Rick
January 15, 2020, 4:28am
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LightBurn does not currently support the Trotec Family of laser systems. But this set of features is not unique to them. LightBurn, in combination with many laser systems, can achieve this effect.
Using the search, “grayscale 3D depth map ” returned 3 links.
One, is a previous one from you,
Can lightburn be used to produce reliefs like these?
https://www.epiloglaser.com/how-it-works/stamp.htm
If so, I would like to see some posted on the Lightburn Facebook page where users post examples of their work – and provide sources for possible samples or supplementary software…
And this on that goes into good detail.
[3d_laser_engraved_koi]
This koi scene and the grayscale test square below are my first attempt at 3D laser engraving. Both are 0.5" thick pieces of walnut. This circle is 3.5" in diameter. The max depth of the burn is 0.15". I burned it with LightBurn on a 100 W CO2 laser in a single ~40 min pass.
LightBurn Parameters:
Mode: Image
Speed: 150 mm/s
Max Power: 100%
Min Power: 19%
Bi-directional
scanning: On
Line Interval: 0.03 mm (847 DPI)
Image Mode: Grayscale
Number of Pas…