PhotoVCarve machines dark areas in a photograph with wide groove and the lighter areas to have narrower ones. This information is very important to remember when cutting designs using the PhotoVCarve software. The quality of the finished result is very dependant upon a high level of contrast between the material surface and the machined grooves. PhotoVCarve creates lines of grooves that vary in width and depth to represent the detail in a photograph or image. From the hobbyists who build their own ‘home brew’ tables to professional engravers running high cost industrial machines, the software offers something for everyone. The opportunities PhotoVCarve offers are endless and it can be used by all CNC machine users. PhotoVCarve is also perfect for machining 3D Lithophanes directly from photographs, that make perfect gifts, keepsakes and mementos that will last for generations.
The ability to permanently CNC machine pictures onto jobs has been a challenge to many machine users and although there are software products that appear to offer the facility, they often fail to deliver in reality. PhotoVCarve instantly converts photographs and images into high quality toolpaths that can be run on virtually all CNC routing and engraving machines.
