I cut 7 different pieces today. First time I ever used the on tool design because 6 were simple rectangles the 7th was a rectangle with 2” radius corners. The process went flawlessly.
I’ll use the on tool function for the simple ones in the future, all the rest will be designed in Fusion 360.
Tom
Really? never, that's wild. That was the first thing I did. Actually, the hashtag Shapermade lettering was the first thing I did.
I use the on-tool feature quite a bit, though things have gotten much more involved as I have gotten into Studio. I was struggling with Inkscape, but it is nowhere near as intuitive, plus the depth encoding and preview. The shapeshifter is really great, probably my favorite feature. The only thing I am really missing there is the ability to just "draw a line" like you can with the pen tool in the on-tool menu.
I have downloaded Fusion and messed with it some, but it is way overkill for 2D machining.
Someday I want to get into 3D printing, so the need will be there then.
I still have the # piece at work.
I was doing some on-tool design the other day and encountered this:
I thought it was interesting that it went into "RECOVERING" mode before displaying the kernel panic.
It didn't happen while cutting, just designing. After unplug/plug, it is working fine and even restored the design I was working on when it came back online.
That would scare me to death, sweating until it came back.
It still freaks me out every to that you just unplug the thing to shut it off. There is no "shut down" procedure.....really?
