Wayne Kilford
06-29-2011, 8:41 AM
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Hello again and thank you to everyone for your replies.
I will just mention a little bit more about what it is I am trying to achieve. I work with YAG lasers designed for engraving in metallic items only, typically for Mould maker’s; logos, part numbers, symbols etc. We also have a machine capable of engraving 3D images using the Artcam software.
We have the ability to make 3D models but the idea is if a customer wants a certain picture from a photo or drawing engraving into a steel plate etc we would then like to try and produce a model from this (Ideally the grayscale graphic).
I Have trialed the Gantry logo sample and the results were pretty remarkable. I understand that it is painstaking business and is not so cost effective, but if possible I would like to uncover how to create these graphics myself and what particular software I may need to use.
Once again thank you for your time, your answers are much appreciated.
Wayne
3D Lasertec Ltd, UK
PS
If it is not a possibility to produce the 3D Greyscale files directly from the photo image, are you regulars able to suggest a file that is possible to convert/arise from an image to produce the picture as 2D or 3D graphic, what format would this be?
Hello again and thank you to everyone for your replies.
I will just mention a little bit more about what it is I am trying to achieve. I work with YAG lasers designed for engraving in metallic items only, typically for Mould maker’s; logos, part numbers, symbols etc. We also have a machine capable of engraving 3D images using the Artcam software.
We have the ability to make 3D models but the idea is if a customer wants a certain picture from a photo or drawing engraving into a steel plate etc we would then like to try and produce a model from this (Ideally the grayscale graphic).
I Have trialed the Gantry logo sample and the results were pretty remarkable. I understand that it is painstaking business and is not so cost effective, but if possible I would like to uncover how to create these graphics myself and what particular software I may need to use.
Once again thank you for your time, your answers are much appreciated.
Wayne
3D Lasertec Ltd, UK
PS
If it is not a possibility to produce the 3D Greyscale files directly from the photo image, are you regulars able to suggest a file that is possible to convert/arise from an image to produce the picture as 2D or 3D graphic, what format would this be?