3D Design: Relief Clipart Library

Carveco Tutorial: Relief Clipart Library

The Relief Clipart Library in Carveco gives you quick access to hundreds of ready-made 3D elements. You can easily browse, search, place, and manipulate clipart to build detailed relief compositions for machining.

🔹 Opening the Clipart Library

1. Click the folder icon with a yellow star to open the Relief Clipart Library.
2. Choose a category (e.g., Animals, Greenery, Shields) from the dropdown menu.
3. If the library isn't installed, follow the prompt to download it from the Carveco website.

🔹 Browsing & Importing Clipart

• Use the search bar to filter clipart (e.g., search "eagle").
• Click to place a relief into your model or drag-and-drop it to a specific location.
• Use F9 to center the clipart on your model.

🔹 Resizing & Arranging Reliefs

• Select the relief and use the Transform tool (or press T) to resize and position it.
• Hold Alt while dragging corners to scale from the center.
• Use the padlock to lock aspect ratio during resizing.

🔹 Pasting Clipart

You can combine multiple clipart pieces before pasting them into the relief layer. When pasting:

• Add: Stacks height values (good for flat bases).
• Merge High: Preserves underlying shape while blending new relief.
• Replace: Cuts the underlying relief and replaces it with the new shape.

🔹 Useful Tips

• Use Paste Outline Vector to extract boundary shapes from clipart.
• Use Mirror to duplicate clipart symmetrically across a model.
• Use the My Reliefs folder to organize your personal clipart and custom models.

💡 Tip

When pasting onto raised reliefs (like wings or shields), use Merge High or Replace to avoid unwanted stacking and preserve clean detail.