TOP 5 Ways to Edit Slot Widths - Vectric VCarve, Aspire, & Cut2D Quick Tip

In this quick tip, we learn my top 5 methods to edit the widths of slots. This works in Vectric Aspire, VCarve, and Cut2D.
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[@LearnYourCNC]

Which of the 5 methods do you like the best?? Get your free files to practice along here: academy.learnyourcnc.com/slot-width-practice-files

[@ldabkey]

I like the node properties move. I think I will remember that one. The others work but I'm going with the one that makes the most sense to me and I can remember.

[@LaserGuy64]

Great video and delivery!

[@marleyturned]

I love learning these hidden gems

[@ChristcrossCrafts]

As usual... great tips to keep us wanting more Vectric and tips from Learn Your CNC.

[@rogercrandall9114]

I needed both of these tips tonight. I sort of did what he Kyle showed, but Kyle is much better.

[@mukmusicdiary]

Appreciate the tutorial! This software seems to make convoluted stuff easy and simple stuff convoluted... Resizing thing should be such an easy and basic method. I'm used to other CAD programs and you can just modify the size on the line haha

[@ronmcdavid7084]

I am extremely grateful I found this video, I was struggling trying to adjust the fit on some tab & slot furniture. This makes it quite easy. Probably my new favorite channel.

[@benkeller3]

Very well taught. I just found your channel and find your teaching skills amazing. Plus you are sight in my wheel house with the CNC.

[@RonInAVan]

Again I really enjoy and learn a lot with your tutorials,thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@VCCNC]

So glad I found your channel! Learning how to not do stuff the hard way, which is how I’ve been doing it.

[@LearnYourCNC]

Happy to help! Check out my online courses if you want more in-depth training on doing things the easy way😁 academy.learnyourcnc.com

[@michaelmathews8974]

All of these are great tips! I only learned about guide lines from one of your videos just recently. Keep up the great work! These are so helpful!

[@ozguzzi]

Wished I knew this a month ago. But thanks, I for one really appreciate this!

[@LearnYourCNC]

Glad it helps!

[@merthaack6064]

Thank You for sharing these wonderful tips. Greatly Appreciated

[@user-qb6hv1hc8q]

Thank you for a great Video, you present things in a easy to follow manner.

[@Scooterguy27]

Excellent Video!! Just what I was looking for! Thanks Kyle!

[@ldabkey]

Thank you, Kyle. Always learn from your videos.

[@edjones3566]

stated to look for a hobby 3 weeks a go fond cnc router this was helpful I thank you so mutch ed

[@DavidPerry.]

Great (simple) tutorial! Nice job!

[@BrianW2979]

Excellent video

[@louisclarkeii]

AWSOME vid. Very informative and well done! kudos!

[@RobSandstromDesigns]

Really enjoyed the various options demonstrated. I routinely use the cut and join method, but it is nice to have other options when that will be more of a pain. The method for having snap on and then holding mouse key down and putting in value is excellent. I knew there was a way to do it but have never researched it to allow me to make that specific distance move - great tip.

[@A000yemen]

Thank you very much sir, I always find exactly what i need in your channel 👍

[@douglasmitchell4063]

Nice tips. Great time-savers.

[@LearnYourCNC]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@ozonobzn4005]

Another Method. Press F4: The Snapping Options. In the Fixed Nudge Distance, type de distance you want to move the selected nodes. Click OK. Now press Ctrl+Shift and the arrow left, right, up or down, this moves the nodes on the direction that you want, the specific distance.

[@surfingnoid]

Thanks again, perfect explanation! Have you ever thought about teaching SQL coding [/head bashing]?

[@elegantboyremon5915]

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[@resorter66]

Kyle Thanks for doing the video and also the files to to follow along while watching the video Great Job .Question ? I have a file svg file for a platform out doors bird feeder. the roof, bottom and Sides all have slots and Tabs to put it together. I want to make it larger and also use .25 plywood Can it be scaled up using 1of the method's in this video .Thanks Jeff Peters.

[@driftergw]

Another excellent tip video, Kyle. I don't see me ever using method 4. However, when you entered .125 to move the bottom part of the slot, why did you not enter -.125, since you wanted it to move downwards? thank you

[@russtaylor4365]

Because before he typed in the value he moved the cursor "in the direction" that he wanted the vector to move. So he only needed to enter a DISTANCE, not a direction of the move.

[@colinscott7510]

Hi Kyle , great video. I have a related question ...is there a "simple" way to change slot widths that are at angle (i.e. not aligned to X or Y axes)? My project means I have to change the width but not the length of a number of mortices to accommodate a different thickness of plywood tabs (tenons) from the original design, but several of the mortices are at varying relative angles. The centrelines of the mortice slots need to stay in their same relative position. I can think of a laborious process using offline trigonometry but I'm sure you'll know a suitable trick. cheers

[@cook6052]

So if you wanted to move the slot closer to an edge and add additional slots what technique would you utilize?

[@ozonobzn4005]

Press F4: The Snapping Options. In the Fixed Nudge Distance, type de distance you want to move the selected nodes. Click OK. Now press Ctrl+Shift and the arrow left, right, up or down, this moves the nodes on the direction that you want, the specific distance. Create a rectangle the same size as the slot, and place it side by side with the existing slit, type in the Fixed Nudge Distance box the distance you want to move the rectangle that will be the new slot. Once this is done, make the slot a little longer, so that it protrudes from the figure to which you want to make the slot. Now select first the shape and then the rectangle, and apply the Substract command in Edit Objects.

[@donepearce]

These are all unsatisfactory. What I want to do is define slot width by a variable. In most cases that variable will be Z - the material thickness. If I alter Z or add some allowance to it, all the slots of width Z will adopt that new width.

[@petraolsson8663]

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