first real engraving

[gogogad]

Finished this up last night.  I have a whole new appreciation for those of you doing this type of work.  I think I will stick with making parts. 

Made a cake board for my parents anniversary. Getting the dog to look like a dog and not a nightmare was brutal to say the least .

[dadof4]

What software are you using?  Does it have the ability to generate a "vcarve" type tool path? 

[gogogad]

I tried easel, carbide create and something else. I ended up just using fusion 360 cause it's what I am comfortable with. The tool paths weren't really the complication, it was taking a real dog picture and getting something cuttable that looked like a dog and not some horrible eyeless monster.

[dadof4]

Oh, it's from a photo. I tried and failed engraving photos using my CNC.  Ultimately, I purchased a laser. 

[Derek the Admin]

Very nice looking. Thanks for sharing.

[Bruce]

You might take a look at F-Engrave
www.scorchworks.com/Fengrave/fengrave.html
I found using a silhouette image usually produced good results.

[Bruce]

This video might be of some help for creating silhouette images.

[Derek the Admin]

Thanks for sharing that Bruce. Good info.

[gogogad]

Thanks for the video. Coincidentally, thats pretty similar to how I ended up with the .svg I imported into Fusion. Thinking back I should have done more of the clean up work in inkscape like the video did, rather then in fusion.