Post by jrbean67 on Dec 11, 2017 7:18:13 GMT
I've been lurking around the forum even after I got my Carve King assembled while I figured out how to pull together the software tools.
I figure by now, nobody wants to see another picture of the MillRight Logo, so this is what I made tonight using Vcarve and a 3D model I found on the internet.
I'm pretty excited about this whole thing. This is a prototype for the top of a cork-board display for my Father in Law's Corvette that he has started taking to car shows. It is a Christmas gift, but I don't think he hangs out on this forum. :-)
The Carve King went together well, and worked right off the bat. That really impressed me. I have a few comments/questions I'll send by email, but the whole thing has been a very good experience. There is a lot of good discussion on these boards that I have taken advantage of.
I'm also really impressed with Vcarve. The tools to import 3D are really easy to use, and seem to be really stable. I couldn't find a good tool to edit the Corvette OBJ file (Fusion360 would import it, but not export it, and MeshLab was just too weird), but I eventually stumbled onto threejs.org/editor/, which let me make some quick minor edits, and exported an OBJ file.
My next project is a case for a Raspberry PI + touchscreen that is going to run bCNC, and act as a server for the Carve King. That way, I can get the laptop I'm using out of harm's way.
John
I figure by now, nobody wants to see another picture of the MillRight Logo, so this is what I made tonight using Vcarve and a 3D model I found on the internet.
I'm pretty excited about this whole thing. This is a prototype for the top of a cork-board display for my Father in Law's Corvette that he has started taking to car shows. It is a Christmas gift, but I don't think he hangs out on this forum. :-)
The Carve King went together well, and worked right off the bat. That really impressed me. I have a few comments/questions I'll send by email, but the whole thing has been a very good experience. There is a lot of good discussion on these boards that I have taken advantage of.
I'm also really impressed with Vcarve. The tools to import 3D are really easy to use, and seem to be really stable. I couldn't find a good tool to edit the Corvette OBJ file (Fusion360 would import it, but not export it, and MeshLab was just too weird), but I eventually stumbled onto threejs.org/editor/, which let me make some quick minor edits, and exported an OBJ file.
My next project is a case for a Raspberry PI + touchscreen that is going to run bCNC, and act as a server for the Carve King. That way, I can get the laptop I'm using out of harm's way.
John
