A cutout is made with direction "inside".
While direction outside is working as expected, the "inside" generates a weird toolpath. As workaround i convert the rectangle to a polyline and insert a node in the middle, which is then declared as starting point for the polyline. The "5-point rectangle" has then a toolpath as expected.
Any ideas on this ?
trouble with rectangular cutout
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Re: trouble with rectangular cutout
Yes, this is exactly the right way to deal with inner contours. QCAD/CAM can only start at nodes, so a node needs to be added at the desired start point. BTW: you can directly set the start point at the middle of the side without having to add a node first. Setting the start point at any location where there is no node yet will insert a node for you.oe5hpm wrote:As workaround i convert the rectangle to a polyline and insert a node in the middle, which is then declared as starting point for the polyline.
Re: trouble with rectangular cutout
OK ... many thanks.
cheers,
Hannes
cheers,
Hannes