The Extrude tool allows a profile to be extruded along the inside of a closed vector shape. The angle of the extrusion can be adjusted by setting horizontal, vertical, or setting a custom angle.
Category: Modeling Suite
Designer – Modeling Suite – Sweeps
The Sweep tools will allow a drawn profile to be swept along a single vector path. This means the profile will follow the line along it’s entire length. There are two types of sweeps, rounded, which will round corners, and corner, which leaves sharp corners.
Designer – Modeling Suite – Tilt Tool
The Tilt Tool, available in the Modeling Suite, allows a pattern to be tilted vertically, horizontally, or a combination of both can be used to achieve different angles.
Designer – Modeling Suite – Revolve Tool
The Revolve Tool, available in the Modeling Suite, allows for defining a profile and revolving that profile shape around a circle.
Designer – Modeling Suite – Puffing Tools
The Puffing Tools, available in the Modeling Suite, are useful 3D modeling tools for quickly defining dimension to drawn shapes.
Designer – Modeling Suite – Sweep With Rails
Sweep with Rails, available in the Modeling Suite, is a powerful 3D modeling tool that allows for the creation of many dynamic shapes.
CarveWright Tips & Tricks – Making a Weave Pattern
This video, by CarveWright user Steve Nelson, demonstrates how to make a weave pattern using Designer 3 with the Modeling suite and the Drawing Suite.
TIPS & TRICKS – Modeling Vines with Vectors
Did you know you can make carving patterns with just the BASIC software tools? This is a quick and easy demonstration of making vines by drawing lines and using the Depth Profile and Make Pattern tools. Watch the video and follow along to learn more about these great tools everyone has! Then use these vines […]
CarveWright Software Tutorials – Modeling a Pattern 1
This video explores how the Vector Drawing Suite and 3D Pattern Modeling Suite work together to model patterns. This tutorial demonstrates the Sweep, Revolve, and Puffing tools from the 3D suite and the Smart Spline, Offset Path, and Copy Offset tools from the Vector suite