carving onto a curved surface

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watsonswords
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carving onto a curved surface

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I am new to cncrouter world. I am tring to put text onto a curved surface and I notsure how to do it. Is there someone that turn on the light in my head on how to do this
I would appreciate any help.
Thank you Tom Watson
Tom Watson www.signsinwood.com

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Re: carving onto a curved surface

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Try "project toolpath on 3d model" option found towards the bottom of vcarve toolpaths window - Of course, that assumes you have a 3d model of your curved surface.
Doug

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