Less manual modeling
Start from an image, let depth analysis create the base relief, then tune the settings for the kind of print you want.
About DepthNote3D
Image-based 3D art should feel printable from the start.
DepthNote3D is built for makers who want to turn meaningful artwork into physical relief pieces, not just generate another digital preview. It combines AI depth analysis, 3D print-focused controls, and maker-friendly STL and colored 3MF exports in one browser workflow.
Physical first
Files meant for slicers, printers, and real objects.
Depth aware
Geometry based on scene depth, not brightness alone.
Creator friendly
Simple enough to start, detailed enough to tune.
Why it exists
A bridge between personal images and finished prints
Album covers, posters, photos, and visual memories already carry meaning. DepthNote3D exists to help creators turn that meaning into objects with surface, shadow, and presence, without needing to model every raised detail by hand.
More than a preview
The workflow is built around exportable STL and 3MF files, with physical output as the end goal.
Made for personal work
Use it for album art, wall pieces, gifts, desk objects, experiments, and projects where the image matters.
What it is
A web workflow for physical image-based prints
DepthNote3D turns images into 3D printable relief models. It uses AI depth analysis to build a grayscale depth map, converts that map into a relief mesh, and gives you printable STL and colored 3MF exports. The goal is not just a slick preview on a screen. The goal is a file that belongs in a slicer, on a printer, and eventually in someone's hands.
AI depth maps
Image content is analyzed for scene depth so people, objects, backgrounds, and small details can become different physical layers.
Printable exports
STL keeps single-color printing simple. Colored 3MF opens the door to more expressive slicer and multicolor workflows.
Maker-first controls
Size, base thickness, smoothing, detail strength, and export choices are part of the workflow, not an afterthought.
Not just a lithophane
DepthNote3D is built around relief, not brightness alone
Brightness becomes thickness
Classic lithophanes usually rely on light passing through a thin print. Dark and bright regions become different material thicknesses, which often works best with a backlight.
Scene depth becomes geometry
DepthNote3D focuses on layered surface relief. Subjects can stand forward, backgrounds can sit back, and details can catch directional light even in a single-color print. Colored 3MF can make the same geometry feel even more alive.
How it works
From flat image to printable file
The process is intentionally simple enough for a first print, while still giving experienced makers room to tune the output.
- Upload image
- AI depth analysis
- Depth map
- 3D preview
- STL or 3MF export
What changes
The source image becomes layered relief geometry
The same artwork can become a tactile surface where foreground forms, background space, and visual details catch light differently after printing.
Built for makers
For album art, gifts, wall pieces, desk objects, and print experiments
DepthNote3D is designed for people who want a real object at the end of the process: music fans turning a favorite cover into a shelf piece, designers prototyping tactile artwork, hobbyists making gifts, and advanced makers pushing multicolor prints further.
Casual-friendly
Upload, generate, preview, and export without needing to model the relief by hand.
Printer-aware
Export settings stay close to the realities of slicers, dimensions, material, and print setup.
Creator-focused
Works well for album covers, poster-style art, personal gifts, decorative panels, and custom display pieces.
Where it is going
The future is easier custom 3D printable art
The product is moving toward better depth models, improved multicolor workflows, more creator tools, and deeper export customization. The long-term vision is straightforward: make custom 3D printable art feel less like a technical obstacle course and more like a creative instrument.
Better depth models
Improved multicolor workflows
More creator tools
More export customization
Bring an image off the screen and into the room.
Try a cover, a poster, a gift idea, or a piece of artwork you have the rights to use. DepthNote3D will help turn it into a printable relief.