I’ll be honest here, 3D Carving has both fascinated and terrified me all at the same time. But, having already tried roughing and detailing to produce the dragon head, I won’t say I was confident enough but eager as ever to try something else new, time to try it out at least!
And before the purists tell me that 3D requires carving from all directions, front and back, I do understand that, however, this is as close to 3D as most of us will get.
First things first, you need for 3D carving is a machine capable of doing what you want, the answer to your prayers — the Yora CNC Carving Machine 3018-Pro.
And if you want to scale up you can with the Yora 3018 Expansion Kit. With the expansion kit, you have an engraving area of 30 x 36 cm (12 x 14 inches), and an effective engraving depth of up to 4.5 cm (1.8").
Next, you need the router bits. The YoraHome Router Bits selection offers a wide variety of bits suitable for 3D carving and there are more on the way (I’ve tried out some new ones, they will be available very soon).
Then, there is the software to generate your 3D model. Hmmm, well, there are many different options available and a lot of eye-watering prices to go with them. But, and this is a massive but, they virtually all have a trial version available for free. This is the route I would advise to try and see which you like and see what you personally find easiest to use that can do what you’d like to do — believe me, some of these programs have so many features within them that they are intimidating just to look at. Just concentrate on the bits you want to try out first and sign up for that trial.YoraHome not only provides the tools in their machines but the backup and customer service to ensure you can be as happy with what you can produce as I am!
Originally published at https://yorahome.com on April 4, 2021.
