V-bit Artist
Overview...This program takes a greyscale bitmap or jpeg image and converts the color value of the pixels into depth values for a v-bit...shallow for light colors and deepr for dark colors. Downloaded zip file includes a folder with a couple of sample images to play with.
Notes...If the size of the hole pattern doesn't fit your blank, you can adjust the total size of the hole pattern by either resizing the image or changing the maximum hole size. To check the maximum depth of cut, run the part file in preview mode and the max z-depth wil be recorded. If it will cut too deep for your blank, select a bit with a larger angle or make the hole size smaller.
Contact info...Bill
Young
Download size...42 k.
Project Type...Part File Utility
Additional equipment/software required...Just about any version of the ShopBot control software to get all the software dependencies.
Special instructions...Download the zip file from the link below and
unzip it. You can put this file anywhere that you want.
Known Issues...None, but as usual double-check the output files just in case.
Confidence...
Completeness...
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Confidence is a measure of how far along a project
is in the opinion of the person that created it. If it only has 1 star then it's
very rough, more likely to not work than to work correctly. 4 stars means that
they think it's ready for prime time and just needs a little more feedback or
testing. A 5 means that it's all done...you won't see any "5 star" projects in
ShopBot Labs because at that point it's ready for release!
Completeness really goes hand in hand with Confidence and is the
measure of how complete they feel the Project download is. It could include
important things like if there are instructions or help files available, but
also might reflect if there are sample files or even simple things like a lack
of icons or graphics.