Toolpaths and Machining

Drilling

Drilling

The Drilling toolpath is specifically designed to help with drilling holes in your model. The size of the drill hole is determined by the diameter of the cutting tool that is used during the machining process.

Inlays

Inlays

Creating an Inlay is the process of creating a female pocket or recess, then creating male part to fit within it. In this video, we'll be exploring how to use Carveco's Inlay Toolpath to simplify creating both male and female parts to get the best fit possible. 

Using a roundover tool

Using a Roundover Bit

In this video we take a look at machining radiused corners using a Roundover tool. We go into detail about every aspect of how to machine a roundover from start to finish, taking you through the basics from how to set up your tool and save it (with a real-life example!), how to create your...

Fluting

Fluting

The Fluting Toolpath uses ramping moves on shaped tools (such as ball-nose) to create a decorative effect on your material surface. Additional parameters allow you to control both the entry and exit moves, or control the entire tool moves from a defined vector line.