I fail to convert a DXF to a 3d file

[Emmess (Matthias Solga)]

I try to make these

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(the designer and maker Paul Joshua Schneider from Munich -he turns them on a lathe- agreed that I can make those on a CNC), so I made a DXF-file after the contour of the queen.
But I fail to get a 3d-file from it.
queen.dxf (114.1 KB)

Could one of you show me for dummies how?
TY

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

My understanding is it may be that a future version of Carbide Create Pro will be able to do this sort of thing:

Affinity for all

Beyond the nerd-desire to make everything text/code-based, rather than GUI-based, what’s the goal? (As a nerd myself, I understand that might be the goal in and of itself) I love Rhino, but once you sweep the curves in anything but Fusion/Solidworks/etc., they’re no longer parametric in the sense that the 3D object is not linked to the curve anymore. I ask because we’re planning to elevate the 3D capabilities in Carbide Create Pro, and sweeps/revolves are part of that. We’re trying to take o…

Until features for this are put in place, you will need a 3D CAD tool such as:

Alibre Workshop CAD/CAM

or a 3D programming tool such as OpenSCAD, or a great deal of patience using Carbide Create:

Making a base for a model

Given a prototype base: [image] How to make it in Carbide Create? First, we have a pixel image with some dimensions: [F-86 base scan with measurements] We import that into Carbide Create: [image] using “Set Background”: [image] and adjust for size: [image] [image] It’s then a matter of drawing and toolpaths and so forth (we will try to do it w/o Create Pro, but will also show that). For reference, there is an overhead view as well: [DSC00036]

Didn’t we do this already?

In my downloads folder I have:

and:

which it was made from.

[Emmess (Matthias Solga)]

I added my dxf to the post before. I talked once to the designer, he agreed that I make them on a CNC, and I promised I would get his judgment about the pieces before I even consider them done.

[Emmess (Matthias Solga)]

I certainly do not remember.

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

See:

Help needed for 2.5d carving

this project, done in 2d queen.c2d (60 KB) [image] is the first attempt to re-do this set: [b03ae11e4a13297675e341992941fc08-3534719153] Need some tutoring how to make a semi 3d project. I think I saw it somewhere, but cannot find it. (I talked to the artist who designed these pieces, and he gave me allowance to do so, if I succeed I will present him my result, and maybe he agrees to sell the items. Would make me proud, so far it is the nicest set of chess pieces, nicest design, I ever sa…

@Tod1d showed a technique for doing the queen in Carbide Create which was quite clever.

[Emmess (Matthias Solga)]

OMG! That far ago already. I probably could have used the search function better. Thank you all anyway!