Image 2 Surface Script for Fusion 360

[hanskellner]

I've created a script for Fusion 360 that can be used to import an image and convert it to a mesh, sketch points, or sketch lines.

The following heightmap image of a portion of the moon was used to generate the following mesh and then t-spline:

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The t-spline version is the most flexible for changes and it can also be used in the CAM environment for milling.

The code and information is posted on Github:

https://github.com/hanskellner/Fusion360Image2Surface 

Note, because of limitations in Fusion on the size of meshes, I highly recommend using only very small images. For example, the moon image above is only 50x50 pixels. If you have an image that's large then create a smaller version of it then import that.

Cheers,

Hans

[Anonymous]

I am having the same problem

[hanskellner]

I'm about to publish a new version of the script by the end of this week.  But will also do some installation verification to see if I can find any issues.

Thanks,

Hans

[hanskellner]

Image 2 Surface V2

I've made a large update to the Image2Surface code.  It's now an Add-In and has a completely new user-interface.  Hopefully it will be easier to use.

You can now preview the surface/mesh before sending to Fusion 360 to be generated.  Simply drag and drop an image onto the palette view.  Then adjust the parameters.  More help on the Github page (README).  Also, Fusion 360 appears to be working far better now with larger meshes.

Go to the Github page to download the new code: https://github.com/hanskellner/Fusion360Image2Surface

Please let me know if you find any issues with the update.

Cheers!

[Anonymous]

Please look what happened...

[hanskellner]

Interesting.  Are you running on a Windows or Mac?

[Anonymous]

MAC OS X El Captain 10.11.6

[hanskellner]

Thanks for the quick response.  This is a access permission error.  Did this occur the first time you clicked the "Generate Surface" button?  Or after generating once successfully?

Also, if you delete the file "image2surface.obj" that's in the add-in folder (path shown in message) then try again, does it work?

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the quick response too.

Yes, it did.

Strange, but the file doesn't exist in this folder.

[hanskellner]

Ok, I'm tracking down some odd permission error.  This will take a bit.  Hopefully I'll find it shortly.

[Anonymous]

Is there a chance to get back to the old version? I use it a lot actually. Thanks.

[hanskellner]

Sorry for the delay.  Please download the add-in archive again from Github and install.  Erase the old version before unarchiving the new one.  It should fix your issue.

[Anonymous]

Fantastic! Run faster than the previous version! Awesome! Thanks a lot.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, but when resize the Max Height a new error occur

[Anonymous]

Solved by finishing base feature. Thanks a lot again!

[hanskellner]

Glad it's working for you.  I'll see if I can add a check for the base feature issue you had.  I really appreciate your help.

[Anonymous]

Take a look at this mountain obtained via image2surface ready to be 3D printed:

[royselten]

I really like this script. But there is something strange. The first 5 times i tried the button "Generate Surface" does nothing. Suddenly (i don't know what i did) the button is working.

I used it in a half hour a couple times and worked perfectly. But than the button stopped working. I restarted Fusion 360, no results. I restarted my PC, no result.

What is wrong?

The image is read OK. Changing settings(stepover etc.) working OK. But the button "Generate Surface" does nothing.

[hanskellner]

How long ago did you download the script?  I posted a fix 2hrs ago for a similar sounding problem that occurs on Windows machines.

Also, if you right-click on the info panel on the left side of the Image2Surface palette, a context menu will be displayed with two menu items. Select the "Inspect" element item.  The web debugger window should appear.  Select the "Console" tab to view any possible errors (usually in red).  If you see an error please post the message.

[royselten]

About 3 hours ago... I download the new version, and now it is working! 

Thanks for the fast response!

[stevempotter]

Hi Hans,

I am eager to try your Addin.

I just downloaded the latest .zip from your Github, unarchived it, renamed and put the folder in USER\AppData\Local\Autodesk\Autodesk Fusion 360\API\Addins

When I add it to Addins with the + icon in F360, it appears in the list with a C++ icon next to it.

When I try to run it only a tiny window shows up that says "Hello addin" with an OK button. 

I hit OK and nothing else happens. 

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Steve