I make IDs for family and friend Key fobs.
I am trying a new method with a tray and with the name elevated.
I did it, but did not write how I did it.(duh). I have tried multiple times, but could not recreate it.
Can someone tell me WHAT i need to do to recreate it? (what to select first, second, which boolean operation, to select keep original vectors or group vectors .
This is a picture of the desired result.
Thanks.
No Boolean necessary for this, set the text:
Rotate it:
Draw some surrounding geometry:
Center things:
Select everything:
and assign suitable toolpath(s) — looks like a V-carving:
which previews as:
but it looks as if an inner contour was applied as well:
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Further, please note that Carbide Create is not a black box.
If you have a file, it is a pretty straight-forward thing to open it:
Switch to the Toolpath pane:
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Right-click and edit a Toolpath:
Click the “Select Current Vectors” button:
OK
Then switch back to the Design pane to see the selection and if desired work with, and adjust it.
For a textual reference on this, please see:
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Thank you. It worked perfectly. I’m not sure what you meant by a black box. . .
I was wondering though, COULD it use boolean application to achieve the same thing. I have no experience (obviously) with it. .
By “black box”, I meant a tool whose output could not be examined to determine what parts were active and how the effect was accomplished.
Boolean operations only affect elements which cross/intersect — in this design there are no intersections, so no Boolean operation would effect a meaningful change.