Not to carve a box over a 3d image

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Not to carve a box over a 3d image

Post by HMPrintDesign »

Hello,

I am tasked with making a fantasy football plaque. I have the design just about ready, the only hang up I'm getting is that I want a rectangle that is placed over the 3d football to NOT be carved but left blank so that I vcarve text into it.

For the life of me I just can't figure out how to do it. The dotted line is the section I want left untouched by the 3D carving.
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Re: Not to carve a box over a 3d image

Post by ger21 »

Select both the rectangle, and your outer border vector, and use the "Selected Vectors" option in the 3D toolpath, and it'll leave the inner rectangle untouched.
Gerry - http://www.thecncwoodworker.com

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