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The meshes can be saved as DXF files or StereoLithographic files (STL and STLB) which you can use in your

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or CAD programs. You can rotate the 3D object by dragging the mouse over the screen to see exactly how your object will turn out.
Here is a screenshot from the

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showing how a medal (or coin) shape is created with a "bas-relief" of the photo on it:

[Image: STL-file-of-medal-coin-with-portrait.jpg]

Here is how a spherical object is created:

In the above example the base form is cylindrical, in the example below the base form is rectangular.

The top half of the screen contains the

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while the bottom half contains two images. The left-hand image is your original artwork or photograph, the right-hand image shows how the mesh which has been created using that photograph (using a heightfield surface).

The new

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can even create closed objects, like the celtic egg shown above.

You can make really complicated objects with PhotoToMesh, for example:

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Of course you can use any sort of image, even a simple logo, as show below:

PhotoToMesh can be used to create millable signs from simple black and white graphics. The

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allow you to control the height and

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of the DXF mesh.

PhotoToMesh has been used to create

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, here is an example:

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