I am having problems converting a PNG grayscale file to a 3D STL file. You can see in the image the 3D is going in and not up. So the mapping is in the wrong direction. Here are some images of the PNG and then CCpro as an stl. I need to make a relief ? I am not sure what I am missing in the process…

That pixel image is a monochrome where the pixels for light and dark map to light and dark. It will work for a lithophane: Lithophane A lithophane is a thin plaque of translucent material, normally porcelain, which has been moulded to varying thickness, such that when lit from behind th…

Converting 2D image to 3D PNG to STL

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WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D)) July 11, 2026, 10:20pm 7

You need to re-work this image so that light/dark correspond to height/depth, see: