VCarve and Photo VCarve

Post by **HayTay** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:41 am

TReischl & Turtle49,

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Very cool and nicely done.

It took me a couple of tries to get the hang of it but I muddled my way through. I think the results speak for themselves. I know I need to work a little bit on my outside edges but I'm pleased I could duplicate the results with reasonable accuracy.

I'm off to try something else...

Great job, all.

Post by **TReischl** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:50 am

You definitely got the hang of it!

Post by **HayTay** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:48 am

Thanks, TReischl.

My third attempt using a complimentary Dover Clipart file went quite a bit quicker.

Like everything else using graphics conversion/manipulation, the quality and/or type of the original file makes a huge difference in regards to the final result. I had done another file between the deer and this one and wasn't really pleased with the outcome. I think that if the original graphic would have had a bit more detail the result would have been more to my liking.

However, I was pleased with how Dover's Celtic Fish turned out...

Post by **Colin P F** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:20 am

Thank you TReischl, I'll be trying your system out first chance I get, nice application.

Colin.

Post by **Turtle49** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:34 pm

Hey TReischl,

I got to thinking about something you said on the phone yesterday. You mentioned that some clipart does not lend itself to this process due to feature width and cutter size limits.

I got to playing with it today and mixing Vcarve with the grayscale machining.

You'll note in the image below that the facial features are VCarved and the rest of the carving is done with Grayscale machining.

What do you think?

Tim

Post by **zoltan** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:10 pm

Hi,

Did someone cut a such piece? How long it takes to cut a such a piece comparing with normal relief based on real experience not estimation?

Thank you.

Zoltan

Post by **TReischl** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:30 pm

Zoltan, I cut the Vineyard sign a couple of days ago. It ran about 6 hours on my machine. Since then, I have cut a bunch of other stuff and have been experimenting. All the results have been good.

I don't think you should compare this method to VCarving. It is apples and oranges.

As far as how long? It cuts in the time that VCarve says it will cut, I am running a 1/8 ballnose at 60 IPM full depth of cut which is usually .25 to .312 deep.

Yea, yea, one of these days I will get out the camera and take a few pics, but honestly, I HATE taking pictures!

Post by **TReischl** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:31 pm

Tim, I LOVE IT!!!!! A good way to get fussy detail in.

Post by **TReischl** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:32 pm

Zoltan, the reason I said this was apples and oranges, is that normal VCarving produces "hard" edges. This technique does not, it more closely imitates hand carving.

Post by **zoltan** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:00 pm

Hi,

Thank you. I did not realize this. I had no chance to try this process/procedure as these days I am travelling.

Thank you.

Zoltan

Post by **js11110** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:21 am

I did the below picture in just a few minutes as a trial. Your right, this method does give it a more hand carved look. TReischl, thanx for the cool tip!

Jason

Post by **mrBOND** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:44 pm

I have deleted the information in this post because it did not fit the thread /mrBOND

Post by **TReischl** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:15 pm

mrBond, you will notice that the thread is titled Photo VCarve and Vcarve. . . the idea being to NOT buy canned models, to NOT buy more software, but rather to get the max out of what we have already.

I would agree that if someone wants to cut purchased 3D models the best route is to get Cut 3D and start buying models. However, if a person would like to just get some rounded corners, maybe add a dash of depth, this is certainly a viable route to take.

I am extremely pleased with the results I have been getting, without having shelled out more $$$ for models, etc. Doing this also frees us to work with exactly the clipart we want, rather than the limited amount of 3D models (limited as compared to what is available in 2D) available. Yesterday, I popped open an oak leaf from Corel X3 clipart, in about ten minutes I had a sculpted image ready for the machine. Turned out very nicely. That is what we are trying to do in this thread, share ideas on how to work with what we have.

By the way, the stereogram link downloads a zip file that is not compatible with the current version of winzip.

So, in the end, it is not really history.

Post by **mrBOND** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:23 pm

TReischl wrote:mrBond, you will notice that the thread is titled Photo VCarve and Vcarve. . . the idea being to NOT buy canned models, to NOT buy more software, but rather to get the max out of what we have already.

You don't need to buy anything?
Maybe Corel Draw to follow your guide...

TReischl wrote: I would agree that if someone wants to cut purchased 3D models the best route is to get Cut 3D and start buying models. However, if a person would like to just get some rounded corners, maybe add a dash of depth, this is certainly a viable route to take.

There are a lot of free 3D models around

TReischl wrote: I am extremely pleased with the results I have been getting, without having shelled out more $$$ for models, etc. Doing this also frees us to work with exactly the clipart we want, rather than the limited amount of 3D models (limited as compared to what is available in 2D) available. Yesterday, I popped open an oak leaf from Corel X3 clipart, in about ten minutes I had a sculpted image ready for the machine. Turned out very nicely. That is what we are trying to do in this thread, share ideas on how to work with what we have.

I'm sorry that I disurbed your thread, I will keep my ideas by my self in the future...

TReischl wrote: By the way, the stereogram link downloads a zip file that is not compatible with the current version of winzip.

Use Winrar instead.. much better imo
http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

Post by **TReischl** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:07 pm

thanks for the link to winrar, it seems that the stereogram file is not correct, winrar refused to unzip it also, saying unexpected end of file. :::shrug:::

These things happen.

Vectric Customer

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