Is it possible to alter the size of the carving tool in the CNC section of Luban?

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Is it possible to alter the size of the carving tool in the CNC section of Luban?

I ask because after selecting the CNC tool to use (flat end mill), then selecting use other bit to find the box to enter the new size, the size box appears and a new bit size can be entered.

At the same time the ‘V’ bit is highlighted even though the flat end mill bit was selected initially. As for the persistence of the selected parameters, surely they should stay regrdless of the selected values. Once again, help from any knowledgeable person would be9

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I jumped into CNC this week and started looking for answers on the same exact question you asked, and after going through some tutorials, what I understand is, we will probably have to use Autodesk Fusion 360 to customize the size of the bits. Luban doesn’t give us too much flexibility for this.

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There are some adjustments that you can make in Luban. The trick is to tick the checkbox marked “use other bit”, which appears in the top right hand corner after pressing the process key, once you have loaded the file you wish to carve. (see attached image)

endmill bit size
endmill bit size2880×1800 922 KB

Note I set the bit to 6mm just to see if it would accept the value. My spindle is limited to 3.175mm
Hope this helps

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You can change the bit size and angle. Set angle for your V-bit. 180 = flat end mill.
You can’t adjust for a ball end mill.

-S

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