# Area clearance problem

**URL:** <https://forum.sienci.com/t/area-clearance-problem/9005>\
**Category:** CarveCo\
**Created:** [June 12, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/area-clearance-problem/9005 "2023-06-12T10:35:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jonneyrotten](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/13edae/32.png) [@jonneyrotten](https://forum.sienci.com/u/jonneyrotten)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/area-clearance-problem/9005/1 "2023-06-12T10:35:37Z")

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Hi all  
new to CNC, I am using Craveco Maker software, I am trying to clear an area but leave some of it not cleared, if the makes sense I will attached a pic, I want to clear the gray area but leave the red areas any help would be great .

 ![Screenshot (1)](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d4d403477e42dd5ac8e24cd6df294382e5ba0da4.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![\_Michael](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/_michael/32/2962_2.png) [@\_Michael](https://forum.sienci.com/u/_Michael)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/area-clearance-problem/9005/2 "2023-06-12T16:40:49Z")

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Just a thought as I don’t use Carveco Maker but can you put a circle or square around the whole tree then select that square or circle and all the orange areas and do a pocket. That’s how I would approach this problem in VCarve anyway if I’m understanding what you want to accomplish.

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**Author:** ![Swinly](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Swinly](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Swinly)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/area-clearance-problem/9005/3 "2023-06-13T16:23:58Z")

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So you don’t want any material removed in the red areas? Have you tried anything yet and if so what was the result?

Edit: Is this what you are trying to get?

 ![Screenshot 2023-06-13 11.40.44](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/77ce97244ad17d3a2ec67e731e4c66ee5d2bcdc9.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Swinly](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Swinly](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Swinly)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/area-clearance-problem/9005/4 "2023-06-13T16:54:14Z")

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Another question. In that image you posted is that the vectors or is it a bitmap image you opened with Carveco?

If you have the vectors already then this is how I had them selected when I calculated the tool paths.

 ![5](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a2e764cc844af0250d866ce2c26655ed13356165.png)