3D Design: Trimming Reliefs

Carveco Tutorial: Trimming Reliefs to Vectors

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to trim a relief to a vector in Carveco. This is useful when you want to isolate a specific part of your relief or remove unwanted areas, such as trimming off the wings from a Pegasus model.

✂️ Trimming Using a Simple Vector

1. Create or import your relief and draw a closed vector (e.g., a rectangle).
2. Switch to a plan view for better accuracy.
3. Select the vector.
4. Go to Relief > Edit, then choose either:
   • Zero Inside the Vector – Keeps what's outside the vector, removes the inside.
   • Zero Outside the Vector – Keeps what's inside the vector, removes the outside.

🧩 Trimming Complex Shapes

To isolate complex areas like just the wings of a Pegasus:

1. Draw a custom closed vector that outlines the part you want to isolate or remove.
2. Use the Polyline Tool and zoom as needed for accuracy.
3. Make sure the vector is fully closed.
4. Go to Relief > Edit and select your desired option:
• Zero Inside to remove the selected part.
• Zero Outside to preserve the selected part and remove everything else.

💡 Tip

Use the Minus (-) key during polyline creation to step back one point if you make a mistake.