2D image to 3D stencil using Free Programs
This tutorial was created in response to a question that was asked on the CadTutor.net forum. The user was asking how he could turn the "Happy Birthday" jpg image into a 3D model that could then be exported and 3D printed. This was the solution I suggested.
Original thread on the CadTutor forum:
https://www.cadtutor.net/forum/topic/...
Software Links:
Krita: https://krita.org/
Inkscape: https://inkscape.org/
Blender: https://www.blender.org/
Meshlab: https://www.meshlab.net/
Contents of the video:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Krita
2:06 - Inkscape
3:10 - Blender
3:23 - Set Units
3:44 – Switch to Top View
3:55 – Import SVG File
4:18 – Scale the Graphic
4:41 – Apply Scale
5:28 – Change Color
5:49 – Apply Thickness
7:10 – Model Cleanup
7:57 – Export STL file
8:35 – Meshlab
9:31 - Outro