Preview mesh simplified for speed — exported STL is higher-resolution & smoother
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DepthForge turns five procedural pattern engines — orb grids, vortices, ripples, flow sweeps and pebbles — into clean, tileable-grade greyscale depth maps for laser 3D-relief engraving. Every value in the field is calculated in real millimetres, so what you see in the live 2D and 3D previews is exactly what ends up in your exported PNG or STL, at whatever panel size and resolution you choose.
A depth map is a greyscale image where brightness stands in for height — white is the untouched surface and black is the deepest cut. DepthForge builds one procedurally from mathematical patterns rather than from a photo, so every panel is clean and completely royalty-free.
Yes. White = surface and black = deepest matches LightBurn's greyscale and 3D-slice conventions directly, so you can import the PNG at the panel size you designed and start engraving. An Invert toggle is included for workflows that expect a negative image instead.
Free access gives you every pattern, every slider, and both the 2D and 3D live previews — no watermark, no locked settings. Unlocking full access adds the actual PNG and STL export, plus a downloadable offline copy of the tool itself.
The on-screen preview uses a simplified, lower-resolution mesh so it stays smooth to orbit in your browser. Your exported STL is rebuilt from scratch at the resolution you choose in the Export · STL panel — up to 1600 points wide — so curves and edges come out considerably cleaner than what you see live.
Yes — unlocking full access includes a self-contained HTML copy of the tool you can save and open locally any time. It needs an internet connection the first time it loads its font and 3D library, after which your browser will typically have them cached.