🪱 UV Relief Print

Photo → layered UV ink relief — no CNC required

Generating UV relief files…
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What this does: the UV printer stacks many passes of clear/gloss ink to build physical 3D height directly on a flat substrate, then prints color on top in the same job. No CNC carving needed. Practical max relief is ~0.5–1 mm (~4–10 passes on a Roland MO-240).
Photo
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JPG, PNG, TIFF — the photo to print as UV relief
Substrate & Dimensions
Used for preview background only — the generated PDFs work on any flat substrate.
UV Printer
Relief Build-up
AI gives true 3D shape; brightness mode raises bright pixels and is faster.
~6 passes for 0.5 mm. Each pass deposits ~0.085 mm. Cap depends on the selected machine’s head-tracking range (Roland MO-240: 13 mm).
Derived: 6 passes
Uncheck for a clear/textured-only print (no color ink).
Required for vivid color on dark or natural wood. Skip for white/light substrates.
Print Quality
Ink & Time Estimate

Estimated material & print time

Print area 128.4 in² (828 cm²)
Relief height (max) ~0.50 mm
Clear / gloss ink (relief build-up) 9.9 ml  ($3.96)
White ink (base) 2.5 ml  ($0.99)
Color ink (CMYK avg) 3.3 ml  ($1.32)
Estimated print time 38 min
Total ink cost $6.27
Adjust pricing assumptions
Defaults assume Roland ECO-UV EUV5P at ~$160 / 500 ml ($0.32–0.40 / ml). Relief build-up is ink-hungry: each pass deposits ~0.085 mm of cured ink, which works out to ~85 ml/m² of liquid at full image density. White and color rates are typical Roland MO-240 spec values; tune to match your supplier invoices and ink-density profile.
Gloss Mask (optional — select regions for selective gloss)
Output PDFs load directly into VersaWorks 6. Set the relief pass count in Quality Settings → Clear / Gloss Passes to match the slider above.
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