STL to heightmap with Blender workflow

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Try this, itll be a lot easier =P

Tutorial - Creating a Depth Map from a 3D Model for 3D Engraving!

Here is a quick and easy tutorial that I know a lot of you will find useful. Creating a depth map from a 3d file! This will allow you to do 3d engravings like the ones youve seen me post. First you will need to download and install Meshlab. Its free and open source: http://www.meshlab.net/ Next, import whatever file you want to make a depth map from. Im gonna use Han Solo in carbonite. [File -> Import Mesh] (if you dont have a 3d model, just google what you are looking for + “3d model”. Youl…