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

There’s an interesting free tool to help with converting a 2D image to 3D called DMAG4, but depending what you’re trying to accomplish it might not do what you expect.

There’s an interesting tutorial written up about it :link:, as well as a download page for it and other utilities :link: to help make depth maps from photos and such.

Edit: Attaching a video showing someone using it to create a stereographic, below:

There’s also a similar tool called Gimple3D :link: which is similar, and free as well, perhaps making it even easier.

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