# When using VCarve how do you move the machine **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [December 18, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665 "2021-12-18T04:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JonathanBaltodano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@JonathanBaltodano](https://community.inventables.com/u/JonathanBaltodano)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/1 "2021-12-18T04:56:40Z")
Stupid question, how do you get Vcarve to work on the xcarve. What program do you need to home, and move the spindle or even home it and zero it? ---
**Author:** ![BrandonR\_Parker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/brandonr_parker/32/13853_2.png) [@BrandonR\_Parker](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrandonR_Parker)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/2 "2021-12-18T14:23:13Z")
Vetric VCarve is a design-only software. You can generate the GCode from your design in VCarve, but you will need to choose a GCode sender and use that to send the GCode file. Also, make sure you choose the correct post processor for VCarve. [https://inventables.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012848473-Add-Easel-s-post-processor-to-your-Vectric-software#:~:text=This%20means%20you%20can%20use,send%20these%20files%20through%20Easel](https://inventables.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012848473-Add-Easel-s-post-processor-to-your-Vectric-software#:~:text=This%20means%20you%20can%20use,send%20these%20files%20through%20Easel). {:0) Brandon Parker ---
**Author:** ![JonathanBaltodano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@JonathanBaltodano](https://community.inventables.com/u/JonathanBaltodano)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/3 "2021-12-18T14:57:02Z")
please explain more send it where to easel? What do you mean post processor? Im new to this and im lost in the sauce. ---
**Author:** ![JonathanBaltodano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@JonathanBaltodano](https://community.inventables.com/u/JonathanBaltodano)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/4 "2021-12-18T15:03:26Z")
scratch that thank you ---
**Author:** ![MikeKaplan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/mikekaplan/32/38811_2.png) [@MikeKaplan](https://community.inventables.com/u/MikeKaplan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 8:55am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/5 "2021-12-19T08:55:22Z")
I was going to say I just put castors on my machine and can move it regardless of the software program but then I thought better of it. And will say download the easel post processor from the easel help screen and put it into the vcarve application folder for post processors. You can then save your vcarve file as gcode that will run in easel. ---
**Author:** ![darrin1200](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/darrin1200/32/85480_2.png) [@darrin1200](https://community.inventables.com/u/darrin1200)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/6 "2021-12-19T13:40:26Z")
VCarve has its own sender called VTransfer. It is optionally installed when you install VCarve. If you didn’t install it the first time, you may have to reinstall the program to get it onto your computer. It’s not the greatest, and it is very basic, but it works. Here is the “user guide”. [https://docs.vectric.com/docs/V9.0/Cut2DLaserDesktop/ENU/Help/VTransfer/VTransfer.html](https://docs.vectric.com/docs/V9.0/Cut2DLaserDesktop/ENU/Help/VTransfer/VTransfer.html) ---
**Author:** ![BrandonR\_Parker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/brandonr_parker/32/13853_2.png) [@BrandonR\_Parker](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrandonR_Parker)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/7 "2021-12-19T14:53:11Z")
Sweet… I do not use Vetric software and was thus unaware of VTransfer. Interestingly, they do not even mention it on the VCarve landing page. Here is a link to the V10.5. I think there is one later version of VCarve, but I did not see that version of VTransfer documentation. [https://docs.vectric.com/docs/V10.5/Cut2DDesktop/ENU/Help/form/vtransfer/index.html](https://docs.vectric.com/docs/V10.5/Cut2DDesktop/ENU/Help/form/vtransfer/index.html) {:0) Brandon Parker ---
**Author:** ![SethCNC](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/sethcnc/32/87515_2.png) [@SethCNC](https://community.inventables.com/u/SethCNC)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/8 "2021-12-19T17:12:35Z")
I’ve asked other vcarve users about vtransfer, every one said after touching it once they went back to UGS the same day 🤷‍♂️ Second hand info since I don’t have vcarve either 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![BrandonR\_Parker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/brandonr_parker/32/13853_2.png) [@BrandonR\_Parker](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrandonR_Parker)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/9 "2021-12-19T20:07:53Z")
Yup, it is just a bare-bones sender… {:0) Brandon Parker ---
**Author:** ![Ken4](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/ken4/32/87117_2.png) [@Ken4](https://community.inventables.com/u/Ken4)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/10 "2021-12-19T23:46:32Z")
I agree with Seth, I’ve been using vcarve pro for years along with UGS . the software has the post Prosser list, make sure you pick correct Prosser . ---
**Author:** ![JonathanBaltodano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@JonathanBaltodano](https://community.inventables.com/u/JonathanBaltodano)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/11 "2021-12-20T01:21:41Z")
Do you have a xcarve? Or are you past it and into like something industrial ---
**Author:** ![Ken4](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/ken4/32/87117_2.png) [@Ken4](https://community.inventables.com/u/Ken4)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/12 "2021-12-21T21:46:17Z")
yup, getting ready to get something better ---
**Author:** ![TimMiddleton](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/timmiddleton/32/76074_2.png) [@TimMiddleton](https://community.inventables.com/u/TimMiddleton)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/13 "2021-12-22T18:04:15Z")
You might consider looking into [CNC.JS.org](http://CNC.JS.org) That’s what I use with X-carve and vcarve 10.5 post processor is the easle one in vcarve… It’s quite capable Including simulations and can do keyboard jogging of the xcarve Gantry… It runs local and does not require Internet to operate ---
**Author:** ![TCarter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TCarter](https://community.inventables.com/u/TCarter)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/14 "2021-12-22T19:39:05Z")
@JonathanBaltodano , Create your toolpaths with VCarve, save the paths. They’ll be in a different file type. Load into Easel, and on the top, click Project, then click “Import g-code”, then click the files that exported. You won’t be able to change anything, but then you’ll just click carve. ---
**Author:** ![JonathanBaltodano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@JonathanBaltodano](https://community.inventables.com/u/JonathanBaltodano)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/15 "2021-12-23T01:03:10Z")
[CNC.org](http://CNC.org) a software program for import or is a motion controller program ---
**Author:** ![SethCNC](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/sethcnc/32/87515_2.png) [@SethCNC](https://community.inventables.com/u/SethCNC)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/16 "2021-12-23T02:21:19Z")
> [@JonathanBaltodano](#): > > [CNC.org](http://cnc.org/) a software program for import or is a motion controller progra I don’t think that link takes you where you think it takes you… That Said, Check out OpenBuilds Control [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9rxnDIVrVLM/maxresdefault.jpg "Learn the Best CNC Software In 10 Minutes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rxnDIVrVLM) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/system/32/67217_2.png) [@system](https://community.inventables.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/when-using-vcarve-how-do-you-move-the-machine/126665/17 "2022-03-23T02:21:50Z")
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