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DEMONSTRATING THE CARVEWRIGHT 3D CARVING SYSTEM The CarveWright 3D Carving System can do amazing things, but many customers want to see it in ac<on before making a purchase. This guide will assist you in providing the customer with a basic demonstra<on of the CarveWright System. There are two kinds of demonstra<ons that are typical for our usual sales environments. A short demo and a long demo. This guide will outline the short demo, as it is the most prac<cal and effec<ve way for anyone to begin demonstra<ng the CarveWright to others. The long demo requires a much more thorough understanding of the CarveWright for a detailed explana<on of the System. To learn more about using CarveWright, in order to give more thorough demonstra<ons, it is best to review our Learning Guide in it’s en<rety. hGp://support.carvewright.com/learning_guide/ THE CARVEWRIGHT DEMO UNIT The Demo Unit is our most current model CarveWright System. It is the same unit the customers will be buying. These units will come preregistered for each store with all soMware features. The unit will come with LOGIN informa<on to ac<vate this account. Included with the demo unit: 1.CarveWright CNC System 2.Account Login Informa<on 3.Quick Start Guides 4.CarveWright SoMware CD 5. Instruc<onal DVD 6.CarveWright Memory Card w/ preloaded project 7.CarveWright Memory Card Programmer 8.4mm THandle Allen Wrench 9.Crank Handle Ball and Shoulder Bolt 10.A 1/16” Carving Bit 11.Dust Collec<on Hood (may be shipped separately) SETTING UP THE CARVEWRIGHT DEMO UNIT Locate the appropriate cart or designated display area for the CarveWright demo unit and remove from the box. Follow the provided QUICK START GUIDE for segng up the machine. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE AND ACTIVATING THE ACCOUNT Follow the instruc<ons in SoLware Quick Start Guide to install the soMware. During the registra<on sec<on, you will need the LOGIN informa<on provided with the demo unit. Select “I ALREADY HAVE A CUSTOMER ACCOUNTat the account setup screen and use the provided login informa<on to ac<vate the account. The account is now be ac<vated and ready to use.

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DEMONSTRATING  THE  CARVEWRIGHT  3D  CARVING  SYSTEM

The  CarveWright  3D  Carving  System  can  do  amazing  things,  but  many  customers  want  to  see  it  in  ac<on  before  making  a  purchase.  This  guide  will  assist  you  in  providing  the  customer  with  a  basic  demonstra<on  of  the  CarveWright  System.

There  are  two  kinds  of  demonstra<ons  that  are  typical  for  our  usual  sales  environments.    A  short  demo  and  a  long  

demo.    This  guide  will  outline  the  short  demo,  as  it  is  the  most  prac<cal  and  effec<ve  way  for  anyone  to  begin  demonstra<ng  the  CarveWright  to  others.  The  long  demo  requires  a  much  more  thorough  understanding  of  the  CarveWright  for  a  detailed  explana<on  of  the  System.    To  learn  more  about  using  CarveWright,  in  order  to  give  

more  thorough  demonstra<ons,  it  is  best  to  review  our  Learning  Guide  in  it’s  en<rety.hGp://support.carvewright.com/learning_guide/

THE  CARVEWRIGHT  DEMO  UNIT

The  Demo  Unit  is  our  most  current  model  CarveWright  System.  It  is  the  same  unit  the  customers  will  be  buying.  These  units  will  come  pre-­‐registered  for  each  store  with  all  soMware  features.  The  unit  will  come  with  LOGIN  informa<on  to  ac<vate  this  account.

Included  with  the  demo  unit:1.CarveWright  CNC  System2.Account  Login  Informa<on

3.Quick  Start  Guides4.CarveWright  SoMware  CD  5.  Instruc<onal  DVD

6.CarveWright  Memory  Card  w/  pre-­‐loaded  project7.CarveWright  Memory  Card  Programmer8.4mm  T-­‐Handle    Allen  Wrench

9.Crank  Handle  Ball  and  Shoulder  Bolt10.A  1/16”  Carving  Bit11.Dust  Collec<on  Hood  (may  be  shipped  separately)

SETTING  UP  THE  CARVEWRIGHT  DEMO  UNITLocate  the  appropriate  cart  or  designated  display  area  for  the  CarveWright  demo  unit  and  remove  from  the  box.Follow  the  provided  QUICK  START  GUIDE  for  segng  up  the  machine.

INSTALLING  THE  SOFTWARE  AND  ACTIVATING  THE  ACCOUNT

Follow  the  instruc<ons  in  SoLware  Quick  Start  Guide  to  install  the  soMware.  During  the  registra<on  sec<on,  you  will  need  the  LOGIN  informa<on  provided  with  the  demo  unit.    Select  “I  ALREADY  HAVE  A  CUSTOMER  ACCOUNT”  

at  the  account  setup  screen  and  use  the  provided  login  informa<on  to  ac<vate  the  account.    

The  account  is  now  be  ac<vated  and  ready  to  use.

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DEMO  PROJECT  1

INSTRUCTIONS: STARTING  THE  

SOFTWAREThe  Welcome  screen  appears  with  project  

op@ons.    

Select  “New  Project”

Set  your  board  piece  dimensions.    Length:  12”Width:  5.5”  

Thickness:  .75”      

Click  ok

DESIGNING  A  DEMO  PROJECT

Demo  projects  are  best  kept  minimal  to  save  @me  and  reduce  the  poten@al  for  overloading  the  customer.    When  the  product  can  do  so  much,  it’s  best  to  give  the  customer  a  good  overview  of  capabili@es,  rather  than  overwhelm  

them  with  every  possible  detail.    

The  following  project  is  an  easy  way  to  cover  the  basics  of  the  CarveWright  System.

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MANIPULATING  THE  WORKPIECE  

Board  piece  will  display  on  screen  in  three  dimensions.

   Zoom

   Rotate

   Pan

   Front

   Rear

PATTERN  PLACEMENT

   Select  the  “paYern  tool”  to  open  the  paYern  

library  along  the  right  side.  

Select  “Shell  02”  under  “Shells”  in  the  Basic  Library.    

Click  on  board  to  place.  

PATTERN  MANIPULATION

Use  Red  Nodes  on  the  corner  to  Scale  the  Shell  

larger.

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CENTERING

Right-­‐Click  on  “Shell”  to  bring  up  menu  of  available  

op@ons.  

 Select  “Center”  “Center  Both”  

MIRRORING

Select  “Filagree  00”  under  “Filagrees”    in  the  Basic  

library.  

Place  on  board  next  to  the  shell.

Right-­‐Click  and  select  “Mirror”,  “Mirror  

Horizontally”.

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No@ce  the  paYern  is  reflected  across  the  board.    If  you  move  one;  the  other  

follows  exactly.

Scale  the  paYern  up  and  posi@on  around  the  base  of  

the  shell.

Select  the  shell  paYern  and  look  at  it’s  depth  se`ng.  It  

is  set  at  .180.  

Change  it’s  depth  to  .25

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DRAWING  TOOLS

Select  the  “Rectangle  Tool”.

Draw  Rectangle  across  the  en@re  board,  leaving  a  

border  as  shown.

REGIONS

Select  “Carve  Region”.

This  applies  a  carved  area  to  the  rectangle  with  a  default  depth  of  .25”.

TEXTURE

Click  on  “Select  Texture”.

Texture  dialog  box  appears  displaying  a  variety  of  

available  textures.

Select  “Bumps”  and  leave  the  interval  at  1”.

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Texture  appears  in  the  rectangular  region,  but  is  overtaking  parts  of  the  

design.

FINE  TUNING ADJUSTING  HEIGHT

Correct  this  by  adjus@ng  the  Height  to  “20”.    This  sets  

the  texture  back  enough  to  be  more  subtle.

FEATHERING

With  the  rectangular  region  selected,  click  on  the  

“Feather  Tool”.

From  the  drop  down  menu,  select  “Feathering  1/4  

inch”.

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Rotate  design  to  view  it  from  different  angles.

This  project  is  ready  for  Carving.

You  may  add  text  if  you  choose,  and    it  will  be  

covered  next,  but  many  will  upload  the  demo  project  

without  text  to  keep  it  less  personal  for  display  or  

giveaway  purposes.

Skip  to  Uploading    the  Project  if  this  is  the  case.  

TEXT  TOOL

Next,  select  the  “Text  Tool”  and  click  on  board.

Text  dialog  box  will  appear.

   Select  from  any  of  the  true  type  fonts  that  you  have  on  

your  computer.

Manipulate  the  size  and  placement  of  the  TEXT,  just  

as  we  did  with  the  other  paYerns.

CENTERING

Right-­‐Click  on  TEXT  to  bring  up  menu  of  available  

op@ons.  

 Select  “Center”  “Center  Horizontally”

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DRAFT

Select  the  TEXT  and  select  the  “Drah  Tool”

Choose  “Drah  Medium”.

This  puts  a  bevel  on  the  edge  of  the  leYers  to  

reduce  chip-­‐out.

The  TEXT  doesn’t  blend  well  with  the  “shell”  paYern.  

Select  the  “shell”  and  reduce  it’s  height  to  75.

The  Design  is  finished.

TIP:If  you  want  to  reduce  the  

amount  of  @me  the  carving  will  take,  you  can  simply  

reduce  the  rectangle  size.

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Project  pictures  here  differ  from  the  above  project,  but  the  instruc@ons  for  saving  

and  uploading  are  the  important  part  of  this  

sec@on.

MANAGING  DATA

Select  “File”,  “Save”  

*****IMPORTANT*****Name  file  and  click  “Save”  

to  hard  drive.

UPLOADING  TO  MEMORY  CARD

Select  “File”,  “Upload”    

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No@ce  the  es@mated  carving  @me  when  you  get    

to  this  screen.

Save  to  memory  card.

Example:Shell_N_14

(Recognizable  name_quality  se:ng_es;mated  ;me  to  

carve)

OTHER  DEMO  PROJECTS

There  are  many  varia@ons  that  can  be  made  on  this  demonstra@on  design  just  by  choosing  different  paYerns  and  textures.    The  main  point  of  the  project  is  to  show  the  ease-­‐of-­‐use  of  the  sohware  to  make  something.

Below  are  some  pictures  of  other  varia@ons  of  this  same  design  with  different  paYerns  and  textures.

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CARVING  A  DEMO  PROJECT

Listed  below  are  the  steps  involved  to  run  the  basic  machine  demonstra<on  for  poten<al  customers.    The  only  

materials  you  will  need  to  run  a  demo  are  the  Memory  Card  with  a  loaded  project,  the  1/16”  Carving  Bit,    and  a  1x6  piece  of  wood  for  the  Demo  Board.    

DEMO  BOARD

1. Board  PreparaVon:  This  piece  of  wood  needs  to  be  flat  on  both  sides  and  has  to  be  planed  and  squared.  See  

BOARD  PREPARATION  secVon  in Chapter 1 of the Learning Guide.

2. Dimension  of  demo  board:  This  project  we  designed  for  our  demo  was  12”  x  5.5”  x  .75”,  so  it  will  run  on  a  standard  1x6.    Cut  the  length  to  a  minimum  of  19  inches.    The  extra  length  is  to  account  for  the  3.5”  margin  on  

the  ends  of  the  board  needed  to  Stay  Under  the  Rollers.    See  7  INCH  RULE  in  the  BOARD  PREPARATION  secVon  in Chapter 1 of the Learning Guide.

RUNNING  THE  PROJECT

This  is  a  quick  reference  guide  to  running  a  project.    See  the  CARVING  A  PROJECT  sec<on  later  in  this  guide  for  a  more  full  descrip<on  of  this  process.

1.  Insert  your  Memory  Card  into  the  CarveWright  machine.    This  slot  is  located  near  the  boGom  of  the  machine  on  the  same  side  as  the  LCD  display.  NEVER  POWER  THE  MACHINE  ON  OR  OFF  WITHOUT  THE  MEMORY  CARD  

INSERTED.

2.  With  the  memory  card  inserted,  power  the  machine  on  with  the  power  switch.

3. The  LCD  screen  on  the  Keypad  will  display  the  CarveWright  Main  Menu.    Listed  first  is  an  op<on  <tled  1)  Project  Menu.    Before  choosing  your  project,  load  the  demo  project  board  into  the  machine.

4. Place  your  board  in  the  machine.    There  is  a  squaring  plate  on  the  side  of  the  machine  near  the  LCD  display.    When  you  put  in  your  piece  of  wood  make  sure  the  wood  is  signg  firmly  against  this  plate.    While  you  are  squaring  up  your  piece  of  wood  make  sure  your  wood  is  signg  on  top  of  the  brass  wheel.    This  brass  roller  wheel  

is  the  tracking  sensor  used  for  measuring  the  piece  of  wood.

5. Once  the  piece  of  wood  is  snug  against  the  squaring  plate  and  seated  correctly  on  the  brass  roller,  slide  the  other  

squaring  plate  against  the  piece  of  wood.

6. Turn  the  handle  toward  the  Down  direc<on  marked  on  the  top  to  lower  the  head  onto  the  board.    You  will  hear  the  clutch  click  once  engaged.  Two  or  three  clicks  will  be  sufficient  to  secure  the  board.

Demo Board Dimensions:19” x 5.5” x .75” (19 inch long 1x6)

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7. Back  on  the  Keypad.    Press  Enter  or  the  number  1  to  select  the  Project  Menu.  Select  your  project  using  the  Up  

and  Down  arrows  located  on  the  keypad.    Once  you  have  found  the  project  you  wish  to  carve  press  the  Enter  buGon.

8. The  machine  will  “home”  itself    and  then  ask  if  you  wish  to  “Stay  Under  Rollers?”.    Press  the  number  2  for  NO.

9. The  machine  then  proceed  to  measure  the  board.  First  the  width  and  then  the  length.  Once  the  width  measurements  are  finished  it  should  give  the  op<on  “Keep  Original  Size?”.    Press  ENTER,  or  number  1,  on  the  

keypad  to  say  YES.  NOTE:  If  the  board  you  put  in  the  machine  measures  less  than  the  project  you  selected,  it  will  give  you  the  opVon  to  “scale”  the  project.    It  is  usually  best  to  avoid  scaling  situaVons  by  using  the  correct  size  board,  but  if  it  is  only  slightly  off,  then  proceed  with  scaling  to  fit  the  board.  

11.  The  next  ques<on  the  machine  will  ask  is,  “How  To  Place  On  Board?”.    Select  number  1  on  the  keypad  “Center  On  Board”.

12. You  will  be  asked  if  you  would  like  to  “Cut  Board  To  Size?”.    Press  number  2  on  the  keypad  to  select  NO.

13. The  LCD  will  now  tell  you  to  Select  Bit:  1/16”  Carving  Bit,  press  Enter.    The  machine  will  now  center  the  spindle  

and  ask  you  to  Load  Bit:  1/16”  Carving  Bit.    Load  the  bit  and  press  the  Enter  buGon.

14. The  machine  will  now  located  and  zero  the  bit.  It  will  move  to  the  far  side  of  the  machine  and  touch  the  bit  off  

of  the  “bit  plate”,  then  it  will  come  back  the  board  and  touch  off  of  it’s  surface.  Once  it  has  finished  the  zeroing,  it  will  begin  carving.  NOTE:  Watch  during  this  process  to  be  sure  the  bit  is  touching  the  “bit  plate”.    If  it  is  not  touching  it  is  most  likely  dirty  and  can  easily  be  fixed.    Search  “bit  plate”  in  our  troubleshooVng  

documentaVon  at  hep://support.carvewright.com  for  details  on  how  to  fix  it.  

15. Once  the  carving  is  finished  use  the  handle  to  raise  the  head  and  remove  your  carving.  Then  it  is  advised  to  sand  it  using  a  CarveWright  Sanding  Mop  aGached  to  a  drill  press.

CongratulaVons,  you’ve  completed  a  demo  carving!

NEED  HELP?

At  any  point,  if  you  encounter  an  issue  you  are  unsure  about,  consult  our  support  site  hep://support.carvewright.com  for  further  informaVon  and  troubleshooVng  help.  You  may  also  call  CarveWright  at  713-­‐473-­‐6572  during  weekdays  from  9am  -­‐  6  pm  CST.