel is working so well for the first stage but is there other software i can easily do the same with and choose my own tool path.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as i really am at a stand still on this and want to be able to get this sorted.
Can you share the project?
When it “generates the wrong toolpath”, what do you see exactly? Easel doesn’t generate the most efficient toolpaths, but it will generate the appropriate ones.
What bit are you using?
Try an “air cut”…does the machine do what’s it’s supposed to?
A video might help as well?
it could also be that the bit is spinning the wrong direction. the reason i say this is that I broke my little 60deg engraving bit, and tried one for a Dremel because i could buy it locally. turns out the dremel spins opposite the dewalt, and it would just rub instead of cut.
Sorry I haven’t responded sooner but your interest and replies are appreciated. Busy with work. I will try and get a video of the good verses bad finish up later this week.
I have a specific foam bit i bought but have tried a few more with varying setting the current bit leaves a great finish when the tool path goes clockwise but when going anticlockwise it roughs the edges fraying them.
Ok did a little test today so you can see what’s happening. When cutting the tools path was anti clockwise and you can see the finish in the second picture the inside edge of the cut is great. Then in the third picture the finish on the outside edge which is the one I need to be good as all the inside material will be removed is terrible in comparison.
I have the exact same problem. Cutting out inserts in Eva Foam where the outer edge is important. But I can’t find a way to tell Easel to focus on the outer edge and change cutting direction. Now the shape that gets cut out looks good, but this part is just waste. And the insert looks bad.
Did someone find a solution for this?
There should be some setting to tell Easel if the final piece is the shape that gets cut out or the insert/hole that remains, so the program knows which edge should be good.
Easel does not allow the user to select between climb and conventional milling directions.
Many other software’s allow the user to make this selection. IF you require this setting you might need to pursue other software options.
Thank you. I really like how user friendly Easel is though, got started in 5 mins. So for the moment I’ll stick to it and reverse the cables on the drill, that worked good. Hopefully the option will be added in the future.
