FAQ

What type of material can your machine cut?

It is not possible for us to test all kinds of material for carving, milling, etc. In general, as long as you can use Dremel tool with a proper cutting or grinding bit(burr) to cut the material, you should be able to use our CNC machine to automate the process. CNC machine will just provide you to a mean to hold the tool firmly and precisely. And how well the cut would be will be depending on many factors, such as spindle rpm, feed rate, cutting depth and etc, but those operational data can be collected during actual cutting with try and error.

• Wood
• ABS Plastics
• Acrylics
• Aluminum
• Nylon
• Metals

Does Vision One fully assembled package come with Zen Motion Software installed?

Vison One machine is fully assembled. But we do take the gantry and control back board off for easy shipping. You will just need to put it one with a few screws to get the machine ready. Zen Motion Software is still in experimental phase, which you can download it from our github website. We are continiously updating it.

Does the package ship with documentation for assembly and information on how to get the software side of things up and running?

We try to provide all documentation for assembly and operation online. If you still have question, our support team will be happy to answer all your questions.

Does this machine have the ability to probe PCBs on its own or does this need to be done with additional hardware that is not included?

additional hardware that is not included? The hardware itself with proper probe wiring, the machine is capable of doing probing, and the collected data can also be used for AutoLevel post processing. The AutoLevel is critical for PCB milling, especially for small scale boards. Suggested software you can use is Chilipepper, which is fully compatible with our Arduino Control Package, the default control package in our Vison One

The runout that your mill is rated at?

Total runout is the output of many factors, including how rigid the machine frame, lead screw type, anti backlask machism, spindle run out, feed rate and many many others. With our machine and the DC spindle we carry, the suggested run out range will be 0.1 to 0.2 mm, that is good for wood carving kind of art work. For PCB milling, you will need to consider the tolerance in your design, such as don't make the trace too thin or too close.

The Gcode software recommdend to run Vision One?

Vision One's default control package is Arduino based, and the firmware used is Grbl. There are multiple options of GUI (Graphical User Interface) you can use to communicate with Grbl from your computer. Here are a few of those options:

Universal GCode SenderUniversal GCode Sender

Zen Toolworks Motion(Experimental):Zen Motion Software

Grbl Wiki Page

The control software mentioned above are used to execute the gcode, not for gcode generation. Design and gcode generation are part of CAD/CAM process. Which one to use will depend on the type of your project.