# Can you 3 d carve with easel **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 30, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/can-you-3-d-carve-with-easel/116085 "2021-03-30T23:03:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DennisHestand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ab097/32.png) [@DennisHestand](https://community.inventables.com/u/DennisHestand)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/can-you-3-d-carve-with-easel/116085/1 "2021-03-30T23:03:18Z")
Total newbie here I would like to 3 d carve can you do this with easel? ---
**Author:** ![WayneHall](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/waynehall/32/84646_2.png) [@WayneHall](https://community.inventables.com/u/WayneHall)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/can-you-3-d-carve-with-easel/116085/2 "2021-03-31T00:36:09Z")
The xcarve will carve 2.5d projects but you will need another program to create the 2.5d drawing and a postprosser to send it to the machine. You can not draw 2.5d in Easel. ---
**Author:** ![BrandonR\_Parker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/brandonr_parker/32/13853_2.png) [@BrandonR\_Parker](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrandonR_Parker)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/can-you-3-d-carve-with-easel/116085/3 "2021-03-31T14:16:48Z")
The X-Carve will actually carve 3D projects, but as @WayneHall mentioned you will need to design in an outside program as well as generate the GCode in a capable program as well. In short, the machine is capable of simultaneous X,Y, and Z axis, but Easel is not capable of designing or producing cam operations for this. {:0) Brandon Parker ---
**Author:** ![Chachin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/chachin/32/84631_2.png) [@Chachin](https://community.inventables.com/u/Chachin)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/can-you-3-d-carve-with-easel/116085/4 "2021-04-04T00:14:20Z")
Dennis, the video linked below contains an example where I used MeshCAM (paid CAM program) to generate the 3D toolpaths to machine my desired clamp (its front slope makes it a 3D job) and then imported the GCode for each toolpath into Easel to run the job. [(274) CNC Machining a Wooden Clamp using MeshCAM V8 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vy7IH4sb4w) ---
**Author:** ![HaldorLonningdal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/haldorlonningdal/32/72377_2.png) [@HaldorLonningdal](https://community.inventables.com/u/HaldorLonningdal)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2021, 7:45am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/can-you-3-d-carve-with-easel/116085/5 "2021-04-04T07:45:47Z")
I use Fusion360 for the CAD&CAM, then use Easel (or UGS) to transmit the code to the machine. F360 have a steep learning curve but if one get past that its very powerful. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LOZhorc7adw/maxresdefault.jpg "Line Array test baffle") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOZhorc7adw) ---
**Author:** ![MartinW.Mcclary](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/martinw.mcclary/32/63385_2.png) [@MartinW.Mcclary](https://community.inventables.com/u/MartinW.Mcclary)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/can-you-3-d-carve-with-easel/116085/6 "2021-04-04T13:12:41Z")
I use Rhino3D and Meshcam through UGS to carve on my Shapeoko2 upgraded to current X carve specs. ![neck carve](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/d/9/d93608d31b82ee0c9dd554c362b7f86982968477.jpeg) ![paddleback](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/7/4/745c6b50ad999e2d13040261417ff495bca1fd08.jpeg) ![paddletop](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/a/d/adf039fe995aa2890a54aafaa9630ec47916bdab.jpeg)