PathTrace Lesson Three: Camel V-Groove

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 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.

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 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.