Picture to 3D to G-code

[awerby]

Take a look at RhinoArt; it's a plug-in to Rhino from Mecsoft, the makers of VisualMill. It's not free, but it's a lot less than ArtCAM. It does a good job of converting grayscale photos to 3d polygon mesh heightfields. If you get that, Rhino, and RhinoCAM, you should be all set to carve them out. I'd attach an example, but it's not up on a website, just on my hard drive (and the "attach" function asks for a URL).

Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com

[Switcher]

Originally Posted by awerby Take a look at RhinoArt; it's a plug-in to Rhino from Mecsoft, the makers of VisualMill. It's not free, but it's a lot less than ArtCAM. It does a good job of converting grayscale photos to 3d polygon mesh heightfields. If you get that, Rhino, and RhinoCAM, you should be all set to carve them out. I'd attach an example, but it's not up on a website, just on my hard drive (and the "attach" function asks for a URL). Andrew Werby www.computersculpture.com

You can post a .zip file or a screenshot from your hard drive.

You'll need to use the Advanced Editor, then click the "Manage Attachments" button.



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[awerby]

This is from a digital photo shot upwards into a palm-thatched roof. The rendering is of the polygon mesh generated by RhinoArt; WYSIWYG. Maybe I'll carve it and see what I get...

Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com

[BrassBuilder]

Thanks again for all the replies. I'd post a picture of the coin, but we have not settled on a design yet. I'll post it once we get something settled.
Mike