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I cannot make a cut path for the side of the board that gets carved first. How can I set Max Pass Depth for that side?

I'm trying to get a better understanding of cut outs. I'm also trying to understand if my piece is going to carve correctly. It looks like a simple curved piece of wood but it is critical that the...

I don't want to hide the part I want carved, I want to hide the parts that get thrown away after carving.

Thanks, everyone. I've imported my first 3D model and I'm going to try carving in the morning,

Thanks again.

I don't think I have a cutout path. My cut out is acheived through a 2 sided carve. Carving either side individually will not cut out the piece, carving both sides will.

Thanks for the help. You guys saved me a piece of wood and at least a couple hours of carving time. Much appreciated.

When I start carving a 2 sided carve will the machine tell me to turn the board over to cut the second side or is that a completely seperate carve? I don't see a way to upload only one side to the...

Thanks, Bud. I'm downloading that 2-sided cow now. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

UPDATE: I made the circular tabs and when I put them on both sides of the carving, on top of...

The photo below is a piece that is carved on both sides. When I draw a line connecting the cutout and the non-cut out the "Place Tabs" icons lights up and I push it but I don't see any tabs going...

That is greyed out.

In the picture below you can see I have a piece that will be completely cut out. Is there any way to make the wood that is not part of the actual piece invisible so I can see my piece better? ...

You guys ROCK. Thanks for the help!

In the picture below you'll see I'm trying to put text/patterns on a curved surface. Is there any way to make the currently flat plane of the text/pattern curved to match my surface?

That's very kind of you but I'm really trying very hard to find out whether STL Importer will allow me to carve these from my 3DS models.

Does anyone have the answer? I don't want to spend $300...

Is that a yes? BTW, LG, I'm trying to do what you do, only with drums.

Anyone else know if I can accomplish my goal with STL Importer?

Thats exactly what I'm looking to do except I need EXTREMELY accurate, predetermined curves and angles. It's easy to do in my 3D modeling software. I guess I better take another look at what...

Do you know how I get there from my 3D model? How do I turn that into 2 patterns? Is this where the slicing comes into play?

I'm trying to understand if STL Importer is the proper tool for my application and if not, what is. Would someone be so kind to tell me if I'm on the right track?

It seems like everything I see...

The shadow box is *x10. I used about 9 feet of LED rope. It lights up the lithopane brightly and evenly.

Thanks, all, for the kind words.

I hate to burst your bubble but the frame on the window hanging lithopane is a $5 special from Michaels. The light box is a $10 shadow box from Michaels.

Finished carving a lithopane of 268 foot Snoqualmie Falls in Snoqualmie, WA. I live about 300 yards behind the trees in the center of the photo. The last photo is a lithopane light box I made with...

Everything worked just fine with the new bit.

Just got my new 1/16" bit from Mr. UPS. It is SIGNIFICANTLY sharper than the old bit. I'm carving the lithopane now that's been giving me problems with the dull bit. I'll report back in 8 hours...

Thanks, Doc.