PART 2 - Absolute beginners guide to Carveco Maker

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

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[@papaduck459]

James, Loving this series. 1 thing I want to tell you in case you didn't realize what all your videos do. They instill confidence for us to achieve our goals. Everyone tells you how great they are, thank you but I wanted to tell you that you are making me a better CNC operator and providing me with the confidence to dive into something that before your breakdowns, is just overwhelming. I am 55 years old and by no means computer or software savvy, but I can say that I am confident that my CNC journey will be much smoother with all the effort and time you put into these videos. FOR THAT, I personally thank you.

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

That is genuinely great to hear. I physically do not have the time to make a video about every single thing I want to but I certainly hope I do give people the confidence to go an experiment and learn along the way.

[@gizmobowen]

As much as I appreciate the videos from Carveco, I think yours are more thorough and thus more helpful. Thank you for taking the extra time to really get into the details and explaining things as you go along.

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Thats really kind of you to say, thank you very much. Leightons knowledge is far superior to mine but everyone has different learning styles, glad my style of teaching works for you 👍

[@williamtyler4835]

James, I’m brand new to CNC and just purchased a SainSmart ProVer XL V2 and signed up with CarveCo Maker. Going thru their tutorial videos I got lost easily and then I searched for CarveCo Maker for beginners and came upon this series. I was easily able to follow along and want to thank you for alleviating my earlier frustration. I look forward to every video you upload and thanks again.

[@petervanburen478]

James, thanks for making these videos. I got a Genmitsu PROVerXL 4030 v2 and spent a few weeks getting very frustrated at the lack of usual information that I was finding until I came across your videos. Now I am happy.

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Glad to help 😁

[@katymarx1160]

Thanks! You are a lifesaver!!! Your tutorials are amazing and saved me when I was ready to break things!!!!

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Thank you very much 😊

[@mikehurst9880]

James thank you for taking the time to explain things in detail and do the extra pics and stuff it helps alot thank you!

[@scrollwoodcreations]

Excellent video. Really well executed. Just bought the ooznest workbee 4x2ft can’t wait to put this info to work

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

@@scrollwoodcreations thank you 👍

[@KjellC23]

I really appreciate your tutorial. If I may make a suggestion. No one seems to start in the beginning of the Cnc journey, which is to make a spoil board. I chose a spoil board with tnuts. And with your tutorial I should Be able to figure it out so thank you. However for me personally it would be super nice if someone would make a tutorial on the spoil boards in an easy step by step process. For those who understand this it is easy for thick folks like myself a 1,2,3 guide is a great introduction. Your videos are the best I’ve run across so far. You are a good teacher.

[@kevinthomas3341]

Just bought an as new Genmitsu ProverXL 4030 (V1) and installed a Carveco Maker trial. Your vids are massively informative and demystify the whole process. I've had the machine for just over a week but haven't done anything with it yet. I'll be experimenting with engraving aluminium tomorrow. 😱😱😱

[@nsebben2011]

Haven't used Carveco is a couple of months and this video is a great refresher! Awesome video!

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Thank you 🙏

[@KurtVW]

Keep 'em coming! I like the 'feel' of this software, but I've definitely found myself stuck many times and these tutorials have already helped me understand the workflow a little better.👍

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Thanks, will do!

[@JonBauerle]

James, this is excellent! Thank you for doing this series!

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Glad its helped :)

[@Carpenters_Canvas]

WOW I cant say this enough man, you really nailed the explanations, i wrote a negative comment on a nother carvco guy,of yours doing this same thing because he was all over the place, you can tell YOU really did your due diligentce, thank you so much, i think ill go remove my negative comment now, he tried.

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

That's really kind, thank you 👍 I try to teach in an easy way that anyone will learn from. Sometimes I think I talk too much though 😄

[@Carpenters_Canvas]

@@JamesDeanDesigns not at all man, I'm coming into this fresh, just bought a onefinity and need to learn this software lol. you did great, would love to see more just like this, I thought you said you were going to do some advanced drawings and stuff, prolly just busy Haha, I'm still messing around with it trying to get a grasp of it but man, really well thought out and executed, please keep going Haha

[@Carpenters_Canvas]

having a hard time using the clipart, when i create a toolpath for it its like the clip art is gone but its still on the screen

[@Carpenters_Canvas]

@@JamesDeanDesigns that would be a dope video man, going deeper into carvco, you nail it with your explanations

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

@@Carpenters_Canvas I will be. I had been holding of doing another one as I was basically waiting for a green light from Carveco which I've now got so more will be coming

[@QuagmireLXIX]

Wow, 2 simple shapes and 2 simple tool paths using same tool, lol, I know I will be much faster when I digest all this software with repetition for cnc machines, but it is quite cumbersome compared to laser and Lightburn. It will take me a long time to create the ideas in my head on cnc compared to laser as I'm back to square one learning and practice wise, but it will no doubt be worth it to have computer controlled precision to materials and options that laser can't do. Thank you very much for saving me so much time getting my 4030 V1 and Carveco setup and running, as you already know, you're an awesome resource for the community!

[@jamesg2382]

Thank you, very professional video tutorial and well explained.

[@basilloizou1942]

Thanks

[@kevinjensen9817]

This a great series James! I am excited to see future episodes as there are a few things that I struggle with. Hopefully you will spend time with Vector Doctor and fixing certain issues.

[@andyellem]

Great info JD

[@ruthlessrider100]

This was so helpful, thanks James. I subscribed to carveco because of you and made sure to put your code in.✌️

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@andrewbandy6676]

Newcomer to the CNC world as of 2 days ago, and if it weren't for your content, I think I woulda set the machine and my laptop on fire and watched them burn. I am beginning with a MySweety (supposedly, but there's NO branding to be seen) 3018 2-in-1. The software that came with it is not very helpful, but I also didn't know what I'm looking for, so I think I'm going to make some progress! Thank you!!!

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Glad they have helped

[@beverlyjackson7976]

Best video I have seen.

[@nizaralshikh6924]

Thank you very much for your explanation great effort.

[@fossfix]

Brilliant James THANKS

[@karlriley1314]

Looking forward to the next episode. I'm also struggling with some of the downloading of clip art off of sites.

[@Transcendental9]

this is a great tutorial, thank you very much :)

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Glad its helped 👍

[@sherwood2788]

brilliant video!! Many thanks 👋

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Glad you liked it!

[@richardsandford1607]

Great guide! Thank you!

[@juanalvarez3507]

At 26:33 you pocketed out the words and started the information filling. I have several different words in several different locations on the material I'm using. My question is, " Do I have to select each individual word and image and fill in each one with the information? Or can I select all words and images and fill in the information all at once?"

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

If they are all expected to use the same bit, same settings etc then you can select them all in one go

[@juanalvarez3507]

@@JamesDeanDesigns Awesome. They will use all the same settings, so no issues on that. Many thanks for the quick response. Now, I can test this out on my 3018 PROVER V2 sooner.

[@juanalvarez3507]

@@JamesDeanDesigns I'm having issues with the text no coming up in the simulation. When I started a new copy I individually selected all the texts first and filled in the tool information. When I hit, calculate a window said, "No tool path was created for the current tool." I am using Lucida Calligraphy, could that be the issue?

[@jameshill2566]

Your videos are excellent and very helpful. I have set two computers up and followed your video 1 and video 2 to create. Mine will not follow yours exactly. I finally, after 3 attempts of following, got to the last save (doing the simple name placard) and go to save only to be told Carveco cannot save because no tool path has been created. Ugh! Oh well, 4th attempt to follow you exactly coming up. I am 74 years old but I can still learn. Thank you so much for your time and effort.

[@nwadventuremike]

Hello. I came here for this as well. Seeing your comment is only 5 days old, I wonder if it may be something with the program. It will not create a tool path for the pocket for me either. EDIT: Found another comment with same issue. JDD replied and mentioned tool size may be to big. Changed my size smaller and it worked. It could be the font, as the one Im using is different. Im just following along for direction, not to actually make at this time, but this was good to know.

[@jameshill2566]

Thak you. I am now trying my fourth time and will see how it works. @@nwadventuremike

[@ShantulNigam]

Hi. I just bought a CNC machine so this series is exactly what I need! I have a fresh install of Carveco and around 14 min in, you show the values for the Endmill 3.175 bit. The values i have are drastically different. Would you recommend copying your values or trying out the values my system has first?

[@jeroenspacey2358]

Thanks James!

[@Dcscockpit]

So the one thing I didn’t see in this video ….when you completely cut through an object, is that object spaced off the bed when you clamp it? Or are you clamping the piece directly Onto the bed? Is the router that exact where it can cut all the way through and not contact the bed of router below?

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

It's all depends on your machine. My preferred hold down method is blue tape and glue, I had my machine dialled on so I could cut through the wood, the first layer of tape and leave no marks on the bed. But typically when you clamp your material directly, you would could through you material into a spoilboard. May only be by 0.2mm or something small but that is the reason for spoilboards

[@basilloizou1942]

James your videos are always very informative and interesting. Now the I've seen the process can i move Carveco from 1 computer to another computer for the ease of designing?

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

You can install Carveco on 2 computers. If both of those computers have Internet the use something like one drive or Google drive, save all your files there a d you can access your files on both

[@basilloizou1942]

@@JamesDeanDesigns I did that thanks for your great videos and help

[@jonahguitarguy]

Hi James, I'm using Carveco Maker at your suggestion. I feel like I'm getting most of it for very simple designs. Trying to inlay pearl dots into a guitar fretboard. The layout is correct but the depth is off. I need 1.6 mm of depth and the holes are only going about half a deep. Thinking maybe my probe setting off but I checked it at 15mm and it's correct. Also I'm using the offline controller. Any ideas? Thanks ahead of time.

[@basilloizou1942]

Hi James i am now up and running but i am having starting on the correct grid position even those I believe I have set the correct axis position .What is the correct procedure to this?

[@paulpeters324]

patiently wailing for the next in this series. would you include in your series the ability do the drawing along the x axis and then switch the drawing to the y axis as small desktops can do longer work on the y axis then the x axis

[@donaldweeks2293]

Thank you, I have been waiting on this and you do not disappoint. Will you be touching on drag bits in Carveco at any time?

[@EricBarley]

Great tutorial! I had one snag. When I selected my text to create the 2D area clearance, I keep seeing the message of "No toolpath created for the current tool" - I'm not using the same font as the video, but I don't see why that would matter. Thoughts?

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Thank you. That could be because the size of the font is too small or the bit you're using is too large to remove any material

[@hasmiferguson6140]

Same problem here. Thanks! @@JamesDeanDesigns

[@hasmiferguson6140]

Won’t let me edit - I tried new but can’t get it to create a tool path. Late now. Will start fresh tomorrow. Great tutorial. The rest was going great until I hit this snag.

[@Chris-vc1dh]

James, as I set some settings and go back to change then I can see that its reset to default, is it because it goes to the drawing?

[@user-howard417]

Great videos, I could really use some help! When using carveco maker And doing a 3D machine relief , Where do I position my zed axis When starting the finishing tool path ? Do I set it at the Original Zed "0" or do I set it up the newly machined level of the roughing pass? Thanks so much! Look forward to your videos, Keep up the great work!

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

So ideally you want to set your z height at a part of the job that isn't going to be machined, or certainly not on the roughing pass anyway. For example if you were doing a 3d relief circle on a block of wood, you would set the Z height on one of the corner outside of the circle. If I am machining the entire piece then I sometimes use an offcut in order to set the height. If you try setting the height for the finishing on a part that has already been machined it will throw everything off

[@user-howard417]

@@JamesDeanDesigns thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly. I really appreciate it. Not being able to successfully complete. My 3-D card has been very frustrating lol keep up the great work I love your videos and I have learned a great deal. I’ve only had my CNC about two months, so this is definite learning time for me LMAO thanks again!

[@terrylloyd7644]

james, why do you export job to ugs ? i assume carveco does not have a machining process, please can you clarify for me ? thank you, terry

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

That is correct. Different CNC machines operate on different languages. Carveco can export to those different languages but doesn't run the machines itself. UGS is one of several pieces of software that can run my machines, but it's the one I prefer to use.

[@laurentpilot8185]

Thank you for this video but you said "I will put link in the description area to the ones that I have such as sainsmart on amana and speed tool so you can download them" I cannot find where I can download it ? Could you help me please

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Sorry... completely forgot to add those 🙈 give me about 30 minutes and I'll add them all in

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

Damn ! Followed along all the way to the end with my own simple design and now UGS gets a java error ...

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Ah!! Might be the version of UGS you download. There are different versions bundled differently. Alternatively try Openbuilds Controller or Gsender. They all do the same thing and all free

[@binky1135]

SIR! Why did you change the toolpath from outside to along? Now won't the centerline of your tool be exactly on the outside profile of your rectangle, this cutting into your perimeter by half the tool diameter????? Please clarify. Thank you.

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

It was purely to show a difference between the options, there was not much logic behind it. Yes you are correct, by selecting along it will cut into your shape by half the width of the bit.

[@Dcscockpit]

I would have imagined that it was a given this was a demonstration since he explained earlier about inside, along and outside lol.

[@Roxann-gz3yg]

I found it doesn't matter if I use gbrl inch or mm it still translates to mm when I run the g-code

[@rafikshaikh7530]

Thank you sir

[@ADHOCSPORT]

Hi James, can you explain to me how to change the start point of the toolpath. I'm trying to plasma cut, and I need the path to start at the edge of my sheet metal. Thanks for all your help, I sent you a PayPal 😉 cheers!

[@JamesDeanDesigns]

Hi. Thank you for that. So I used to do CNC plasma cutting about 20 years ago, I didn't program, I just ran the machine but the way we did it was to have a lead in and lead out. If you turn that setting on, generate the toolpaths you should see the little lead in and out parts. You can then position those (and the shape) to start at the edge of your material. I'm not going to be able to get to a computer until Tuesday now but if you're struggling, message me and I'll get you some screen shots of what I mean

[@ADHOCSPORT]

@@JamesDeanDesigns no stress, I've got it figured out at midnight 😁. Hope you have a good time. And would love to chat with you some day.! Be safe

[@jaybrooks517]

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