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I have an image that I need to convert to a 3d file to carve for my unit. I have V-Carve but know I cannot use it to transform the image. Can anyone suggest a program, besides aspire, that I can use? Something free would be great. [303 Colored Logo]
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I am trying to create a 3d carving with Vcarve Pro. I’ve seen numerous videos using GIMP, Blender, etc. to create greyscale images, but whenever I try to create a greyscale of this image it never seems to workout. Is there a step by step tutorial for the newbie that can show how to get good results or do I need a different software to achieve what I want? This is the image I am trying to carve. Thanks in advance.
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Hi,
I’m not sure how useful this will be, but I was hoping to do some engraving of some 3D models. So, I made a little script that takes sliced gcode (specifically from Cura) and converts that into SVG for Easel.
Note: this isn’t intended to produce an accurate model. It is intended to help people produce SVG files for engraving.
[gCodeToSVG]
the script is here:
Script:
Forward to gCodeToSVG …
Website:
http://cuttingedgedata.com
I hope this is helpful for someone
Steve
It appears some are free and some are not. I don’t know if this will get you to where you are giong, but it might point you in the right direction.
Good luck,
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