Re: where is it? (It's the last place you looked!)

Why not try Bryce 3D. Generate the image and save as a DXF and then
import into your CAD package? Bryce is not free but can be picked
up quite cheap. Other 3D packages are out there and many can save
to DXF.
Fred

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "caudlet" <thom@t...> wrote:
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "trent2530"
> <TrentJordan25@h...> wrote:
> > While net surfing the other day I found a site and software that
> > would take a 2d image such as an oval and would extrude the 2d
> image
> > to 3d in a curved way sort of like watching bread rise. The
oval
> 3d
> > image would be flat on the bottom and curved on the top. It
could
> > then be saved as dxf. The beginning image could be anything -
> ovals,
> > letters, curved whatever's.
> >
> > What I'm trying to do is find a better solution to carving a bmp
> > image. If I can create a solid of the oval and save as dxf that
> > would help.
> >
> > Do any of you know where this site is?
> >
> > Thanks,
>
>
> What you are describing sounds like ArtCam (Delcam). You can
select
> a closed object then apply an elavation or indention with
parameters
> that give it interesting "character" (like you said bread
rising).
> You can do everything from a simple "dome" type look up to angleur
> rises. In addition you can select two lines that run somewhat
> parallel and then define (draw) an edge profile then "drive" the
> lines with the profile. The closer the lines the taller the
profile
> and vice versa. It gets really interesting when you have curved
> objects inside others and you select and define with different
> elevations and rise characteristics. It will even let you define a
> bottom cut that looks like its been hand (chip) carved. The
software
> is made for doing 3D type carving work from 2D artwork. Cut files
can
> be huge and take hours to run.
>
> Best be sitting down when you find the price. Last I saw was
7500.00
> for a single user (gulp).
>
> I am not aware (but others may be) of similar lower cost
software.
> The primary difference in art/carving type software is that you
don't
> have to draw anything in 3D and model it. It's a bigger challenge
to
> make something like Rhino 3D (very nice 3D design package) do pure
> artistic type stuff where you are not after exact measurements but
> more flowing and unique surfaces.