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nwschirm
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shape within 3D image

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After importing a photograph to carve in 3D, how can a shape be placed in the middle of the photograph witout the machine cutting any of the wood within that 2D shape?

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Adrian
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Re: shape within 3D image

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Which program are you using?

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Re: shape within 3D image

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Aspire 4.xx

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Re: shape within 3D image

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You'll get more views replies if you ask the questions in the Aspire section of the forum.

You need to place a vector around the outside of your underlying 3D shape and then select that and the inner 2D vector when create the roughing/finishing toolpaths. Only the parts outside of that inner shape will be machined then.

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