windycity Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 hi all i have made an outline for a job but how do i change it blue so it won't engrave. version 7 thanks w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenB Posted May 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 At the bottom of the screen there is a small blue square next to a small black one. Highlight the section you want to turn blue & then click on the blue box. Easy as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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windycity Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 LOL thank youuuuuuuuuuu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Didn't know you were a Vistool user windy. Must have missed you somewhere along the line. I've added you to the list :- I thought everybody knew about the little blue box in the bottom of the screen...... gray StevenB ase2007 michael26uk key cabin stutherunningshoe x minit uk shop-keep fast fix elgin alan andy forest cobbler masterkey derek rizla rupert thekeyvan mwaite theone burghlocks and markyboy101077 simes dixie autolock arcade cobbler windycity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Choose a job and start it when the cutter moves to the centre position slacken of the beam clamps and drop the cutter down between the jigs the wind them together to close up on the cutter, then tighten the clamps, raise the cutter and send it home. If you do that on mine the table is out by 2.5mm The only way to set the table to zero was to set up the -2.5mm offset in the wizard as you mentioned. For every job that uses centre vice the offset is -2.5mm and then the table would be at zero with the work space set to top left. Never worked out why it did this, just lived with it. Our lovely new Universal is spot on! =D> =D> Ase, My table is out too. I just drop the diamond down into the little hole in the top left hand corner and jiggle the table around until it drops in. Then when I revert back to the jaws I just reset as above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windycity Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 Hi all I need a bit of help for some reason when i try to open my umarq software i get a "error timeout requesting status from vismec" window when this is deleted the software loads but will not communicate withe the engraver. when i hover over the vismec icon at the bottom of page it states connected,not show or terminate. Thanski in advance paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenB Posted October 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 Click on Production, then Reset (Machine name). Hopefully this will sort it out for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windycity Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 boom!! top of the pile,nice one steven i have been faffing for ages today with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenB Posted October 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safelycrackers Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Purchased a vision 1624 second hand - built like a brick out house.....running Vistool 6......... Set it up yesterday and engraved some laminate easily enough but simple as it may seem I can't work out how to change the depth of cut....can anyone point me in the right direction please? Still got Gravo machine so will be interesting to compare software and capabilities Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenB Posted November 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Which version of the software are you using? If it's the advanced (I have version 8 of the advanced software on my quest & hope it's the same for you) then follow the steps below: Along the bottom of the screen, there are a number of different coloured boxes. Each of these is (or can be) set up to a different process. On the job pictured, I have selected the engraving & clicked on the blue box (set up for plastic engraving). Right click on the blue box & select edit process from the dialogue box (as pictured) and this will open the box in the second picture. Now you have more parameters than you could ever need to change the depth of cut, feed rates, retract, etc. Alternatively, if it's the 'standard' software you have on the machine, set out your job on screen, click ALT+1 and in the production dialogue box that pops up, you can set the appropriate depth of cut, chip depth, cutter speed & retract, as per image below. If your version of the software looks nothing like either of these, give us some screen shots & we'll try & remember back to when we were on v6 to get you sorted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safelycrackers Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Thanks Steven, that's great, it is the second option that I have, what does the "Chip depth" settings do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenB Posted November 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Depth is how deep the engraving will be, chip depth is how deep each pass of the cutter will be. For example, when engraving a brass plaque, I set a depth of 0.3mm & chip depth of 0.1mm so it engraves in 3 passes, helping to prolong the life of the cutter. I also adjust the feed rate right down on brass to 0.75m/min too. To adjust any of these settings, you need to click the little padlock icon first to unlock it, then you can tweak to your heart's delight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safelycrackers Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Good man, Cheers for your help. I'll start tweakin laters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Anyone done the Vistool 8 software update to build 1531? Any problems? Any thing new? Always a bit dubious about software updates when everything is currently running smoothly somethings bound to go wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenB Posted November 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 No! I'm on build 1354 on my Uni & 1430 on the Gem machines & have never done an update, as you say if it's working perfectly, why change it? Perhaps xmb64 could be persuaded to come & tell us what the benefits are of updating. I'll get in touch & see what I can do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmb64 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hi All, I will have to go back in the source code notes wich will take some time. Some of the things that come to mind support for new operating systems i.e. Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1, "Z" profile function, support for USB controllers as well as serial. Most things are new third party drivers for the newer operating systems. To be quite honest I am a great believer in if it does what you want and works do not change it. xmb64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I do find that I get the " error resetting ...." box in between jobs quite a bit, this may help with this. I am only on build 1430 so probably should update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simes Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Anyone able to identify this font? The closest I can find is 'Princetown' but it's not quite right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simes Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 also.... Where can I get one of these had a look in Glenway & Trend websites and I can't see them. It is 85mm diameter & 40mm height. Something moved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenB Posted December 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Anyone able to identify this font? The closest I can find is 'Princetown' but it's not quite right. Is one of the Rockwell font family any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simes Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Not that one mate although similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Anyone able to identify this font? The closest I can find is 'Princetown' but it's not quite right.[attachment=0]2013-12-08 08.03.46 HDR.jpg[/attachment] I would probably use square slabserif 711 medium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simes Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Yes that is similar. Maybe that would work with shading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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