If you wish to see the 2D and 3D views simultaneously, or you wish to switch your focus to the Toolpaths tab at a later stage of your design process, you can use the interface layout buttons (accessible in the 2D View Control section on the Drawing Tab) to toggle between the different preset interface layouts.The 3D View is where the composite model, toolpaths and the toolpath preview are displayed.This occupies the same area as the 3D View and the display can be toggled between the two using F2 and F3 or the tabs at the top of the window. Designs can be imported or created directly in the software.
The 2D Design window is where the design is drawn, edited and selected ready for machining.The bottom half shows you toolpaths that you have already created. The Top section of the toolpaths tab houses all of the icons to create, edit and preview toolpaths. The Toolpath Tab is on the right side of the screen.This is where the design tabs can be accessed and the icons within the tabs to create a design. The Design Panel is on the left side of the screen.Click on any of the choices to show a Drop-Down list of the available commands. The Main Menu Bar (the Drop Down Menus) along the top of the screen (File, Edit, Model, Toolpaths, View, Gadgets, Help) provides access to most of the commands available in the software, grouped by function.2 Sided Setup will be described in detail later in the relevant section of this manual. If you are working with a 2 Sided project you can switch between the 'Top' and 'Bottom' sides in the same session, enabling you to create and edit data on each side, and using the 'Multi Sided View' option you can view the vectors on the opposite side. Layers will be described in detail later in the relevant section of this manual. The Layers are a way of associating different 2D entities together to allow the user to manage them more effectively. For this reason VCarve Desktop has a Layer function for managing 2D data. The different applications and uses for these 2D items mean that organization of them is very important. This may mean that they help you to create the basis for the 3D model or that they are more directly related to the toolpath such as describing its boundary shape. Ultimately the point of all these different types of objects is to allow you to create the toolpaths you need to cut the part you want on your CNC. A list of these 2D View entities are described briefly below and more fully in later sections of this manual. Different entities are used to allow the user to control items that are either strictly 2D or are 2D representations of objects in the 3D View. The 2D View is used to design and manage the layout of your finished part.
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