Make an Exact 16-Bit V-Carve Depth Map from Any Text
Watch the 1:53 V-Carve Text tutorial: Make an Exact 16-Bit V-Carve Depth Map from Any Text with a step-by-step PDF guide and the tool one click away.
In this tutorial
- Type your text, one line per row (the default name BRUNO)
- Pick a font, or upload your own
- Font size (mm): the em size, so capitals come out about 70% of it
- V-bit included angle: 30°, 60°, 90° or 120°
- Material preset: Hardwood sets 2 mm at 60°
- Output: 20 px/mm recommended, and Z scale Fixed for one machine setting
- Machine Settings: part size, image, scale and the depth for your 3D slice
- The depth map: black is the deepest cut, white the uncut surface
- Download 16-bit PNG, or ZIP with settings
- Batch — one map per name: three names, one ZIP
Chapters
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:13 Your text
- 0:26 Font size (mm)
- 0:44 Material preset
- 0:55 Output
- 1:16 The depth map
- 1:31 Batch — one map per name
What the V-Carve Text tutorial covers
- 0:13 — Your text
- 0:26 — Font size (mm)
- 0:44 — Material preset
- 0:55 — Output
- 1:16 — The depth map
- 1:31 — Batch — one map per name
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