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Design and Carve Series 1-B Western Scenes Introduction The Design and Carve Series disks from Vector Art 3D have been created to provide a combination of 3D clipart and tutorials which show the steps required to create finished projects using the models. This particular edition includes animals, objects and natural scenery to allow the user to create Western themed artwork, Mantels, Door Panels and other carved products. This disk and its contents are designed exclusively for use with Vectric`s Aspire software www.vectric.com. In this document you can read an overview of the content of the disk, read a review of each project and also see images of all the clipart and finished parts which are included in the folders on the disk. Disk Navigation All the files on the disk can be accessed from the Menu that should appear when the disk is put into the PC. The files can also be accessed manually from the disk. The main disk has four folders at its root level that contain the data and tutorial files; these are called Object Models, Scenery Models, Project Layouts and Tutorials. The folder Object Models contains all the Aspire models for the individual animals and people included in the collection as well as a file called All-Objects-DC1-B.crv3d which contains all the files in the folder for copying and pasting into other sessions of Aspire. The Scenery Models folder contains all the Aspire models for the individual pieces of natural scenery (rocks, plants, mountains, backgrounds etc.) as well as a file which contains all the Scenery files (All-Scenery-DC1-B.crv3d) to use for copying and pasting between Aspire sessions. The Project Layouts folder contains a selection of CRV3D files which are either finished background scenes or complete project layouts, some even contain example toolpaths. These additional designs are included as resources either for reference to see how they were put together or they can be edited to create your own unique variations. Images of all the files included in these three folders are shown towards the end of this document. The folder Tutorials has 14 sub-folders; these contain the relevant tutorial videos (self playing exe-avi files) and where applicable files used during the tutorial and the finished saved Aspire files created during the video. All these can be accessed from the Menu that should open when the disk is inserted into your PC. A description and images of each tutorial project are shown on the following pages. Tutorials S1 S9 are the basic concepts associated with this type of scene-layout work. They are the same basic tutorials that appear on the DC1-A Wildlife Scenes Disk. Tutorials B1-B5 are exclusive to this Western Scenes disk. If you are new to Design and Carve you will benefit from working through all tutorials on the disk in order. If you have questions about using this product then please contact us at info@vectorart3d.com.
S1 & 2 Basic Process Overview / Example Project Overview Tutorial S1 is approx. 10 minutes long. It consists of a presentation which outlines the basic process used in most projects on this disk. Tutorial S2 is approx. 12 minutes long. In it we create the Bison/Mountain scene shown in the image above. This is designed as a quick overview of the process discussed in S1. Skills and Tools Covered General Process Overview and Explanation Job Setup Import Components Scaling and Moving Components Tilt and Fading Components Basic Sculpting Create Shape Rough, Finish and Cut-Out Toolpaths
S3 Layout Basics Project Overview Tutorial S3 is approx. 11 minutes long. It shows the basics associated with the setup and layout of an Aspire project. This includes how to import an image to help you do your layout as well importing and positioning components. A second file is used to show how you can take an imported component (mountains) and use the distortion tools to adjust their 2D shape. Skills and Tools Covered Job Setup Importing an Image to help with layout Importing Components Scaling and Moving Components Distorting Components
S4 Height Adjustment Basics Project Overview Tutorial S4 is approx. 11 minutes long. It covers the basics associated with adjusting the tilt and fade on components to get overlapping areas to have the correct perception of depth, while minimizing the amount of overall height of the model. Skills and Tools Covered Adjusting Base Height Fading Components Tilting Components Grouping Components Adjusting Overall Project Height
S5 Sculpting Basics Project Overview Tutorial S5 is approx. 17 minutes long. It covers some useful Sculpting techniques. The first part of the tutorial shows how to use the sculpting tools to smooth out a hard vertical edge to soften it to make it look more natural. The second part shows how to use the sculpting tools to edit the background texture to make it create more natural transition with the feet of an animal. The last part takes two overlapping mountain components and shows how to use the erase, smooth and smudge functions to create a natural blend between the two components. Skills and Tools Covered Sculpting Smooth Sculpting - Add Material Sculpting - Erase (Undo + Shift) Material Sculpting - Smudge
S6 Pheasant Dog Mantel Project Overview This project comprises 4 sections: Tutorial S6A is approx. 11 minutes long. It covers importing the components, making copies, adjusting size and position and using the distortion tools to create the basic background layout. Tutorial S6B is approx. 17 minutes long. It covers adjustment of the components height, tilt and fade and sculpting to finish the background (shown in the top image on this page). Tutorial S6C is approx. 18 minutes long. It covers importing two different sets of components to show how to create alternate layouts with the same background. Tutorial S6D is approx. 7 minutes long. and covers the creation of 3D Rough and 3D Finish toolpaths. Skills and Tools Covered Import Components Dynamic Scaling, Positioning and Copying of Components Grouping Components Base Height Adjustment Tilt and Fade Sculpting Grouping and Hiding Components Toolpath Creation
S7 Wolf Eagle Panel Project Overview This project comprises 3 sections: Tutorial S7A is approx. 12 minutes long. It covers setting up the part, drawing the outline shape, importing the components, adjusting size and position and using the distortion tools to create the basic layout of the components. Tutorial S7B is approx. 11 minutes long. It covers adjustment of component heights, tilt and fade and creating the shape to make the bevelled edge to create a style of model that could be used as a raised panel. Tutorial S7C is approx. 15 minutes long. It covers creating the vectors needed for the toolpath boundaries and creating 2D Pocket, 3D Rough, 3D Finish, 2 different Texture and a Cut-Out Toolpath. Skills and Tools Covered Vector Drawing Import - Dynamic Scaling and Moving Components Set Exact Height for Components Tilt and Fade Components Create Shape Combine Mode Low Vector Creation/Edit for Toolpath Boundaries 2D Pocket, Rough, Finish, Texture and Profile Toolpaths
S8 Big Horn Sheep Background Crop Project Overview This project comprises 3 sections: Tutorial S8A is approx. 13 minutes long. It covers importing the two components, cropping the background and simple sculpting. Tutorial S8B is approx. 14 minutes long. It covers splitting the background component, scaling the height and detailed sculpting to blend the split areas. Tutorial S8C is approx. 8 minutes long. It covers creating 3D Rough, 3D Finish and the 2D Profile Cut- Out Toolpath. Skills and Tools Covered Import 3D Clipart Dynamic Scaling, Positioning and Copying of Components Trimming one Component to the other Sculpting - Smooth Creation of a Vector from a Component boundary Splitting Components Scale Components Sculpting Smooth Smudge Rough, Finish and Profile Toolpath Creation
S9 Framing Examples Project Overview This project comprises 5 sections, all tutorials include toolpath creation: Tutorial S9A is approx. 10 minutes long and covers toolpath creation to leave a vertical pocket edge Tutorial S9B is approx. 9 minutes long and covers modelling a bevelled pocket frame edge Tutorial S9C is approx. 18 minutes long and covers vector creation and modeling to create a window frame effect Tutorial S9D is approx. 20 minutes long and covers the creation of a rustic frame. This includes vector creation, modelling the texture by converting the toolpath preview to a component, using the 2-Rail Sweep for the log shape and finally copying and distorting the components to make the complete frame. Tutorial S9E is approx. 16 minutes long and covers creating a part in a dish with a rough/rustic edge. Skills and Tools Covered Toolpath Creation using negative Boundary Vector Offset Create Shape Vector Drawing 2 Rail Sweep Create Component from Toolpath Preview Component height adjustment Low Combine Mode 3D Rough, 3D Finish, Profile Toolpaths
B1 Covered Wagon Welcome Sign Project Overview Tutorial B1A is approx. 7 minutes long. It shows the layout of the 3D Component and 2 vector text and creation of the sign shape from the vectors. Tutorial B1B is approx. 16 minutes long. It covers calculating the 3D and 2D toolpaths required to make this project including copying the text into another software session to create the cut-out toolpaths for the inlay-letters. Skills and Tools Covered Import 3D Clipart Scaling and Positioning of Components Text Drawing and Vector Editing Component Boundary Creation Rough, Finish, Pocket and Inlay Pocket Toolpaths Copy/Paste between Aspire sessions Inlay Profile Toolpaths
B2 Ranch Scene Mantel Project Overview This project comprises 3 sections: Tutorial B2A is approx. 15 minutes long. It covers importing all the components and doing the basic 2D layout for the Ranch Scene Tutorial B2B is approx. 17 minutes long. This tutorial covers the adjustment of the height of each component, using fade and tilt to get them into the correct position relative to the other models in the part Tutorial B2C is approx. 17 minutes long. It covers sculpting the components for the background together, creation of the face and slight angled recess shape for the 3D components to sit within and the roughing and finishing toolpath calculation. Skills and Tools Covered Import Components Dynamic Scaling, Positioning and Copying of Components Component Height Adjustment, Fade and Tilt Sculpting Vector Creation Create Shape to make planes and recessed shape for 3D parts to sit within 3D Rough, 3D Finish toolpath creation
B3 Belt Buckle Sign Project Overview This project comprises 3 sections: Tutorial B3A is approx. 14 minutes long. It covers importing the rope border, setting up the dome shape and cropping that back to the edge of the rope. This is followed by creating the vector text, offsetting and modelling the platform for the text and importing and positioning the Horse models. Tutorial B3B is approx. 18 minutes long. This covers taking the leaf swirl model and making edits to it to extract parts of it. These parts are then imported into the main model and laid out to produce the decorative elements on the plain areas of the buckle sign. Tutorial B3C is approx. 8 minutes long. It covers grouping the leaf decoration and smoothing it. Creating Rough and Finish 3D toolpaths along with toolpaths projected onto the model for the letters and then finally the vector and toolpath for the cut-out. Skills and Tools Covered Basic Vector Drawing Create Shape Component Trimming Import Components Scaling, Positioning and Mirroring of Components Splitting Components Copy and Paste Components between Aspire sessions Smoothing Components 3D Rough, Finish and Cut-Out toolpaths Profile Toolpath projected onto the 3D model
B4 Sunset Saguaro Scene Project Overview This project comprises 3 sections plus a companion tutorial: Tutorial B4A is approx. 15 minutes long. It covers importing the cacti and the small bush components, making edits to them and making copies to create the ground area, these pieces are then sculpted. Tutorial B4B is approx. 10 minutes long. It covers modelling the sun and clouds and then adjusting the Z depths, tilt and fade of the components to get them to have the correct depth perception Tutorial B4C is approx. 14 minutes long. It covers importing the cowboy-guitarist component, adjusting his height and then sculpting him into the layout. Once complete Rough, Finish and Cut-Out toolpaths are calculated. Tutorial B4X is approx. 11 minutes long. It is not a direct part of the model process for this example but does show how to take the Saguaro cactus from a more complex scene so it can be used as a component in the layout of the main part. Skills and Tools Covered Import Components Dynamic Scaling, Positioning and Copying of Components Fade and Tilt Sculpting Create Shape Generating toolpath boundary vector Creating 3D Rough, 3D Finish and 2D Profile (Cut-Out) toolpaths
B5 Western Raised Panel Door Project Overview This project comprises 3 sections: Tutorial B5A is approx. 12 minutes long. It covers creating a raised panel shape using 2-Rail Sweep, importing the 3D components for the pictorial part of the design and adjusting their position and Z depths. Tutorial B5B is approx. 14 minutes long. It covers cropping components and sculpting the edges to make them blend more naturally, then creating a background plane to combine all components with. Tutorial B5C is approx. 12 minutes long. It covers creating the recessed shape and a dummy machining surface along with calculation of rough, finish and cut-out toolpaths. Skills and Tools Covered 2 Rail Sweep Import Components Dynamic Scaling, Positioning Fade and Tilt Sculpting Creating and lowering the components into a recessed shape Generating a dummy machining plane Creating 3D Rough, 3DFinish and a Cut-Out toolpath
Object Models The image above shows all 35 individual Object models which are included with the DC1-B Western Scenes Disk.
Scenery Models The image above shows all 39 individual Scenery models which are included with the DC1-B Western Scenes Disk, some additional scenery models are included as part of some tutorials.
Project Layout Files The Project Layouts folder contains a mix of Aspire files that are additional undocumented projects and variations of the ones covered in the tutorials. Images of the contents of each file are shown on this and the following 7 pages all these models are created from components included on the disk. Within these files you will typically find Grouped sets of Components that contain the original individual models used to layout the full scene. This method is designed to show you how the parts were assembled and allows the user to easily customize the project or utilize them other layouts. 2Panel-30x34-Desert-Mountain-Scene.crv3d Barn-Bronco-12x8.crv3d
Belt-Buckle-Sign12x9.crv3d Covered-Wagon-Desert-30x17.crv3d Cowboy-Bull-Mesa-Fence-12x10.crv3d
Cowboy-Bull-Rough-Dish-11x9-5.crv3d Cowboy-Fence-Oval12x8.crv3d Cowboy-Fence-Oval12x8-Sculpted.crv3d
Cowboy-Guitar-Oval-8x10.crv3d Desert-Background60x8.crv3d Desert-Train-Mantel60x8.crv3d
Door-Panel-Windmill-Barn36x60.crv3d Praying-Cowboy-Girl-22x8.crv3d Praying-Cowboy-Girl-Mountains22x8.crv3d
Ranch-Mantel-60x7-5.crv3d Saw-Blade-Mule-Cactus-12x12.crv3d Stage-Coach-Mantel-60x7-5.crv3d
Sunset-Saguaro-Background24x16.crv3d Sunset-Saguaro-Cowboy-Guitar24x16.crv3d Sunset-Saguaro-Cowgirl-24x16.crv3d
Sunset-Warrior-16x11.crv3d Western-Raised-Panel-15x24-Display.crv3d