From Idea to 3D relief model in seconds –
AI Design Tools are coming to Carveco, September 1st
Available in all Carveco subscription products:
Introducing two, powerful new tools designed to simplify and supercharge your 3D designs
Text to Relief
Transform simple text into intricate 3D relief models in seconds.
With Prompt to Relief, you just type what you want to create – like “a Celtic dragon in a circular frame” or “a lion’s head with floral elements” – and Carveco’s AI handles the rest. It’s generative design made effortless, helping you bring your ideas to life without building every detail by hand.
Image to Relief
Transform your images into 3D relief models.
Image to Relief uses AI technology to convert photographs or artwork into detailed bas reliefs – perfect for signs, memorials, portraits, or decorative elements. It’s a fast, intuitive way to turn inspiration into a ready-to-carve design – no need to sculpt it all yourself.
Fine-tune your designs with ease using our intuitive slider-based controls
Responsive sliders give you instant visual feedback so you can see your changes in real time. No need to wrestle with complex settings or guess at the results—simply drag, preview, and perfect your 3D relief until it’s exactly how you envisioned. It’s precision control made simple, so you can focus on creativity, not complexity.
Depth
Adjust the depth of the relief model
Increase for a more pronounced, sculptural look. Decrease for a subtler, shallower low-relief result.
Detail
Controls the amount of fine texture and intricacy in the relief.
Preserve, reduce or invert the amount of fine detail on the model.
Zero Plane
Defines the background surface level of your relief.
Raise or lower the background, leaving only the prominent foreground elements. Ideal for clean, focused carvings or embedding designs onto new compositions.
Carveco AI: Pre-launch Q&A
We know many of you are eager to learn more about the upcoming AI tools in Carveco, and we’re just as excited to share them with you. The answers below cover the key things we can tell you right now, giving you a first look at what’s coming on September 1st. As we get closer to launch, we’ll update this page with more details, examples, and guidance to help you get the most from these new tools.
On September 1st, Carveco will introduce two new AI-powered features – Text to Relief and Image to Relief. These tools use advanced generative and vision-based AI to create detailed 3D bas relief models directly from your input.
With Prompt to Relief, you simply describe what you want to see – and the AI builds it for you. With Image to Relief, you can upload a photo or artwork, and AI will transform it into a sculpted 3D relief model for CNC applications. These tools are designed to complement your existing creative process, not replace it.
The AI tools will be available in all Carveco subscription products – Maker, Maker Plus, and Carveco (Pro). To access them, you’ll need to have a subscription via the Carveco Account or have completed the migration process to the Carveco Account platform.
Carveco AI Credits are the way you access AI-generated 3D relief models across the Carveco range. Every time you create a new model using Text to Relief or Image to Relief, a set number of credits is used to generate images and/or 3D relief models. This ensures that AI generation stays fast, fair, and available for all Carveco users.
To celebrate the September 1st launch, all existing Carveco subscribers will receive a free “starter pack” of credits so you can try the new tools from day one. After that, every active subscriber will receive an ongoing monthly allowance of free credits, as part of your existing subscription plan, to keep experimenting and creating. If you want to generate more models, you’ll be able to purchase additional credits – either as part of an AI credits subscription or as one-off top-up packs – giving you complete flexibility in how and when you use the tools.
We’ll be releasing further details about free credits, subscriptions, top-up packs and pricing closer to launch.
Once your 3D relief is ready, you can open it immediately in a new Carveco model, or save it directly to your Relief Clipart Library. Saving models to your Relief Clipart Library means you can reuse them for repeat jobs, combine them with other projects/artwork, or adapt them for new designs without having to regenerate them.
Because you can mix and match multiple AI-generated 3D bas reliefs in the same project, it’s easy to build complex, custom compositions – for example, creating a decorative panel from several smaller reliefs, or combining borders, motifs, and centrepieces to craft something completely unique in just minutes.
In many cases, yes – the 3D bas relief models generated by the AI tools will be suitable to machine as soon as they’re created. However, the ideal level of “ready-to-carve” will depend on your project, preferences and use case.
Some customers may be looking for fully finished artwork that can go straight to the CNC, while others may prefer to treat the AI-generated model as a high-quality starting point that can be further refined or adapted to fit a particular brief. The flexibility is built-in – you can machine, edit, or combine AI-generated reliefs however you see fit using the additional design tools available across the Carveco range.
Not at all. These new AI tools are simply another option in your creative toolkit – designed to help you generate ideas and 3D relief models more quickly when it makes sense for your project. You don’t have to use them, and in many cases, the existing design tools within Carveco will still be the best choice for certain applications or for achieving specific levels of control and detail. Think of AI as an assistant that can speed up some parts of the process, while your other Carveco tools remain just as important for refining, customising, and perfecting your CNC designs.
Any 3D relief model you create with the AI tools is yours to use, adapt, and machine however you wish – including for commercial projects. You own the rights to use these models in your own work, whether that means selling finished carvings, offering the relief models themselves, incorporating them into larger designs, or reusing them for customer commissions. The AI tools are designed to generate original content, but it’s your responsibility to ensure that any text prompts, images, or source material you provide – and the resulting content you generate – do not infringe on the copyright or intellectual property rights of others. And this forms part of our terms you agree to before using Carveco’s AI tools.
