CC Pro - Max image import

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

In what way do you wish to cut this?

The big problem with that image is that it is a representational one — light/dark are mapped so as to create a perception of the image as one would view it, not to height/depth so that it would create a physical representation which one could cut out and then feel.

If the image were an engraving it might be workable to trace that b/w image and then render as a V carving w/ a suitably acute tool.

Some folks have had success using large language models to re-work images from representational to height/depth maps:

File conversion help

I have a photo of a clock. How do I convert the image to an SVG…? and then convert the SVG to make it 3D. I want to convert from a photo… to an SVG then to carve a clock face in 3D.

Or, you could cut as a halftone:

Halftone generator on Cutrocket

This was announced/demoed in a limited way a while back — had occasion to reference it in a support ticket recently, so here’s the text from that: We have a halftone generator which will accept black and white images, so you will need to convert any image into a black and white picture. That is the only type of picture the generator will accept. Help file: Halftone Generator - Help