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Post by electrictermite on Sept 30, 2018 14:33:33 GMT
I want to do relief carving, 3d carving. I want to pull the trigger on the Carve King but really need to know if it will do what i want before i break the piggy bank open. I have read somewhere software can make an ok machine good, a good machine great or a great machine just ok. Do any of you do relief carving and what software works best. pics of your relief work would be great too. Thank you.
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Post by mirthmgr on Sept 30, 2018 20:46:02 GMT
I want to do relief carving, 3d carving. I want to pull the trigger on the Carve King but really need to know if it will do what i want before i break the piggy bank open. I have read somewhere software can make an ok machine good, a good machine great or a great machine just ok. Do any of you do relief carving and what software works best. pics of your relief work would be great too. Thank you. While I haven't done much in the way of 3d carving, there have been some very impressive projects posted in the "Project Talk" section of the forum. Here's one of the threads from ricko: millrightcnc.proboards.com/thread/1328/greenwoman-bornThere are quite a few more posted in there; it's a rabbit hole worth diving down, as a lot of people are making and posting some great stuff that has given me lots of ideas for my own projects. From what I've gathered, Aspire's VCarve seems to be a crowd favorite for this type of carving. I've toyed a little with 3d carving in Fusion 360, but I don't think it's necessarily the best option for artistic 3d work. As far as the capability of the hardware goes, I don't think you can go wrong with the Carve King. I can't speak for any other machines, as it's the only one I have experience with, but it has been more than able to handle anything I've thrown at it. Between the price (I don't think you can find a machine as capable any cheaper) and the support from Derek and the members of the forum, I think the MillRight machines beat everything else on the market handily. I might be a little biased (we all want to feel like we've made smart choices, right?), but I did an awful lot of research before I pulled the trigger on it, and it sure seemed like you'd be paying a few hundred bucks extra for fancy logos and marketing from the bigger companies. |
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Post by Derek the Admin on Sept 30, 2018 22:18:41 GMT
VCarve Desktop is a great choice for 3D reliefs as well. Shameless plug: We are a Vectric dealer and sell VCarve.
Thanks for the nice words by the way mirth!
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Post by Bruce on Oct 2, 2018 16:38:01 GMT
This was my first attempt at relief carving and it went better than I had hoped. Carve King worked great. I use ArtCAM software, but it is no longer available. You will want to look seriously at the V-Carve Desktop software available from Derek (Mill Right). Here is the website for more information on the Vectric software. www.vectric.com/products/vcarve.htm V-Carve Desktop will come with a built in library of relief patterns but additional patterns can be found at another Vectric site. www.vectorart3d.com/gallery/Other patterns can be found free called grayscale relief images on the internet.
Carve King is the best bang for the buck. You will not be sorry. I own one and have used it for about a year. It has opened up a whole world of creativity that I could only dream about before.
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Post by electrictermite on Oct 2, 2018 22:56:22 GMT
i hope my first attempt can be half as good as yours. very nice work.
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