Relief Engine
AI Depth + Detail
Relief & Layered Fabrication Studio
From flat image to sculpted relief.
Depth2Beam turns a photo, a piece of artwork, or nothing but a text prompt into a laser-ready height map — then exports it as a single relief, a stacked layer set, or a full LightBurn project.
Free engines included
AI Depth & Relief Generator use credits
STL / height map / layered export
DEPTH JOB CONSOLEREADY
Resolution
1254 × 1254
Preview Mode
Lit Relief
Mission Status
Relief Ready
Export
Height Map · STL · Layered SVG/DXF · .lbrn2
Six Ways In
Every relief starts with the right engine.
Depth2Beam doesn't force every image through the same math. Pick the engine that matches your source — or skip the source entirely and generate one.
01 / Classic
Shape
Distance-transform relief for flat 2D illustrations, logos, and crests — carves outward from the silhouette rather than reading grayscale tone.
Free02 / Classic
Photo / Blend
Luminance-based depth for photographs and tonal images, with Detail Strength, Denoise, and a Blend mode that mixes shape and photo reads together.
Free03 / Cloud
AI Depth
Sends your image to a real AI depth-estimation model for photorealistic, anatomy-aware depth — closer to a scan than a math trick. Optional Surface Detail texture layer.
1 credit / generation04 / Generative
Relief Generator
No source image? Describe a subject — an owl, a stag, a crest — and Depth2Beam's diffusion + relief-style model carves a sculpted medallion depth map directly from the prompt.
4 credits / generationExport & Fabrication
One relief, seven ways out.
Shape it to a panel, then choose how it becomes something physical — a 3D model, a set of cut-and-stacked layers, or a single piece engraved in multiple passes.
Shape It
Panel Shapes
Crop straight to a coin, coaster, or custom panel preset, add a raised or recessed rim/bezel, and preview it live before export. No separate CAD step.
Details →3D & Modeling
Interactive 3D & STL
A rotating, true-to-scale 3D preview with real millimeter dimensions — export an .STL for CNC, 3D printing, or molds.
Details →Cut & Stack Fabrication
Physical Stacked Relief
Posterize the relief into cut-layers with kerf compensation and registration marks — cut from plywood, cardstock, or acrylic and physically stack them.
Details →Single-Material Engraving Beta
Layered Laser Engraving
One LightBurn project, one depth band per layer, each with its own power/speed/passes — with a material-and-wattage-aware auto profile to start from.
Details →Why Credits
Free engines stay free. AI generation has a real cost.
Shape, Photo, and Blend are unlimited and free. AI Depth and the Relief Generator call a real cloud model per generation, so they draw from a shared AI credit allowance — 1 credit for AI Depth, 4 for the Relief Generator.