In Blender 2.93 I want starting from a text image to create stencils that I can print in 3D and use to spray paint text on a real flat or curved object. I understand Blender can accept my text as a .bmp file that I may create in MSPaint. It seems the Blender function I need is Import ImageAsPlane. But from the on-line manual I can find only that this requires an Add-on which as a beginner I am unable to find. Please give step-by-step help.
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$\begingroup$ @moonboots The tutorial video describes the stencil texture mapping function. That does not help me create a real stencil that I can print in 3D and use to spray real paint. $\endgroup$– Caleb BradleyCommented Jul 22, 2021 at 19:14
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$\begingroup$ @moonboots I think not. This defines what I want to make in a 3D printer: STENCIL n. a piece of card or plastic with a shape or letters cut out of it. You place it on a surface and paint over it to make a design on something. $\endgroup$– Caleb BradleyCommented Jul 22, 2021 at 19:30
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$\begingroup$ oh ok I completely misunderstood what you meant, so if you have b&w bitmap images you can convert to curve then to mesh $\endgroup$– moonbootsCommented Jul 22, 2021 at 19:36
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$\begingroup$ @moonboots As a beginner I may manage this with step-by-step help. Thank you for your patience. $\endgroup$– Caleb BradleyCommented Jul 22, 2021 at 19:42
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$\begingroup$ is it what you're looking for? youtube.com/watch?v=9zkJC1LJycc $\endgroup$– moonbootsCommented Jul 22, 2021 at 19:46
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You can convert your b&w image to svg in an image editor, then import the svg, then convert to mesh, etc...
Another method is to fully convert within Blender:
- Add (CtrlA) an Image > Reference, AltR to reset the rotation if necessary.
- Header menu > Object > Convert > Trace Image to Grease Pencil.
- Move the result and right click > Convert To > Polygon Curve.
- Again move the result, select the outline object and right click > Convert To > Mesh.
- Switch to Edit mode, select the mesh and fill with F.
- Extrude with E.
answered Jul 22, 2021 at 20:09
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From the Edit menu, select 'Preferences' then the 'Addons' tab (1). Type 'image' into the search field (2)
then check the 'Import Export: Images as Planes' entry (3).
You'll now find the 'Images as Planes' entry at the bottom of the File > Import menu.
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$\begingroup$ Thank you, I have imported my .bmp image. It appears in the 3D view as a plain plane. How do I drill out the black areas and leave the white areas as solid (or the other way round) ? $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 22, 2021 at 19:37
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$\begingroup$ There's a YT video by 3D Tudor here which should show you the technique. Although the start of it uses Photoshop, you can just as easily use Gimp or Krita to actually produce the initial image. $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 22, 2021 at 22:15
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Use displacement modifier. Apply the black and white texture as displacement. Prepare the texture, UVs of the model and then apply the displacement and you have a stamp ready to print.
