Specialist software developer Vectric Ltd has launched PhotoVCarve, a totally new and unique software product for CNC machining photographs and images onto signage and engraved products.

At the affordable introductory price of £85 ($149) PhotoVCarve is a ‘Breath of Fresh Air’ for sign makers and engravers, letting them machine unique, high quality ‘permanent photographs’, quickly and easily with their CNC machines.

Photographs and images can now be CNC machined into wood, brass and metal, aluminium, plastic and stonewith PhotoVCarve. The software instantly converts photographs into high quality CNC toolpaths for virtually all routing and engraving machines. Stunning signage, unique personalized awards, plaques and gifts, commemorative memorials, furniture such as door panels, table tops, fireplaces and picture frames can all be machined in minutes. The business opportunities are endless!

PhotoVCarve’s intuitive interface steps the user through the simple process of opening the photograph or image file (jpg, bmp & gif), specifying the job size, selecting a cutter from the tool database and finally calculating and previewing a 3D model of the finished job. The finished design can be previewed and saved in virtually any material type and fill colour so the customer can see exactly what their design will look like when routed or engraved.

To ensure jobs are cut in the shortest possible time and to the highest quality, PhotoVCarve includes powerful tools to limit the machining within a specific region; for example only cutting inside the profile of a person. Also, optimized multiple Z level passes can be used for cutting hard materials such as stone and brass. The estimated cutting time is also calculated, enabling jobs to be accurately priced for customer quotations.

Visit the web site and download the Free Trial version that lets you test the results on your own CNC machine - www.vectric.com