The V Carve path effect applied to a sample shape
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V Carve

Turn lettering or a sign panel into the tapering channel a V bit leaves, its width following the medial axis and capped by tool angle and depth.

FamilyToolpaths
Parameters3 adjustable
On canvas handlesno, adjust it in the panel
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 3 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Tool angle15 to 150, default 60
  2. Max depth0.5 to 80, default 10
  3. Prune0 to 200, default 12

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