Create Depth Maps for Free with Blender & Dmap2Gcode

In this video we go over how to convert a STL or OBJ to a Depth Map in Blender that you can import into dmap2gcode so you can cut 2.5d projects.

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The skull is just under 28" tall and took 36+ hours to cut. Is this a size or design I would spend that much time on again? Probably not, but it does open the door to designs that would benefit more to the 2.5d format.

This is an overview of the software process not a look into the speeds and feeds. Those will be determined by your machine, material, and complexity of the design. I suggest slower speeds to test and increase your feed rate in your control software during cutting to tune it in.

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3d File:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:441087

Blender:
https://www.blender.org/download/

Inkscape:
https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.1/

DMap2GCode:
https://www.scorchworks.com/Dmap2gcode/dmap2gcode.htm #download

DMap2GCode Manual:
https://www.scorchworks.com/Dmap2gcode/dmap2gcode_doc.html

More info on Scan Direction:
http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2.4/html/gui_image-to-gcode.html#r1_4_11

Music by Hawk vs Dove - Rock Waltz:
https://hawkvsdove.bandcamp.com/music

1:08 - What you need
2:21 - Blender - STL to Depth Map
8:38 - Inkscape - Editing your Depth Map
11:41 - DMap2GCode - Using your depth map to make GCode