Love this method, makes gathering resources incredibly easy.

Thank you again Chris for another great video. Can't wait to give it a try today!

This was such an educational video for me you’ve really opened my eyes to more information and put me in the right direction!! Thank you!! Great video!

Sweet! Thank you for the great video. I came from the galvo fiber world and had no idea this could be achieved on a co2 machine.

Love your work... Just starting to learn this depth lasering and watching your video helped me figure some things out. Can't wait to try

This is great! I never even noticed the grayscale option before. Thank you! If I may make one suggestion: Adjust the audio level of your intro song. It's very loud compared to both other KZfaq videos but more importantly your narration.

Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks. Newbie to laser engraving and can't wait to try this awesome idea!

There are a lot of things I would change. I have found that a single pass with maximum power will treat the different parts of the grain of the wood the same. Go slower or multiple passes and you increase how much of the grain shows up. I go with maximum power and maximum LPI and then adjust the speed to the material and depth of cut desired. If there is still too much burn then I might do a second pass very lightly to cut away the darker surface but knowing there is a cost in that the grain of the wood will be stronger. I also increase the contrast from nearly white to black as that creates the most range for the laser to set its power. There are 256 possible power settings but not enough white-to-black range might leave only ten and then if your total power is low then the steps will also be less per setting, so total power at a faster speed going from white to black will leave a much sharper image. When choosing an image care is needed to see if the shading is from height or from lighting. As is the case with the bee there is much stronger lighting on one side than the other. The deeper your 3D cut of the bee the worse it will look. In such cases, dots or dither will look much better because your eye is judging depth by the lighting to the side, and if you cut deeply you will cut the dark side of the shape much deeper than the light side which if in strong lighting will put shaded things and dark things (like a pair of glasses) obviously as a hole and right next to it things light up like an ear as high as a cheek or different sides of a nose with a big drop-off. If the image is really good for relief carving then it will look strange as a dot or dither as the cues your eye expects of lighting will not be there

Wow that another level of laser engraving. Congrats I will a try.

Awesome. Cannot wait to try this. Thanks so much for taking the time.

So cool! love that 3D looks insane

Awesome workmanship... Being new, I greatly appreciate your tutorial...

New to the laser world and this is exactly what i have been looking for. Wanting to do a few images with this technique! I love the black in the deeper parts of the images , like the lion you did! Super excited.

Awesome work and tips. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for all your Information and Knowledge !!

Love these!!

I am so glad I found you, thank you thank you

Great video and amazing work! Thanks

I keep posting this link to the various FB laser groups. Thanks so much, soooo many questions on how to.

Great work! Thanks for sharing!!

On anodized aluminum that would look pretty cool as well. Thank you.

Thanks for the tip! I haven't attempted this since first acquiring our machine. I will have to give it another go and show you what we do!

Thank you for the video!!! Would you be open to creating a video showing how to do the half tone and dither for the 3D effect shown near the end?? And any particular wood that would be better to use the half tone/dither?? Thanks again!!!

very good tip, and congratulations for sharing. Share is good for the heart and we feel you have a good one. thank you. (FilipeMaia Portugal)

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Thank you for your great video - may I ask which laser you have used?

Great Video

Thank you. Learned a lot

Hey, very nice work! Can you do this only with Lightburn? Or can you do it using RD Works, or in my case using AutoLaser with a Top Wisom controller?

Thank you very much!!!!

Awesome!

Actually amazing ..... I will keep checking out your video's to get the big picture on how to use those laser engraving machines .... I didn't buy one yet ...HAHAHAHA.

That bee grayscale actually have a light source and shadows so it is not the best example to be used as a hight map. I'd like to see a neutral grayscale hight map done with multiple passes.

Awesome instruction. How can I convert one of my own vectors into a Sylvan type file?

Nice video thanks 😊👍

very cool, thank you

Amazing

very good video

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спасибо, дельные советы

Wow Yes 🙌 this helps thanks dude 😮

This is really great. What kind of Laser do you use? CO2 or Diode-Laser? I ask, cause im going to buy one, but i am not sure which one....

Wow keren. Baru tahu kalau laser bisa untuk grafir 3d

Great video, really appreciate the detailed explanation. I do have a ? Have you ever cut green floral foam with your laser?

Great video and thanks for posting it. Is it possible to turn a regular photo into a STL or do you need special software to do that?

Did you use borax or something to make it look darker for the dithering approach? Awesome video, thank you.

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Great video 👍🏽 New sub Quick question? Can a diode laser cut a 3d stl file?

thanks mate

I've been looking for that Poseidon/King Neptune picture everywhere on the web but cannot find it. Another youtuber has the same picture. Do you know what this picture is called?

Thank you for the nod to the gals.

Amazing!!! Can you show how to do these on Inkscape?

If I wanted to design my own coins, could I use a laser engraver to engrave the negative images onto steel dies?

i do this with a diode laser, cant afford a co2 yet... when im done i brush them of with an acid etch brush with the bristles cut down at an angel as so i can have dif bristle strength as i brush it off

Amazing. I would love to learn how to do it.

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I'm in the middle of trying to burn a 3d File that I bought as a pdf. The person told me he transferred it from an STL file, so I think he may have done what you did. Playing with the speed and power to get the depth I want - hopefully I don't over do the the burning. Thanks for your demonstration. Now I need to figure out how to clean the smoke off, just a light sanding doesn't achieve what I want in the end.

Hi, what are the controllers that support 3d engravings?

Hey Chris I talked with you recently about glass somewhere else (-: Nice to have found you here. Just curious, this video was done maybe 2 years ago based on the first reply post. Wanted to ask you what would you change about how you did this engraving or your recommendations during the video, or, is there anything technology wise that might have made a difference that is now available?... Talk to you soon...... Bob and Carla

can blue doide lasers do this too or do you need a co2 laser ?

where can i download files to add to my library to have basic settings for different materials? would love to save time instead of buying each material and testing and testing until i find all the right settings.

Just curious what do you recommend for the type of wood to do this kind of work Mama thank you

would this process work for laser engraving metal?

do you adjust focus between passes

I am a bit confused, you started out looking for an STL file it appears you just downloaded the JPG image rather than the STL file. If you had bought the STL file could Lightburn import it or would you have had to convert it to an image file? Do you just look for STL as a source of good grayscale?

is this for co2 laser? the diode does not work or is it? it's my doubt ...

could you do the dither version say with the fiber laser on a yeti or something? Would that work?

Hi , thanks for this video its very kool. Crazy what the difference in shading makes. By the way were can i find the file of the 2nd Amendment. Im getting a laser this week or next week and would Love to do some coasters for a friend. Thanks again

Will it laser an etch a sketch?

What is mW of the laser are you use in this video?

What's up with the 56k modem connection sound at 9:45?

Love it! Can anyone point me in the right direction in creating the image to begin with? I have 2d images I'd like to add depth to and engrave on leather.

What settings are you using?

Hi I would like to know if can it work on Creality falcon laser 5w/10W engraving and cutting machine?

did you do constant power

I have a 10W diode and still a basic learner using MDF and mm can you give me a reasonable speed and power to get started with so i can progress from

How long the machine takes to finish one?

Is an SPL files a windows based file ? , would this work on a Mac or would you need a different file format

Thank you. How can you get same results from prepping an image high def psd file

Will this work on metal?

@16:50 I WAS ABLE TO GET 3D DEPTH WITH JARVIS AT 50 SPEED AND 20/20 POWER... THE SMALLER THE PIECE, THE BETTER.. ANYTHING LESS THAN 12"X12" WILL SHOW DEPTH... THIS IS USING JUST A PNG IMAGE FILE, NO STL

Is this also makeable with a diode laser?

for some reason my line interval is in mm but my rulers outside of when I double click are inches whats the deal

I saw something like a lichtenberg effect while you were burning that wood.

Can you Grey scale on slate?

Is that CO2 laser or ordinary Blue laser engraver ?

The 3D is intriguing but what program is this? thanks.

May I ask what engraver are you using as far as brand/model?

Can I ask whered did you get your art library and IF you could share?

Good luck with finding the replacement battery for you Nissan Leaf. I figured you have got it already by this time.

newbie here and very interested in 3D variable depth laser engraving - Can you ONLY do 3D grayscale (variable depth) with specific laser machines? I don't want to invest in one of these hobby lasers and find out I can't do this 3D grayscale/variable depth engraving.

Is this only possible with CO2?

which software do you use?

These looks amazing. I'm curious why it needs to be an STL file for this effect when you aren't using the STL file itself and just the image.

Thanks for the technique! But sand before, not after, it will be better

Hi, I would rather enlarge first, then sharpen. This avoids enlarging the sharpening artifacts.

Amazing. Esp the half Tone ones are very interesting. What wood have you used in both? The 3D abd dither engraving? What wood works best for engraving? Thanks. Great video

What is your laser model?

Are you starting with a 3D STL model?

I’m going to be giving this ago