Lot to learn as a newbie to Carbide

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

In addition to videos we’ve written up a bit at:

2D Drawing

and we also do custom tutorials such as:

Importing a file or a backgound image

I’ve searched, honestly, but I still can’t find out if the importing of images is fixed, or I’m just doing it wrong. Essentially, I drew around a spanner (wrench) with the intention of scanning it, editing the image in Affinity Photo, and then importing it as a background, to draw a vector over it, or as a vector. Except, it’s either the size of the Eiffel Tower: [Screenshot 2020-11-09 at 17.28.40] or the CN Tower in Toronto: [Screenshot 2020-11-09 at 17.29.38] Oh, and the stock size is …

Help! Cutting monograms, nodes, problems!

I have a Shapeko XXL and I am very NEW. Basically I am having problems learning how to use Carbide Create. I watched videos but it’s not helping me with what I need to do. For example a basic triple Vine Monogram… I paid for the full vine alphabet off of Etsy. It came in a svg and dxf. Once I bring it up I can’t figure out how to edit it properly. I want to combine the fonts (3 letters) and I’ve deleted nodes but it’s still showing lines after deleting the nodes… ANY help or ideas would be great…

How to draw a star --- Carbide Create

While Carbide Create has a number of stars available, some regular stars are not provided: [image] Fortunately, it’s pretty straight-forward to draw a regular star: Draw a circle which is the size of the desired star: [image] Draw a rectangle which is taller than the radius of the circle and duplicate it: [image] Rotate each angle by either positive or negative: 360° ÷ number of sides/points (5) ÷ 4 == 18° (for a 5 pointed star) and drag them into alignment at the top center node of …

If there’s something specific you’re having trouble w/, just ask and we’ll either find a suitable tutorial or make one.