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Post by uzumati on Apr 11, 2018 7:40:54 GMT -5
I have been emailing VCarve asking ? To see which software package I needed and settled on pro, but had asked them about laser support. Got an email this morning telling me that a “new” laser module for VCarve should be released with 9.5 sometime in May most likely. The new module will be ~$99 bucks and will utilize variable power or dithering for unique results. Has anyone seen this in beta form or have more detail on it?
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Post by Mezalick on Apr 11, 2018 8:15:32 GMT -5
You can see the program at the store in Columbus OH....
Ask for Austin....
I've seen it and it look rather good.
It works well with the Axiom Laser attachment.
Michael
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Post by savannahdan on Apr 26, 2018 6:58:45 GMT -5
Glad to see it coming out. I'm hoping to add laser down the road.
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Post by Axiom Tool Group on Apr 26, 2018 10:30:27 GMT -5
With our Laser Accessory, we are simply using VCarve or Aspire and the Quick Engrave toolpath.
The new software does the same thing, but offers variable power options that do not work with our Laser and DSP controller.
So for most we'd recommend saving the money.
However, if they can get the bugs worked out of the dithering feature....then they have a good program that is worth the $99. However currently we can not get it to work with our setup. I'm sure its just a needed adjustment in the post processor.
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Post by uzumati on Apr 26, 2018 20:04:12 GMT -5
With our Laser Accessory, we are simply using VCarve or Aspire and the Quick Engrave toolpath. The new software does the same thing, but offers variable power options that do not work with our Laser and DSP controller. So for most we'd recommend saving the money. However, if they can get the bugs worked out of the dithering feature....then they have a good program that is worth the $99. However currently we can not get it to work with our setup. I'm sure its just a needed adjustment in the post processor. Speaking of dithering I have been trying to get the PicLaser software to work since it does a really good job at dithering the pictures. Unfortunately so far all I have been able to produce is bar codes or black boxes, lol. Tomorrow I am going to try resizing the picture smaller than I want and then increasing the resolution to return the pic to the size I want, hopefully gaining some definition between the dither lines and avoiding “black boxes”. Anyone have tips or suggestions that may help? |
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Post by Axiom Tool Group on May 11, 2018 11:44:45 GMT -5
Uzumati....I've put the PicLaser software on the list of things to try to work out.
The list is getting long as you can imagine, but I like the idea of having more software options for the laser.
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Post by uzumati on May 11, 2018 13:58:59 GMT -5
Uzumati....I've put the PicLaser software on the list of things to try to work out. The list is getting long as you can imagine, but I like the idea of having more software options for the laser. The problem is the gcode PicLaser outputs, the rich auto controller almost understands it. I took gcode from PicLaser and edited it line by line adding what was missing when comparing the gcode output from the axiom laser post in Vcarve and it worked. A little to labor intensive for regular use, but perhaps you could get them to add a rich auto post to thier software and it would be well worth the cost. |
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