Vectric: Drawing the features

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Draw a rectangle

First we will draw the box which will be used to generate the boundary cut:

Click on Draw Rectangle

Define the parameters for the rectangle:

  • Anchor point: bottom left

  • Bottom left corner X position: 10. This will position the bottom left corner 10mm away from the left edge of the stock.

  • Bottom left corner Y position: 10. This will position the bottom left corner 10mm away from the bottom edge of the stock.

  • Corner type: Radiused External, Radius value 10mm. This will round the corners.

  • Width (X): 580. This will allow clearance of 10mm from the right edge of the minimum size stock.

  • Height (Y): 380. This will allow clearance of 10mm from the top edge of the minimum size stock.

Confirm by clicking on the Create button. The rectangle will appear on the job screen.

Draw mounting holes

Next we will draw some circles to act as the mounting holes:

Click on Draw Circle

Define the parameters for the circles:

  • Center Point: offset from edges by 30mm in all 4 corners

  • Diameter: 7mm

Confirm for every circle by clicking on the Create button. The circles will appear on the job screen:

Draw the text

Next we will draw the text which will be used to generate the engrave toolpath:

Click on Draw Text

Confirm by clicking on Close button. The text will appear on the job screen.

Click on the text, the colour of outlines will change to magenta. Go to Edit > Align Selected Objects > Center In Material

The text will be aligned in the center of the material.


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