GravoStyle Tutorial Chapter 10 031106.pub

LESSON 10: MACHINING MODULE In this lesson we’ll have an introduction to Gra-voStyle’s Machining Module. The Machining Module enables us to see exactly how our job will be ma-chined and to view and edit the actual toolpaths. These are only one aspect of the module’s powers, but they’re the one’s we’ll concentrate on in this job. The finished job is shown in Figure 10-1. The concepts we’ll learn are: How to highlight any areas of our job that will not fill correctly How to interactively change our selected Figure 10-1 Finished Job tool and see the exact effects on problem areas of our job Our job’s design specifications are: Finished Job Filename: Machine Module Colt Logo.gnh Logo Filename: 2D Filled Colt Logo.gnh Plate: 8 inches by 8 inches with a ¼ inch margin We’ll use the same Colt logo that we completed in lesson 9. We won’t make any design changes to the logo, but we will change the way in which we send the job to our engraving table. Instead of sending it from GravoStyle’s graphics design screen, we’ll send it from the Machining Module. Our job plan is to: Open the logo file Switch from GravoStyle’s Graphics screen to its Machining Module screen Select our cutting tool See, onscreen, any areas of the logo that will not properly fill with the selected tool. Change the cutting tool to improve the fill View the actual toolpaths of the cutting tool Send the job to the table from the Machining Module New ...