Photo Engraving (Halftone)
Turns the photo you pick into geometry to engrave on a panel: V-groove lines that get deeper in dark areas, or a hole pattern that grows with darkness.
What does it do?
Turns the photo you pick into geometry to engrave on a panel: V-groove lines that get deeper in dark areas, or a hole pattern that grows with darkness.
Runs on Alphacam Router / Designer; installed with a single .exe.
Values asked
- Image file (JPG, PNG or BMP)
- Panel width and length (mm)
- Material thickness (mm)
- Method: V-groove (continuous 3D lines) or stepped hole pattern
- Line / dot spacing (mm)
- Maximum engraving depth (mm)
- V-cutter angle: 90°, 60°, 45° or 120°
- Negative / positive inversion
How to use it
- On the GMacros tab press the GMacros Decor button and pick Photo Engraving from the palette.
- Choose the image file; enter the panel size and material thickness.
- Choose the method, spacing, depth and V-cutter angle; invert the image if needed, then confirm.
Result
With the V-groove method, 3D lines that get deeper in dark areas; with the hole method, circles that grow with darkness (the largest diameter is limited by the V-cutter angle and depth). It does not create toolpaths; machining you define in Alphacam.
Which package includes it?
This tool is part of:
GMacros Decor
4 tools for decorative wall, ceiling and furniture work: wavy baffle slat walls/ceilings, kerf bending (U-shaped counters, column cladding, L corners), patterned screens/dividers and photo engraving (halftone). One button on the GMacros tab in Alphacam; the tool is picked from the palette. The tools prepare the geometry to be cut; machining you define in Alphacam as usual.
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