Hello guys, I'm not an expert of 3d printing and also I'haven't a good knowledge of 3d modelling. As I work as an archaeologist I need to reproduce some small objects like ancient coins to make plastic replicas. Can you explain to me how to do a 3d .stl model from an image in .jpg or .bmp (in black and white of course) ? Are there some freeware software to make this operation? feel free to give me your advice! Fede
Thanks for your support. I did this operation on the online creator, but the result is very bad and I don't belive that it would be possible to print a 3d object from that .stl ...can you suggest me anothe solution to fix this problem? Thank you very much!
Another way would be to use blender, it's been a while since I did it though, and I wouldn't say that I'd be able to create a properly scaled model myself. You may want to check out the Modeler Needed section to find someone that can help model your coins.
What picture do you want printed in 3d? Check out this link. https://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&goto=5232 1&#msg_52321