I have two U shaped cuts to make which are mirrored about the y axis. The cutter path created for one was Clockwise and the other Counterclockwise.??
Both on the same layer. So I mirrored the one U in the DXF about X and created a new cutter path. Same problem. One CW the other CCW. I then duplicated another U on top of the existing U and made new code. The first cut CW and the second CCW as well as the mirrored one. I went back to the DXF and deleted the first U and regenerated the code. It reverted back to CW.
I’m not sure how to fix this other than put them on different layers and putting reverse cut action on one and not the other.
Can you post the problam job file. I would like to see what is going on here.
These two U shaped cuts are open paths. i.e they don’t form a complete outline. With open paths SheetCam cannot work out which side you actually want and which direction is clockwise.
When you load the drawing, SheetCam picks one end of the open path to start at. Which end it picks is pretty arbitrary and depends on the layout of the drawing. To change the direction of the cut you have to manually move the start point. Switch to start point mode (the button with an S and a small cross). Make sure the operation is highlighted by clicking on it. Now you can move the start to the other snd of the cut by simply clicking on the end.
Fixed thanks. That has helped in a few other areas as well.
PS I needed to have Mode / Select start points enabled.
Cheers Wallace