Need help turning a logo into an .STL file

[Roxy]

Hi! I need to turn a logo for my school into an .STL file I can add to my Senior Design project. The logo is attached. Ideally, the .STL file would be about 2" x 2" x 1/4" but I can scale it to be what I need when I add it to my OpenScad project. What are the best tools to use for this kind of job? Can you walk me through the steps to make it happen?

[truly_bent]

Just ran a screen grab of your logo through 3dp.rocks lithophane program. I set the max width to 50mm (about 2") and the depth to 6mm (about 1/4"). Then ran the resulting STL file through Netfabb to clean it up. There are plenty of options to choose from so i'm sure you can find something that works.

You might want to slice off the base, but i'll let you figure that out.

Edit: Just realized the stl file image is reversed. I guess you'll have to flip it first.

[Jan1990]

Just ran a screen grab of your logo through 3dp.rocks lithophane program. I set the max width to 50mm (about 2") and the depth to 6mm (about 1/4"). Then ran the resulting STL file through Netfabb to clean it up. There are plenty of options to choose from so i'm sure you can find something that works.You might want to slice off the base, but i'll let you figure that out.Edit: Just realized the stl file image is reversed. I guess you'll have to flip it first.

3dp rocks standardly makes the photo negative. (which in my opinion, you don't want). I always use www.itslitho.com for making these. You get a direct preview of what your design would look like, very handy!

[soofle616]

There's enough contrast in that image that if you have access to solidworks you should have fair success using the autotrace function to generate a sketch.

Step by step guide here: http://grabcad.com/questions/tutoria...-in-solidworks

[Roxy]

THANK YOU!!!! to both of you!!!

[iDig3Dprinting]

Strangely enough we did this just the other day using n online tool - we posted the result on our facebook page, why not have a look, it was very easy to do so you could try it and see if the results are acceptable.

[Roxy]

Strangely enough we did this just the other day using n online tool - we posted the result on our facebook page, why not have a look, it was very easy to do so you could try it and see if the results are acceptable.

The http://www.selva3d.com/ link provided at your page produces very small .STL files. I was having trouble importing the large .STL files produced by the 3dp.rocks lithophane link. For some reason, OpenScad could pull it in, but it did not become part of the part you are rendering. Your www.selva3d.com link does not have those issues.

THANKS TO EVERYBODY!!!! I really appreciate the help!

[iDig3Dprinting]

The http://www.selva3d.com/ link provided at your page produces very small .STL files. I was having trouble importing the large .STL files produced by the 3dp.rocks lithophane link. For some reason, OpenScad could pull it in, but it did not become part of the part you are rendering. Your www.selva3d.com link does not have those issues.

THANKS TO EVERYBODY!!!! I really appreciate the help!

Glad it was of some use

[Marm]

Cool Link. I'll make use of that

[Davo]

iDig3Dprinting, thanks much for the link. They do a great job.