Front Relief
Making the front or back relief current
Making the front or back relief current You can work on modelling the composite relief associated with either the front or back surface of a component. The composite relief resulting from the front relief layer stack is displayed by default. In the ...
Previewing a relief layer's content
Previewing a relief layer's content When you click a relief layer in the Project Tree, its panel is displayed below the splitter bar in the Project panel. The thumbnail image on this panel enables you to check the contents of the layer even when it ...
Choosing the active relief layer
Choosing the active relief layer Only one relief layer can be active at a time, although the content across all visible relief layers is displayed in the 3D view. Using the active relief layer you can: create a bitmap layer. export its relief as a ...
Controlling the visibility of relief layers
Controlling the visibility of relief layers You can change the appearance of the composite relief by choosing a specific relief layer and controlling whether or not it is visible. When a relief layer is created, it is visible by default. Each relief ...
Assigning a combine mode to a relief layer
Assigning a combine mode to a relief layer The visible relief is called the composite relief. It is made from a stack of one or more visible relief layers. You can significantly affect how the composite relief takes shape by changing a relief layer's ...
Renaming a relief layer
Renaming a relief layer The default relief layer in every new model is named Relief Layer. All relief layers you create are named Relief Layer, and given a unique number. When you import relief clipart, the new relief layer uses the name of the file ...
Deleting a relief layer
Deleting a relief layer Use the Delete Relief Layer button to delete unwanted relief layers. To delete a relief layer: In the Project Tree, select the relief layer you want to delete. Its name is bold and highlighted, and it panel is displayed below ...
Creating a bitmap layer from a relief layer
Creating a bitmap layer from a relief layer Use the Create Bitmap Layer button to create a new bitmap layer containing a greyscale image of the active relief layer. To create a greyscale bitmap layer from the active relief layer: In the Project Tree, ...
Transferring relief layers between stacks
Transferring relief layers between stacks The composite relief can be built from either one of the two layer stacks in the model; one representing the front surface of your piece, the other its back. Use the Transfer Relief Layer button to transfer a ...
Duplicating a relief layer
Duplicating a relief layer Use the Duplicate Relief Layer button to duplicate a selected relief layer. In doing so, the contents of the original layer and its associated settings are reproduced on a new layer. To duplicate a relief layer: In the ...
Setting the stacking order
Setting the stacking order You can change the stacking order of relief layers by moving a layer. This enables you to display the relief layers in your preferred order. To change the stacking order of a relief layer: In the Project Tree, select the ...
Exporting a relief layer
Exporting a relief layer Use the Export Relief Layer button to export relief layers so that you can import them into other models. To export a relief layer: In the Project Tree, click beside the Front Relief or Back Relief item to display either the ...
Merging visible relief layers
Merging visible relief layers Use the Merge Visible Relief Layers button to combine multiple visible layers into a single new layer. This decreases the memory requirements of the Carveco model. However, because these layers have been consolidated ...
Sending relief to the relief clipart library
Sending relief to the relief clipart library Use the Send to Relief Clipart Library button to copy the composite relief or the active relief layer to the Relief Clipart Library. To copy the composite relief to the Relief Clipart Library: In the ...
Saving a composite relief
Saving a composite relief Use the Save Composite Relief button to save the composite relief to file. The composite relief is the sum of the visible relief layers in the model, which can be seen in the 3D view. To save the composite relief of the ...
Importing a relief layer
Importing a relief layer Click the Import Relief Layer button to import a relief layer as part of the Front Relief or Back Relief layer stack. To import a Front Relief layer: In the Project panel, click the Front Relief item. The name is bold and ...
Creating a relief layer group
Creating a relief layer group Use the New Relief Layer Group button to create a relief layer group. Relief layer groups give you much more control over how relief layers combine with the composite relief. Use each item's combine mode to control how ...
Creating a relief layer
Creating a relief layer Use the New Relief Layer button to create an empty, relief layer. You can create as many relief layers as you like. This gives you greater control over changing the appearance of the composite relief. To create a relief layer: ...
Front Relief
Front Relief The Front Relief item controls the relief-layer stack that makes up the model's front surface. The availability of this feature is license dependent. If you are working with a rotary relief, is displayed in place of . To display a ...