Practice Projects

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

Well, we have a video tutorial at: Getting Started with Carbide Create

and some relevant posts here:

Carve letters depth

Here’s a sketch that might help understanding V carving. [image]

Help please with design carving protocol / setup in Carbide Create / Motion

Okay, glad to. First step is to open the file in Carbide Create: [image] (I am going to do this in as much detail as I can manage — please skip over the boring / obvious parts) Select the perimeter path, set the proxy point to the upper right corner, and get the dimensions for the project: [image] Click on the gear icon, enter the appropriate values and click OK: [image] Click on the …

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…