Image to Sculpture MASTERCAM X3 ART.

[n27a]

Hi people.
I am new to Mastercam x3 and would like to know if anyone have done a 3d sculpture from an image. The way the Dog or the girl is done in the following http://www.mastercam.se/mastercam/page.asp?id=7. I will appreciate anyone who can give me a step-by-step process.
Regards

[Steve Arteman]

If you go to start, programs, mastercam x3 you will see a Documentation folder in there this folder has a Mastercam Art Tutorial PDF file in there. This should show some of the stuff you are looking for.
Steve Arteman
www.cad2cam.net
steve@cad2cam.net

[n27a]

Hi Steve,
Thank you so much. I have actually never seen that there so many documentations there. Will study through.

[cadcam]

If you have any specific questions please ask after reviewing the docs. I have done few project or I should say many with Art.
Example of a project for my wife cub scout den.

[n27a]

I read through the tutorial. i was able to make a lithophane but dont know how to output result to surface.

im quoting from the tutorial "This process is also called 256 gray scale conversion. You set the height
range, and Mastercam X2 Art sorts the points by gray scale into the
correct Z level, creating a base surface. You can output the result to STL
or to Mastercam surfaces."

i need to come up with a sculpture.

[cadcam]

why do you have to out put to surface as you can cut from the surface mesh right there in Art? the one I did above except the paws were in are art then I pulled up a 2d pockets to do the paws all in the same file.

[n27a]

Originally Posted by cadcam why do you have to out put to surface as you can cut from the surface mesh right there in Art? the one I did above except the paws were in are art then I pulled up a 2d pockets to do the paws all in the same file.

Thank you for the feedback. I am trying to work on my own photo but it wont come out right. too many distortions. the face does not come out smooth. like the girl in the art picture. are you able to make sculptures?
regards