# Carveco - Vectric question

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**Category:** CAD (Design) Software\
**Created:** [February 24, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/carveco-vectric-question/25522 "2024-02-24T20:37:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/carveco-vectric-question/25522/6 "2024-02-25T03:28:26Z")

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Hey Michael,

> [@mhackney](#):
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> I came across some interesting YouTube videos on taking photos and adding dimensionality to them like this one from Carveco [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqGxCUp2toY&t=3s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqGxCUp2toY&t=3s) with Maker Plus
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> This functionality doesn’t exist in VCarve Pro 11.5. It doesn’t appear to be in Aspire either but wanted to see if anyone has any experience doing this with different software tools or clarify if Aspire can do this. I’ve not installed the Aspire demo but I have spent hours watching videos and perusing the website and haven’t seen anything that approaches the Maker Plus video above.

Why spend that much money for _Vectric Aspire_ ($2K) if [Blender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_(software)) ([Blender homepage](https://www.blender.org)) is [free and open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software)?

→ See here:

- [Blender Face Modelling Tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=blender+Face+Modelling+Tutorial)
  - [Blender Tutorial - Turn Any 2D Image to 3D Model](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Blender+Tutorial+-+Turn+Any+2D+Image+to+3D+Model)

[Blender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_(software)) ([Blender homepage](https://www.blender.org)) is excellent and very developed nowadays with many tools.

> [@Trying to decide on Elite vs X50 series before I buy](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/trying-to-decide-on-elite-vs-x50-series-before-i-buy/18141/69):
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> if you think of byuing [Vectric Aspire](https://www.vectric.com/products/aspire) in order to be able to use 3D model creation and editing tools, instead of [Vectric VCarve Pro](https://www.vectric.com/products/vcarve-pro), which means you have a [big price difference](https://www.vectric.com/purchase) for this additional capability (USD $1,995 vs. $699), you should know that you can also use many other softwares to create your 3D models, e.g. the free and open Blender as mentioned [here](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/vcarve-pro-to-aspire/19465/4):
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> > [@Vcarve Pro to Aspire](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/vcarve-pro-to-aspire/19465/4):
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> > Vectric [Aspire](https://www.vectric.com/products/aspire) differs from Vectric [Vcarve Pro](https://www.vectric.com/products/vcarve-pro) just by the 3D creating and editing tools. But you could do that with another tool (and use VCarve or another CAM software like FreeCAD Workbench just for importing the 3D model and export it as a g-code toolpath). The [free and open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software) 3D editing software [Blender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_(software)) ([Blender homepage](https://www.blender.org)) is excellent and very developed nowadays with many tools.
> > 
> > ![Screenshot_2023-03-17_20-34-37__Blender-Workshop_Teil_2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/2/9/294dc0fb38175a7d1a4ba45cc4e3d2d638f96a03.jpeg)
> > 
> > [c’t Magazin, 23/2019, S. 144ff: Blender-Workshop, Teil 2](https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2019/23/1572879579121721)
> 
> More on other free and open tools [here](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/cabinet-design-software/19153/3#free-and-open-software-1)

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