u/Icy-Pilot-8947

CNCPoint Tools

It can:

• generate depth maps
• create CNC-style bas reliefs
• preview reliefs in 3D
• export STL-ready geometry
• refine surfaces for carving workflows

Currently trying to improve:

• edge preservation
• denoising
• machinable detail
• smoother gradients for wood carving/CNC relief work

Would genuinely love feedback from people working with:

• CNC routers
• ArtCAM/Carveco
• ZBrush
• wood carving
• relief sculpting
• depth-map workflows

Still early, but building this specifically for the CNC maker community.

https://preview.redd.it/xtlb303pv02h1.jpg?width=1706&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00dd853fc842deb1ca422e84f8595253e0a03994

I’ve been working on a small project for CNC hobbyists and relief carving artists where people can:

Share CNC designs

Upload relief/mural work

Explore AI-generated bas relief workflows

Discuss ArtCAM, Aspire, ZBrush, depth maps, etc.

I also built a tool that converts images into CNC-style relief/depth designs for experimentation and learning.

Still improving everything, but I’d genuinely like feedback from other CNC users and makers.

What features would you want in a CNC design community/platform?

I’ve been testing different workflows for converting normal images into CNC-friendly bas relief designs.

Current pipeline is something like:

• image preprocessing
• depth estimation
• relief enhancement
• grayscale cleanup
• converting into CNC-ready carving references

The biggest challenge so far is preserving small details without creating noisy toolpaths.

I’m curious how others here approach relief carving workflows:

• Do you sculpt manually?
• Use ArtCAM?
• Use grayscale depth maps?
• Blend normals + height maps?
• Any preferred cleanup methods before machining?

I’ve also been experimenting with an internal web tool for testing relief generation and mural-style outputs, and it’s been interesting comparing AI-generated depth maps vs manually cleaned ones.

Would love to hear how experienced CNC users handle detailed relief work.