
The new Relief Layer is created directly above the active Relief Layer.ġ1 Select the new Relief layer and rename it to Lion from the lower Project Panelġ2 From the Relief pull down menu, chose Import, followed by Import to load in an existing reliefġ3 Choose Lionhead.rlf from the ArtCAM data folderġ4 No changes are required so Click Paste on the Transform form Any Relief operations assigned to a Relief Layer that is switched off will be temporarily hidden from the model.ħ Hide the Base Relief Layer to see the resultĨ Toggle the Base layer back on but Hide the Flower3 Relief Layerĩ Make the ArtCAM Relief Layer active by clicking on its name to highlight it.ġ0 Select New Relief Layer from the lower Project Panel. Hide all the layers when finishedĤ In the Project Tree, click on the light bulb to show the Laurel Relief Layer and the Flower3 Relief Layerĥ Show the Base Relief Layer and note how it embosses the other reliefsĦ Show the ArtCAM Relief Layer to finally display the textĪs demonstrated, a Relief Layer can be switched on/off as required by clicking the adjacent light bulb icon. This will help demonstrate how they interact together. To better understand layers, use the light bulbs to hide and show different relief layers. Merge (combine) the visible layers to form a new Relief LayerĢ Expand the Front Relief Layers section of the Project Treeģ Hide all Relief Layers by clicking on the twin light bulb next to the main branch Front Relief Transfer the selected Relief layer to the opposite side (Back Relief Layer)Ĭreate a new Bitmap Layer from the selected Relief Layerĭelete the selected Relief Layer from the model The following can be managed from the Relief Layers section.Įxport the selected/highlighted Relief Layer Smudge Sculpting - Interactive Sculpting tool to re-model relief like clayĭeposit Sculpting - Interactive Sculpting tool to add material to the reliefĬarve Sculpting - Interactive Sculpting tool to remove material from the reliefĮnvelope Distortion - Select a floating blue relief clipart to copy, distort, and paste it along a curve Smooth Sculpting - Interactive Sculpting tool to smooth areas of the relief

Scale Relief Height - Scale relief heights in Z Texture Relief - Apply 3D texture to the whole relief or a specific area Smooth Relief - Apply smoothing filter to the whole relief or a specific area

Set Model Size - Set the real physical size of the model
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This example shows how to use some of the relief editing tools.
