V carve inlays with new v carve addition

[Swayze (Pat)]

Does the new v carve addition support automatic v carve inlays?

[MikeyH (Mike Hembrey)]

@Swayze

v carve inlays

Just opiniating here, but would not the v-carve inlay insert have to be cut upside down because you can not undercut with a V tool? I cannot even imagine the math to make “automatic” work.

P.S. Graphic done entirely in Lightburn (MillMage has no “Fill”).

[Swayze (Pat)]

I didnt want to be that guy and bring up another software. But they do it. Mirror image and flip it over, then it supposedly automates from there. I havent used that software because its too damn expensive, but watching videos of it it seems easy as a user to do. Programming probably not so much.

[MikeyH (Mike Hembrey)]

@Swayze

But they do it. Mirror image and flip it over, then it supposedly automates from there.

Sounds like an experiment is needed!

[Swayze (Pat)]

So i take that this operation is a no. But will it a future possibility?

[MikeyH (Mike Hembrey)]

@Swayze

But will it a future possibility?

With that development team, anything is!

[LightBurn (Oz)]

It’s pretty trivial to do it already:

V-Carve CNC Inlay Tips (That ACTUALLY Work)

The workflow in the video above functions exactly the same in MillMage. I do plan to add an actual operation for this that simplifies it a little bit, but it’s really just gloss on top of what’s in the video here.

Have a look at the operations in the attached file to see how it’s set up.

Koi-Inlay.mage (150.0 KB)

[Swayze (Pat)]

Perfect. Thanks. Great software by the way. Have only used basic so far but looking forward to the pro version