Carvect™Guides
How the work is done.
Writing about the decisions a CNC job actually turns on — engagement, feeds, medial axes, holding tabs — and what Carvect Pro does about each. Useful whether or not you ever buy it.
The feed that reaches the machine
A number written against a tool is a starting point, not an instruction. Here is what happens to it between the tool database and the F word in your file — and how to stop it happening.
Read it30 August 2026 · 5 min readTabs, lead-ins, and the last pass
Three small settings on the profile form decide whether your part stays put, whether the entry shows on the edge, and whether the wall is straight. None of them is optional in practice.
Read it26 August 2026 · 6 min readV-carving, and the line down the middle
A V-bit cuts wider the deeper it goes. V-carving turns that into a feature: the depth at every point is whatever makes the cut exactly as wide as the shape.
Read it19 August 2026 · 6 min readWhat a post-processor actually changes
Two G-code files can describe the same toolpath and still be different files. Here is exactly what differs, and why picking the wrong post shows up as a crash rather than an error message.
Read it12 August 2026 · 7 min readConstant engagement, and why it lets you cut deeper
A conventional offset path quietly triples the load on your cutter every time it turns a corner. Adaptive clearing exists to stop that, and the payoff is a much deeper cut.
Read itSetup, Design, Manufacture
From an empty screen to a part on the bench, in the order it happens — machine, job, tools, one toolpath, the simulation, and the G-code.
Quick Start REFERENCEEvery strategy and format
What the application does, listed rather than argued. The page to check before you install anything.
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