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wolfconservation
09-10-2010, 01:10 PM
I have many patterns I use for woodburning and I want to be able to convert them to carve. I have tried to simply carve them as they are but the result is not good. I purchased corel draw x4 thinking i could use that but it either does not help or I just do not know what I am doing ( i have never used corel b/4) Thanks ahead for any comments you have to help.

The image is a jpeg. I would attach a sample but do not have the option If any needs i could email one to you to look at

mtylerfl
09-11-2010, 10:19 AM
I have many patterns I use for woodburning and I want to be able to convert them to carve. I have tried to simply carve them as they are but the result is not good. I purchased corel draw x4 thinking i could use that but it either does not help or I just do not know what I am doing ( i have never used corel b/4) Thanks ahead for any comments you have to help.

The image is a jpeg. I would attach a sample but do not have the option If any needs i could email one to you to look at

Hello and welcome!

It may be that your ability to attach files has not been activated yet. (I think the administrators have a short "waiting period" for new folks...I'm sorry if that's what's keeping you from posting your attachment.)

As far as converting woodburning patterns, it can be done, but the "difficulty level" may vary depending upon what exactly you are wanting to accomplish. If you want to simply carve shallow lines/recesses in the wood, then apply a stain or boot wax to darken the lines, you may want to look into getting the CarveWright DXF Importer (http://store.carvewright.com/home.php?cat=252). If your patterns can be saved as DXF, then you could import the lines into CarveWright Designer and assign bits, depths, etc.

If your goal is to create dimensional relief models (like the patterns that came included with your Designer software), then that's more involved and could require the purchase of a third-party software to achieve an excellent result. Some folks are using photo editing programs to manually create relief models, but that can get a little tedious (I did that myself when I created my Victorian House relief...took over 50 hours of painstaking trial and error...but, it can be done!)

For creating relief patterns you can purchase 3D modeling programs (such as Lightwave (http://www.newtek.com/lightwave/)), or use programs that are specifically designed for creating relief patterns of this type (I use Aspire (http://www.vectric.com/WebSite/Vectric/aspire/aspire_index.html) and ArtCAM (http://www.artcampro.com/)...Aspire being the much better value for most folks...just my personal opinion.) Whether modeling in full 3D or in the so-called 2.5D (reliefs like we're talking about), it is preferable that the software be able to export your model as an STL file, or at LEAST be able to export a greyscale heightmap of the model. If you create STL's then you will want to purchase the CarveWright STL Importer (http://store.carvewright.com/home.php?cat=252) to convert the models to a CarveWright pattern (i.e., the PTN format). A greyscale graphic/heightmap (preferably in the PNG format) will directly import into CarveWright Designer as-is and you can convert to a PTN from that.

Getting a little long-winded here. Much more to it, but hopefully this very basic info helps a little.