Camel V-Groove | |
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Sometimes when designing a V-Groove around a special shape, it is difficult to get the V-Groove to follow the same arc of that shape. This lesson shows how to make the V-Groove follow the opening’s shape. |  |
Design in MatDesigner, Bring into PathTrace | |
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Design a three layer #314 Camelback Flare. |  |
Click on Properties then Params. Change the Arc Height to .5. Change the Chamfer to .25” |  |
Click on Reveals. Make layer two .5”, and layer one .25”. Layer two will be the distance of the V-Groove. Save as a Path. |  |
Open the path in PathTrace. | |
Trace the Design | |
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Click on the Set Bevels Tab. Click Normal Bevel. Move the reference point to the lower left corner of the bottom object. Click to trace it. |  |
Click Layer 2. Click V-Groove. Move the reference point to the lower left corner of the outer object and click to trace it as a V-Groove. |  |
Click Normal Bevel. Move the reference point to the lower left corner of the middle object and click to trace it. The design is now traced as a two-layer mat; the bottom is a normal bevel, and the top consists of a V-Groove and a normal bevel object. |  |
Save, Cut | |
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Save and cut the design. Note: If this design is saved as the older CutArt WCA format, a message will display that CutArts cannot be saved explicitly from the front but that all cuts on a layer with a V-Groove will implicitly cut from the front. This is simply informational. The top layer that contains the V-Groove will still cut from the front. |  |
The design is complete. |  |