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The VCarve Makerspace Edition will only work with the MakerFX X-Carve CNC Router
 
  
Go to the [http://www.vectric.com/products/vcarve/trial.html VCarve download page] and click on the green VCarve Pro Download Trial Software button.  Follow the instruction for installing the software.
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== Version 12 Release Information ==
  
VCarve Pro only supports Windows operating systems. So if you are a Mac user you will need to run Windows as a VM to use this software on a personal device.  
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Vectric released Version 12 of VCarve Pro at the beginning of April. They will be stopping support for VCarve 11 very soon, if they haven't already.
  
Start VCarve Pro.  Select Help -> About VCarve Pro -> Enter Makerspace ID.
 
  
The MakerFX makerspace ID is 5BDD9-50708-F5791-20154-7E971-8FDCE-DAD79.  Highlight and copy this ID to the clipboard.  Ctrl-V to paste the ID into the dialog box.
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Vectric, the software company that makes VCarve Pro, has updated the process for using VCarve Pro at a Makerspace. MakerFX is a member of their new program and as such is able to provide a Makerspace authorization
  
Restart VCarve Pro. Confirm you are using the Makerspace license by checking the Help About menu.
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In order to participate as a user in the program, MakerFX needs to provide a valid email address to send the invitation to. We also validate that you are an active member of MakerFX
  
[[File:VCarve_Help_about_menu.png|500px|thumb|right|Help/About menu]]
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== Request Invitation ==
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The form for members to request an invitation can be accessed at this link: https://makerfx.softr.app/
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Please remember that this is a manual process.
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Latest revision as of 13:30, 3 June 2024

Version 12 Release Information

Vectric released Version 12 of VCarve Pro at the beginning of April. They will be stopping support for VCarve 11 very soon, if they haven't already.


Vectric, the software company that makes VCarve Pro, has updated the process for using VCarve Pro at a Makerspace. MakerFX is a member of their new program and as such is able to provide a Makerspace authorization

In order to participate as a user in the program, MakerFX needs to provide a valid email address to send the invitation to. We also validate that you are an active member of MakerFX


Request Invitation

The form for members to request an invitation can be accessed at this link: https://makerfx.softr.app/ Please remember that this is a manual process.