Depth of 3D carving

[tlempicke]

I have tried a couple of 3D carvings just for the practice.

I see how PW 3D will pick up the file and re-size it and generate tool paths.

I have noticed that some carving are "deeper" than others.

Is there a way to manipulate this without a full blown program like Aspire?

[hh_woodworking]

You can shallow the depth in Partworks 3d buy unchecking the material lock xyz and manually setting the max that you want the z depth. But you will lose some detail of the project.

[myxpykalix]

do u see anything under model that says scale model z height?

the less height u have less detail

more height more detail

but u can only go so high within material

[rww]

I have played with PW 3D and carved some headboards. If I change the model Z ht it changes the size of the carving. I wish I could find a way to keep it the same size and and change the thickness.

[Brady Watson]

Uncheck 'Lock XYZ Ratio' on the material setup screen (Step 1) & scale the Z to your heart's content. Keep in mind that it will squash the Z of the model...which is usually OK for most reliefs.

-B

Edit: Looks like Edward already answered this for you.

[rww]

Thanks Brady! It does change the carving some but this will come in handy.

[tlempicke]

Thank you, I will try that!