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\n How it works<\/span>\n

One upload. Four fixes. A file that just engraves.<\/h1>\n

ReliefForge runs the same prep an experienced operator does by hand \u2014 automatically, the same way every time.<\/p>\n <\/section>\n\n

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\/\/ pipeline<\/div>\n
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01 \u00b7 WELD<\/div>\n

Mesh made watertight<\/h3>\n

MakerWorld STLs arrive as millions of unconnected triangles. ReliefForge welds them into one solid \u2014 the fix that stops slicers from crashing \u2014 with zero loss of detail.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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02 \u00b7 TRIM<\/div>\n

Base cut to true depth<\/h3>\n

Files ship padded with duplicate base layers that inflate the thickness. We flatten the dead base so your software shows your real engraving depth.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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03 \u00b7 ALIGN<\/div>\n

Alignment ring added<\/h3>\n

A single ring on layer 000 lets you trace and center the piece on the blank \u2014 then disable that one layer and cut.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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04 \u00b7 FILL<\/div>\n

Fill ring added<\/h3>\n

A ring on every layer flips the fill logic so the subject engraves raised, not reversed \u2014 exactly as the artwork intends.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n

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\/\/ settings that matter<\/div>\n \n
Setting<\/th>What it does<\/th><\/tr>\n
Artwork size<\/td>The size of your design in millimeters. Border is added around it.<\/td><\/tr>\n
Border width<\/td>Adds a rim around the artwork. 26mm art + 1mm border = 28mm finished.<\/td><\/tr>\n
Trim base<\/td>How much dead base to remove so thickness reads true.<\/td><\/tr>\n
Slice size<\/td>Must match your engraving software’s slice \u2014 keeps the alignment ring on layer 000 only.<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <\/section>\n\n
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See it on your own file.<\/h2>\n

Upload a MakerWorld STL and download the prepped result.<\/p>\n Prepare a file →<\/a>\n <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How it works One upload. Four fixes. A file that just engraves. ReliefForge runs the same prep an experienced operator does by hand \u2014 automatically, the same way every time. \/\/ pipeline 01 \u00b7 WELD Mesh made watertight MakerWorld STLs arrive as millions of unconnected triangles. ReliefForge welds them into one solid \u2014 the fix […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reliefforge.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reliefforge.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reliefforge.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reliefforge.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reliefforge.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/reliefforge.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":130,"href":"https:\/\/reliefforge.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reliefforge.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}