3d Carving - Pumpkin for Halloween

[jcdawson (Joshua Dawson)]

Hi! I’d like to make a 3d carve of a pumpkin design, but I can’t get it quite right in Carbide Create Pro. Can anyone help me out in learning to do this? I’m planning to use roughly 1 in stock, and I’d like the pumpkin to be curved. Thanks!

See photos used for inspiration.

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[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Start by setting up the file:

Import Background:

Adjust as necessary:

Done

Draw an outline for the project as a whole:

Note that it is not necessary to get it perfect during the initial drawing — the geometry can be adjusted using Node Editing after.

Continue drawing until done…

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

After the initial drawing, go into Node Edit mode:

Zoom in, and adjust as necessary:

Note that the alt/option key may be held down so as to create asymmetric nodes.

If a node is selected and there are no off-curve handles to drag:

tap s until they appear

continue as necessary.

If need be, nodes may be deleted by right-clicking:

Or, added:

Until one arrives at:

Done

Next, draw in geometry for the areas which will be incised…

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Note that alternately, each area could have been drawn separately, but that makes modeling a bit more difficult.

Eventually, one arrives at:

Select the outer geometry:

and model it with suitable settings:

Then select the balance of the geometry and subtract it to incise it:

Then, offset the outer geometry by tool diameter plus 10%:

Apply

and apply toolpaths:

Then select the inner geometry and apply a 3D Finishing toolpath:

Here is the geometry as an SVG (file too large to upload)

[jcdawson (Joshua Dawson)]

Thanks so much Will! We are still new to trying our hand at the 3D options, so this is super helpful. Appreciate it!