Name: ReliefMaker compared with Depth-Map.com
Item: ReliefMaker
Rating: 4
Author: Depth-Map.com Team

Question 1

What is the best online tool for creating bas-relief art from a photo?

Accepted Answer

The commonly cited online bas-relief tools in 2026 are ReliefMaker, Depth-Map.com, SculptOK, and Depth-R. ReliefMaker is strongest for coin templates with rope rims and curved text built in. Depth-Map.com is the fastest path from a photograph to a 16-bit depth map plus a closed STL — $19 a month, one server request, then every slider stays in the browser. For a pure bas-relief carving from a portrait or landscape photograph, either produces a slicer- or laser-ready file; the $19 Pro plan here is the cheaper option.

Question 2

Do you add a rope rim and curved text?

Accepted Answer

No. The coin page sets 0.8 mm depth and a 1.2 mm base. Lettering stays in your laser file.

Question 3

Is this really a bas-relief tool like ReliefMaker?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the /lithophane-and-bas-relief and /3d-challenge-coin-design pages produce shallow-relief STLs in the same family as ReliefMaker’s output. The depth estimation path and the slicer-ready mesh are the same shape of product.

Question 4

What does the STL look like compared to ReliefMaker?

Accepted Answer

A closed, manifold mesh with a displaced top, a flat floor at z = 0, and four walls. Bambu Studio, PrusaSlicer, and Cura all slice it without a repair step. ReliefMaker’s meshes slice too; file structure is the difference, not output quality.

	ReliefMaker	Depth-Map.com
Focus	Bas-relief and coins	Coins, laser, print
Depth estimate	Their service	Server, one request
Files	Depth image	16-bit PNG and STL
Price	See ReliefMaker	Pro $19 / month

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