DEPTH2BEAM

Relief & Layered Fabrication Studio · Standalone Application · V0.28
Unlocks on upload
AI Depth Map Stacked Layers Layered Engraving Beta
Relief Engine V3
Reduce Glare
Dims the glow/saturation of the console chrome around your work. Your relief preview is never affected.
Preview Mode
Different views of the same relief — switching modes never changes what gets exported.
Project & History
Experiment safely, save the complete job, or reopen it later.
No project loaded.
Safe Area & Mask
Show engraving safe area
Paint directly on the preview to keep, remove, feather, or restore the automatic subject mask.
Select a brush to paint, or choose Smart Remove and click a connected object or background area.
Image Position
Drag the preview to reposition or scroll over it to zoom. Use the controls below for exact placement. Affects every engine, including AI Depth.
LeftRight
UpDown
Lighting (preview only)
Only affects the Lit Relief preview tab — not exported to the height map LightBurn uses.

Depth Job Console

Core Information SystemSTANDBY
Target System
Relief enginePhoto
Coin rimOff
PolarityRelief (raised)
Image System
SourceNo image loaded
Resolution—
Preview modeHeight Map
Mission Status
Action Required Waiting
Load a source image to initialize the console.
Style
Detail
Output
Shape
Export
System FeedSystem online • Awaiting source image
Image Activates Console

Welcome to Depth2BeamRelief Prep Studio

Drop Your Image Here to Begin
PNG • JPG • WEBP

⚡ Auto PrepManual WorkflowHeight-Map Export
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Auto Prep

Best ForNew to depth maps — pick your artwork type and let us build the relief for you.

Photo — for real photos, portraits, and shaded artwork with actual light-to-dark gradients. Flat black-and-white art won't sculpt well with this.
Use AI Depth for Photo/PortraitSends the image to the cloud AI model instead of the local engine for a more photorealistic sculpt. Falls back to the local engine if the request fails.
AI allowance: available after image upload.
Drop an image in the preview area, then press Generate.
OR

Manual Workflow

Drop an image in the preview area above, then step through each stage yourself for full control over the relief. Steps unlock in order as you go.

1

Choose Relief Style

How should height be generated from your artwork?

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Photo — height comes from the image's own brightness, smoothed into a clean sculpted look like professional depth-map tools (DepthR, SculptOK) — broad shading, not literal source grain.
2

Refine Detail

Fine-tune how the relief is built from your artwork.

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Shape Detection
Invert mask
Dome Shape
Photo Relief
Defaults now favor reproducing fine source texture/relief (matches pre-shaded AI mockups and dense engraved-look art). If a real photo looks grainy/noisy instead of sculpted, raise Denoise (and lower Detail Strength) to fall back to a smoother, DepthR/SculptOK-style look.
Invert (dark areas raised)
Isolate subjectCut the shape out using Shape Detection above; background stays flat. Off by default for Photo — most photos/illustrations fill the whole frame, and the auto light/dark guess can flatten the actual subject if it backfires.
Blend
Broad volume comes from the dome; photo detail rides on top of it, tapering to nothing at the silhouette edge.
AI Depth (Cloud)
Sends your image to a real AI depth-estimation model for photorealistic, anatomy-aware depth — closer to DepthR/SculptOK than the engines above. Also available from Auto Prep's "Use AI Depth" toggle for Photo/Portrait artwork.
Invert AI depthOn by default to match Depth2Beam's convention. Turn off only if a result looks reversed.
AI allowance: available after image upload.
Not generated yet.
3

Relief Output

Set overall depth and how it engraves.

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Darker = deeper engrave, lighter = shallower burn — the standard convention for laser depth maps.
Raised ReliefLight artwork remains high while the laser removes the darker background around it.
Sink into background (intaglio)Off: subject stays shallow/proud, background cut deep. On: subject cut deep into an untouched background.
4

Panel Shape

Optional — crop to a coin, coaster, or other panel shape and add a raised bezel.

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Crop to circle + add rim
5

Export

Download your laser-ready height map.

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Exporting Raised ReliefThe laser removes the dark background and leaves the light artwork raised.

Interactive 3D Relief

Solid-model preview of the current height map, base, and project outline. Height Scale shapes the grayscale relief; Relief Depth converts that shape into physical millimeters.

DRAG / ARROWS · ROTATESCROLL / + − · ZOOM
True scale · height ×1
Model information available after relief generation.

Physical Stacked Relief

Split the relief into posterized vector cut-layers instead of one grayscale engrave — cut each from plywood, cardstock, or acrylic and physically stack them for a 3D relief. Use Preview Stacked Layers above to see the assembled result before cutting anything.

Grows each layer's cut path outward — and shrinks any interior holes — by half this amount, to counteract the material your laser removes along the cut line. Set to your laser/material's known kerf width (commonly 0.1–0.3mm); leave at 0 to cut exactly on the traced line.

Registration marks on every layer
Preview updates from the current relief once generated.
Physical stack export only

Layered Laser Engraving Beta

This beta workflow builds one LightBurn project with a separate, non-overlapping image layer for every depth band. Review all machine settings in LightBurn and run a material test before engraving.

This count is independent from the Physical Stacked Relief console above.

Choose your machine and material, then apply the profile. These are starting values—not guaranteed production settings.

Layered engraving exports only

General Relief & Project Exports

These files describe the overall relief or preserve the complete project. They do not belong exclusively to either layer console.

Height Map uses darker pixels for deeper engraving and lighter pixels for shallower engraving. Complete Job Package includes outputs from both independent layer consoles.