Convex vs Concave surfaces

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MDHunt
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Convex vs Concave surfaces

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Can anyone explain how to get a smooth, convex, inverted bowl-type shape on a piece of wood, then carve a design into it. I have an HD4 Shark with expanded bed and am running VCarve Pro.

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Re: Convex vs Concave surfaces

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Use one of the dome clipart models set to subtract and then set the toolpath for the carved design to project onto the 3D surface.

Haven't got time to check the tutorials at the moment but I expect there's at least one covering it as it's a fairly standard thing to do.

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Try this tutorial.
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Re: Convex vs Concave surfaces

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Something like this?
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Re: Convex vs Concave surfaces

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highpockets wrote:Something like this?
Image 306.png
Highpockets, thank you for the help. I watched the video and then figured out that I wasn't projecting the toolpath onto the 3D model. :shock:
I appreciate the input though.
MD

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Re: Convex vs Concave surfaces

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Adrian wrote:Use one of the dome clipart models set to subtract and then set the toolpath for the carved design to project onto the 3D surface.

Haven't got time to check the tutorials at the moment but I expect there's at least one covering it as it's a fairly standard thing to do.
I got it figured out Adrian, I wasn't projecting the toolpath onto the 3D model. Thanks for the input.
MD

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