RE: Use greyscale value of image as heightfield for simple 3D object?

From: Ed Lambourne (ebl@delcam.com)
Date: Wed Dec 23 1998 - 13:13:43 EET


More details can be found via the |Products|ArtCAM Pro
link on Delcam's web site http://www.delcam.com/

The specific functionality that Jan mentions is referenced
at http://www.delcam.com/artcam/artcam.htm

Ed Lambourne
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Ed LAMBOURNE Delcam plc
Technical Director Small Heath Business Park,
ebl@delcam.com Birmingham, B10 0HJ, UK
Tel:+44(0)121-766-5544 Fax: +44(0)121-766-5511
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rp-ml@ltk.hut.fi
> [mailto:owner-rp-ml@ltk.hut.fi]On Behalf Of
> Andrzejewski, Jan
> Sent: 23 December 1998 09:35
> To: 'rp-ml'
> Subject: Re: Use greyscale value of image as heightfield for simple 3D
> object?
>
>
> Just a quick response:
>
> Delcam has a module to their CAD package called Artcam that
> does just that
> turns greyscale values of images into a 3dsurface of varying heights.
>
> Alias also has the same functionality but has slightly more
> control of the
> surface.
>
> We looked at this technique to apply modified textured
> surfaces to mould
> cavities
>
> Jan Andrzejewski
> RP Operations Manager
> Pera
>
> For more information about the rp-ml, see http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/
>

For more information about the rp-ml, see http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/



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