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Relief carving from a photo
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<blockquote data-quote="ElderlyGent" data-source="post: 1535942" data-attributes="member: 30882"><p>Good morning again. </p><p></p><p>Many thanks for your much valud comments and suggetions,</p><p>I use Vectric aspire.</p><p></p><p>So how did I do it.</p><p></p><p>I created a new work area in this case it was only .75 inch thick , 6 inches wide by about 10 inches long as this I can clamp on the table. I use a Next Wave Piranha which only has a foot square table. I imported it into the UK as there were no fully built ones available at a reasonable cost/ </p><p></p><p>Basically being an Old Old Elderly Gent (I admit to being within a whisker of becoming a Nonogenarian, ) with a severe sight problem it was someething I just could not do, to buile one, even aftr a lifeetimme in engineering. </p><p></p><p>I then went to the Modeling tab on the top line,and imported from the Create component form bitmap. The photo is from my pictures, It is just a Jpeg.</p><p></p><p>I sized it and then used the Model tab at the bottom which opened the Modelling Tools panel. Ther I chose the component Properties which allowed m to choose Combine with other components (The secong from the left the U one, and then set the Model Height to .4 inch . the rest I left the same. </p><p></p><p>The toolpaths generated (Taps) seemed a bit rough so I used the Smoothing icon and set that to the best looking visual I could see.</p><p></p><p>I apreciate that being so small the result would not be good due to the fact that the finishing tool wasonlu 1/8 in ballnose. and it needed to be boh much larger in both areas, I was more concered with it actually working than perfection for now. </p><p></p><p>If I can gain height on the learning curve thenn time will not be a problem. What I have done seems to be quite wrong judging by the replies, so it is now a question of getting the Method right. so I need a step by step guide to follow..............</p><p></p><p>When that happens and I get it right I wojld gladly get the smallet diameter bits to get the finer detail to show. </p><p></p><p>I hope I have explained how <em>I </em>made the carving as sugested, so I look forward to continuing the thread.</p><p></p><p>Regards to all, and stay safe</p><p></p><p>Drew.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ElderlyGent, post: 1535942, member: 30882"] Good morning again. Many thanks for your much valud comments and suggetions, I use Vectric aspire. So how did I do it. I created a new work area in this case it was only .75 inch thick , 6 inches wide by about 10 inches long as this I can clamp on the table. I use a Next Wave Piranha which only has a foot square table. I imported it into the UK as there were no fully built ones available at a reasonable cost/ Basically being an Old Old Elderly Gent (I admit to being within a whisker of becoming a Nonogenarian, ) with a severe sight problem it was someething I just could not do, to buile one, even aftr a lifeetimme in engineering. I then went to the Modeling tab on the top line,and imported from the Create component form bitmap. The photo is from my pictures, It is just a Jpeg. I sized it and then used the Model tab at the bottom which opened the Modelling Tools panel. Ther I chose the component Properties which allowed m to choose Combine with other components (The secong from the left the U one, and then set the Model Height to .4 inch . the rest I left the same. The toolpaths generated (Taps) seemed a bit rough so I used the Smoothing icon and set that to the best looking visual I could see. I apreciate that being so small the result would not be good due to the fact that the finishing tool wasonlu 1/8 in ballnose. and it needed to be boh much larger in both areas, I was more concered with it actually working than perfection for now. If I can gain height on the learning curve thenn time will not be a problem. What I have done seems to be quite wrong judging by the replies, so it is now a question of getting the Method right. so I need a step by step guide to follow.............. When that happens and I get it right I wojld gladly get the smallet diameter bits to get the finer detail to show. I hope I have explained how [I]I [/I]made the carving as sugested, so I look forward to continuing the thread. Regards to all, and stay safe Drew. [/QUOTE]
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