Observed arrival · 2026-09-25
STL File Maker: image-to-relief workbench
A browser-based tool that turns a PNG or JPEG into a grayscale heightmap relief and downloadable STL file.
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- For
- Makers turning artwork into 3D-printed reliefs
- Worth noticing
- It explicitly distinguishes a heightmap relief from full 3D reconstruction and warns that photo shadows become geometry.
Field notes
The controls set width, relief depth, base thickness, and mesh detail in millimeters, with a switch to invert which pixels rise. Users can choose among 64, 128, and 240 samples along the image’s longest edge; the page says the preview uses a lighter mesh than the download. Its guidance notes that transparent areas turn white and small details can disappear, while print scale and slicing still need checking.
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