B carving combined with flat end for pockets

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

This is accomplished as a part of:

Could use some guidance on creating a carve

I’ve been using a different hobby cnc machine with it’s own software for a number of years. The attached picture is an example of a plaque that I create with this software and machine. I am trying to decide between purchasing a Shapeoko XXL or a X-Carve 1000x1000. I’ve gone through all the pros and cons of each machine. I’ve done a ton of reading on both machines forums. The “usability” of the base software that comes with each machine will play a part in my decision. I’ve used both Carbid…

and we have a bit on the wiki at: https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/Carbide_Create_Basics#Clearing_area_around_drawing