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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 14
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 14 – Basic Bitmap Tracing and Node Editing [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article accompanies the fourteenth video in a series on my YouTube channel. If you’re not subscribed to my channel, here’s a link. Come on by and check it out. Hopefully you’ll find something you like. In this 14th video of the series, I’ll demonstrate the basics of Bitmap Tracing within the Vectric software. I’ll give you my suggestions for what type of photo to use for your first few projects, then show you how to import an image into VCarve. I’ll then show you how to trace the bitmap, then we’ll go in and do a little bit of…
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 13
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 13 – Text Tips and Tricks [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article accompanies the thirteenth video in a series on my YouTube channel. If you’re not subscribed to my channel, here’s a link. Come on by and check it out. Hopefully you’ll find something you like. In this 13th video of the series, I’ll demonstrate several methods of manipulating text within the Vectric software. I compiled several questions I regularly get on the subject of working with text, and show you a number of solutions to common problems. I’ll show you a few things about vertical text and what the little @ symbol before a font’s name means. Next I’ll show you…
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 12
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part 12 – Adding and Using a Keyhole Bit [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This article accompanies the twelfth video in a series on my YouTube channel. If you’re not subscribed to my channel, here’s a link. Come on by and check it out. Hopefully you’ll find something you like. In this 12th video of the series, by request, we’ll get into using a Keyhole Bit in the Vectric software. I’ll show you the information about the bit that I needed to get, then how to enter that info into the tool database. Next I’ll show you how I created the geometry I needed to create a 3/4” long vertical keyhole slot for…