Typically, Tiling is used when a smaller machine needs to make a project that is larger than the machine. I donāt do enough large signs to justify a $350 upgrade price to v carve pro AND my machine can do larger than the project I have lined up for it (a 12" x 36" sign). So am calling it tiling in reverse and want to make sure my logic is correct for what I intend to do. A simple v-carve with different size text and a small simple image. My plan is as follows - let me know my logic is correct - a second set of eyes doesnāt hurt.
Tile the project into 2 tiles tile a 12H x 23.5"L
tile b 12H x 12,75 L
set up 12 x 36 board on cnc
xyz 0 for tile a (bottom left corner)
carve tile aā¦when finished returns to xyz 0
move x over23.25" (gives a .25" overlab from tile a to tile b)
i only have desktop vcarve not vcarve pro. desktop version only allows 25ā x25ā working area unless you tile it. my sign is 12 x 36" - so it has to be tiled to carve it in desktop version. I dont want to pay $350 to upgrade to pro for 1 sign. If I end up doing more larger signs I will invest in pro version.
From back when I only had Cut2D Desktop that sounds exactly right. I think itās just the term Tiling is throwing people off. I used to think of it as āSection A and Section Bā but it really doesnāt matter. The procedure works, to me that is what matters. You can just Zero the X and not Zero XY, as well. Thatās one less variable that can be off 0.1mm. Depending on the project or even the spoiler board at the 23.25" mark I would have the CNC make a small tick mark. That gives you a small tick mark to rezero the X on.
@engraver99 It seems that I have misunderstood what you are trying to do, Kevin, as I am at odds with all the other replies. Iāve deleted my post so as not to confuse matters.
I am using the tiling function in desktop vcarve to create 2 tiles. The tileing process will be used WITHOUT moving the substrate since my machine is large enough to complete the project but my s/w is not - hence just moving the router head to the second tile which would be x=0 As Lewis mentioned, there is no need for a y or z zero since am only moving the router on the x axis to zero the 2nd tile. Not sure what you call it but said its ātiling in reverseā since moving the machine router head and not the substrate if that makes sense.