wood engraving project

[movillermv]

Hello I am new to this forum and fairly new to mastercam been working with the software for a couple months now, started off with featue cam and realized mastercam has more options when it comes to decorative things. my question is what tool paths are best for engraving wood to make the lettring or figures really pop in the wood grain I have used a surface contour on some basic 2d line geometry, would a engraving process be the at to go with changing depths and features to make images look more 3d ?

[Chris In-House Solutions]

Hey Movillermv,

The engraving options can give you a 3D looking project and if that is what you are looking for would probably be best.  The other options would be to use a 2D Contour but it would depends on what you are engraving and how you want the project to look.  

[Tyler Robotson]

On 4/15/2018 at 3:49 PM, movillermv said:

Hello I am new to this forum and fairly new to mastercam been working with the software for a couple months now, started off with featue cam and realized mastercam has more options when it comes to decorative things. my question is what tool paths are best for engraving wood to make the lettring or figures really pop in the wood grain I have used a surface contour on some basic 2d line geometry, would a engraving process be the at to go with changing depths and features to make images look more 3d ?

Engraving toolpaths can work, but you can probably achieve that desired look using 2-D pocket & contour, along with an engraving bit to chamfer edges, and use different depths. The nice thing is the things you learn in Mastercam from this are applicable to all sorts of other work

[Nathan G. Baldwin]

I'm having a super tough time using the Engraving toolpaths in Router 2018, Can't seem to get the tool path to generate. All closed chains, 45 deg. tool, Not sure what's up. same error every time. 

[Guest]

Yup, that's an error dialog 

No file, no pics, no info, so some guesses

Is the tool to big to fit into the geometry at the desired depth?

Is the step over to big for the tool?

We had to use Incremental depth settings for a couple versions, have your settings been checked?

Just a few things off the top of my head

 

[Nathan G. Baldwin]

I got it sorted. It's been a while and I forgot that there HAS to be a flat on the tip of the tool in engraving or the toolpath won't calculate.

 

Thanks!

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

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[sedersmith]

On 4/16/2018 at 4:19 AM, movillermv said:

Hello I am new to this forum and fairly new to mastercam been working with the software for a couple months now, started off with featue cam and realized mastercam has more options when it comes to decorative things. my question is what tool paths are best for engraving wood to make the lettring or figures really pop in the wood grain I have used a surface contour on some basic 2d line geometry, would a engraving process be the at to go with changing depths and features to make images look more 3d ?

Hi buddy, any update regarding this like which one you went with? I am planning the same so bumped this thread rather than making a new one.

 

Regards,

Seder Smith

[sedersmith]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On 11/26/2019 at 5:55 PM, sedersmith said:

Hi buddy, any update regarding this like which one you went with? I am planning the same so bumped this thread rather than making a new one.

 

Regards,

Seder Smith

Anything over it yet buddy?

 

Thank You!