Designer has powerful Text tools for creating typography in your carvings. It utilizes any TrueType fonts installed on your computer making it endlessly expandable. There are also 3 carving styles to choose from. Raster (3D carved), Outline (choose any bit), or Centerline (v-carved) which is part of the Vcarve Suite. The text tool also has […]
Category: Designer 5
Designer Tutorial – Vector Group (Vcarve Suite)
The Vector Group feature, included in the Vcarve Suite, allows users to create vector pockets two different bits for the edge and interior area of vector shapes.
Designer Tutorial – Pocket Region
The Pocket Region tool utilizes a selected bit to rout out a designated region (closed vector shape) at a single set depth to spiral in or out a pocket with no islands.
Designer Tutorial 1.2 – My First Project Part 1
This tutorial covers the basics of laying out a simple project to get familiar with the user interface and essential tools.
Designer Tutorial 1.3 – My First Project Part 2
This tutorial expands on the project in part 1 by adding a background and learning about project optimization.
Designer Tutorial 1.4 – A Simple Sign Project
This video covers how to design a basic sign and optimize it for carving.
Designer Tutorial – Warp Tool
The warp tool allows for the bending and warping of objects in Designer.
Designer Tutorial – Compile G-code
Create with the ease and power of Designer and compile G-code for use with any CNC machine. The demo of Designer will allow users to compile the Decorative Ornamental Box project as a free trial.
Designer Tutorial – Merge Tools
Designer’s merge tools allow multiple surfaces to be combined in a variety of compound surfaces. There are three types; Merge Additive, Merge Subtractive, and Merge Additive Absolute. This video explains how each works and ends with an example of using them in application.
Designer Tutorial – Clip Carving Tools
Designer has powerful clipping tools for isolating sections of carvings. This video explains how the Clip Inclusive and Clip Exclusive tools work and demonstrates an example of their use in application.