3D effect in the Font

Community Laser Talk
1

Hi

Can anyone shed some light on achieving this sort of 3D effect in the engraved font, particularly on the Corona part.

corona beer
corona beer1241×914 74.2 KB

Thanks.

2

They used a shaded greyscale image and greyscale mode in LB.

It effectively gives you 3D engraving.

IMG_1944
IMG_19443024×4032 3.47 MB

EDIT: I tried to find that file to send you, but am having no luck.

3

Hi Bo

Thanks for your response. I’ve never tried Greyscale before, perhaps now would be the time to give it a go. Are there specific fonts available for greyscale engraving or would it only be from an image file?

Thanks for your advice.

Attached is the file I used for the generic 2D engraving but not sure if this can be used.
Thanks.
corona.lbrn (843.5 KB)

4

It really looks like in the example picture you provided that they used a CNC V-carve operation not laser. You can see where the tip of the bit (which never comes to a true point) traveled for the cleanup especially well in the BAR lettering. Not that this couldn’t be done on a laser with the greyscale like Bonjour suggested.

5

Thanks Tyler,
The original image came from a customer who asked if I could make her a sign like this for her home bar. Consequently I was only able to do the straight forward engraved version but the shape of the fonts did catch my attention.
CNC carve would certainly explain those lines you mention.