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      johnsenior1973
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      There's a list of this type of program. It says Artcam Pro costs $7,500.

      http://shopbottools.com/mProducts/software.htm

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        Hussel Hann
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        @johnsenior1973 said:

        There's a list of this type of program. It says Artcam Pro costs $7,500.

        http://shopbottools.com/mProducts/software.htm

        thanks john...
        artcam pro is an amazing software that suits the application in my query, but it is too pricey... 😒

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        • TaffGochT
          TaffGoch
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          Hussel,

          I made an animated avatar, of a silver eagle, several years ago, using SketchUp.

          The obverse and reverse are merely texture images, as is the reeding on the edge. I produced 8 frames for the animation, rotating the model 45Β° for each frame.

          Animation4.gif
          For just about any coin, the relief is slight (compared to diameter,) so you should be able to generate a reasonable facsimile, using texture images alone.

          -Taff

          "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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            Hussel Hann
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            @taffgoch said:

            Hussel,

            I made an animated avatar, of a silver eagle, several years ago, using SketchUp.

            The obverse and reverse are merely texture images, as is the reeding on the edge. I produced 8 frames for the animation, rotating the model 45Β° for each frame.

            [attachment=0:32vst3ys]<!-- ia0 -->Animation4.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:32vst3ys]
            For just about any coin, the relief is slight (compared to diameter,) so you should be able to generate a reasonable facsimile, using texture images alone.

            -Taff

            For me that is amazing Taff, thank u so much for sharing.
            i thought texture only works when rendering using another software, not in SU.
            i need to explore more on that.
            thanks bro.. πŸ‘

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              Roger
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              Take a look at this military challenge coin and see what you think of SketchUp's capability for your bullion project:
              http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=12112&p=86071&hilit=CHALLENGE+COIN#p86071

              http://www.azcreative.com

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                Hussel Hann
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                @roger said:

                Take a look at this military challenge coin and see what you think of SketchUp's capability for your bullion project:
                http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=12112&p=86071&hilit=CHALLENGE+COIN#p86071

                Wow!...nice coin Roger..amazing. 😲

                1st of all, the bullion is more like my future target not a project since i am still new in SU.
                I thought that SDS is a basic sculpting tool unlike Artisan. However, the result you've made says it all.
                Experience + Imagination + Correct tools = Cool results πŸ˜†

                Thank you for sharing bro..

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                • cottyC
                  cotty
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                  somewhat complicated, but possible...

                  • Black & white image from coin
                  • Matlab (or free clones?) to display as 3D surface
                  • Export as STL
                  • Import in SketchUp
                  • Use as real 3D relief (if you have a faster computer than me πŸ˜• ) ...

                  coin_3d.jpg

                  my SketchUp gallery

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                  • TaffGochT
                    TaffGoch
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                    cotty,

                    Great suggestion!

                    There is a heightfield generator plugin for SketchUp, that can take a greyscale height image, and produce a relief mesh. It may be suitable for the job, comparable to that which you describe.

                    Didier Bur's heightfield gen v6

                    -Taff

                    "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                      Hussel Hann
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                      @cotty said:

                      somewhat complicated, but possible...

                      • Black & white image from coin
                      • Matlab (or free clones?) to display as 3D surface
                      • Export as STL
                      • Import in SketchUp
                      • Use as real 3D relief (if you have a faster computer than me πŸ˜• ) ...

                      Thanks for your suggestion Cotty... πŸ‘

                      Brilliant though i am not quite understand yet.. πŸ€“

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                        Roger
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                        Hussel see the elephant sculpture on the following page: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=43928&start=15 . Just a handful of photos of your coin from multiple angles and you can create the mesh at the press of a button with "123d Catch" from AutoDesk.

                        http://www.azcreative.com

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                        • gillesG
                          gilles
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                          Maybe Bitmap to mesh (Thomthom).

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                            Hussel Hann
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                            Thank Roger and Gilles...

                            I will check those things out soon.
                            Both looks very interesting but the tools from Thomtom reminds me of Artcam.
                            It turns a 2D Image to a 3D model. I think I've seen the demo in Youtube.

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