Rendering engraving

[Steve Lindsay]

These are 3d renderings of knives drawn in the computer with mapped
pencil drawings on them to represent engraving. They were made with 3d studio
version 2 back in 1993. I had the idea a 3d program could be used to see what
an engraving was going to look like on a knife before engraving it. It did work
but as much time as it takes, a person could have the knife half engraved for real.

The fixed bladed knife is one I wanted to make and engrave, but I never
got started. The other one is of a Steve Hoel folder. It really did exist and the
rendering was done before the engraving.

Steve


http://www.engravingschool.com/private/images/YADA.JPG
http://www.engravingschool.com/private/images/YADA2.JPG
http://www.engravingschool.com/private/images/HOELFOLD.JPG

[Ray Cover]

Dang Steve!!

That's cool but I have played with some 3d stuff and I think your right, I could engrave it faster. Looks way cool though.

Ray

[Steve Lindsay]

Ray, What programs were you useing for the 3d?

Here are more renderings that were made for a customer to pick what amount of gold he wanted in the knife. He selected the all gold one. The last image is of the finished knife.
http://www.engravingschool.com/private/images/MEYER4.JPG
http://www.engravingschool.com/private/images/MEYER3.jpg
http://www.engravingschool.com/private/images/MEYER2.JPG
http://www.engravingschool.com/private/images/MEYER1.JPG

Here was the finished project...
http://www.lindsayengraving.com/hoel/photos/hoel05%20copyb1x1.jpg

[Mike Fennell]

With unlimited time you could even animate your folding knives. My son makes big bucks at Dreamworks because he is very fast on Computer Generated projects, but I don't ask for his help because 2-D is good enough for what I do.

Mike Fennell

[ddushane]

That's beautiful work Steve, thanks for posting. Dwayne

[Peter]

Stunning work. A pleasure to see it.

Thanks,
Peter

[mckeenh]

Wow Steve I feel completely computor illiterate after seeing that. I think someone should teach a computor class aimed at the engraver. I think many of us could use it.

Neil:yesnod:

[josephnmora]

Awsome! I used that program one upon a time. Never to that degree.