Carveco Release Notes
Here at Carveco, we take the Continuous Delivery approach to software development. This means that we aim to develop and release regular updates, enhancements, new features and bug fixes as soon as they’re tested and ready – for every Carveco product.
All our work on each software update we release is outlined below.
Carveco V1.68 – Release Notes
New Features
- Generate with AI: The Generate with AI wizard has received a significant update, introducing new AI models alongside a refreshed user interface.
- Advanced Relief Models: Two new models have been introduced that produce significantly better reliefs than the previous relief generation model — Fidelity, which reproduces the source image accurately, preserving its proportions, geometry and spatial relationships, and Forge, which reinterprets and enhances the source image as a sculpted form, introducing depth and shape where appropriate.
- Improved Image Model: The image generation model has been upgraded to produce higher-quality images, with improved understanding of longer and more detailed prompts. The maximum prompt length has been increased from 500 to 2000 characters.
- Tapered Ball Nose Tool: Added Tapered Ball Nose as a dedicated tool type, making it easier to identify and select in the tool database. It uses the same tool geometry as the existing Radiused Engraving tool type.
- 3D View Improvements: Models in the 3D view now benefit from ambient occlusion and anti-aliasing, providing smoother edges and improved depth perception. Both are enabled by default and can be configured in 3D Graphics Options.
Improvements
- Toolpath Simulation: Deleting a toolpath simulation no longer resets the 3D view, preserving the current viewing angle and zoom level.
- Offset Clearance Strategy: Offset can now be used as the default Tool Clearance Strategy for 2D Area Clearance, Machine Relief, and Z-Level Roughing. The default strategy can be configured in the Options menu.
- Fit Arcs to Vectors: The Tolerance setting is now available directly within the Fit Arcs to Vectors tool, rather than relying on the Global Tolerance setting.
Fixes
- Feature Machining: Fixed an issue that could cause gouges in Feature Machining toolpaths.
- 3D PDF Export: Fixed an issue that prevented Maker and Maker Plus users from exporting 3D PDFs.
- Custom Form Tools: Fixed post processor output incorrectly displaying error text instead of the correct description for Custom Form Tools.
- Inlay Wizard: Fixed layout issues in the Inlay Wizard.
- Application Stability: Fixed various issues that could lead to crashes when calculating toolpaths, closing the software, loading certain files, using simulation, or dragging relief clipart into the side-on view.
Updated Post Processors
Datron - (mm) (*.mcr)
(Build: 2026-09-15-1416-52ca3e6)
How do i download software updates?
From Carveco 1.16 onwards (all products) we added the ability for the software to notify users of any updates that become available. Please click the link from the start page of your software to download any new releases.
Alternatively, any previous Carveco emails that contain a software download link – for example a previous update notification – will automatically direct you to the latest version available hosted on sendowl.com (our software fulfilment provider).

I’ve missed a few updates… Do I need to go back and install each one?
Don’t worry – regardless of whether you’re upgrading from a much older version, or the previous release, you only need to install the latest update to ensure your Carveco product is up to date. Additionally, your unique SendOwl download link (even from previous emails) will always show you the most recent Carveco update available.





