Not a clue, several objects 18mm thick and of varying sizes?

[Neale]

What sort of accuracy needed? Quick way would be to photograph them and use some kind of tracing software to convert to something that your CAM software can accept. There was a long discussion about a very similar problem for cutting panels to line a van - might be an idea to search for that thread as there were lots of ideas.

[EddyCurrent]

This one.

http://www.mycncuk.com/threads/7823-...ghlight=lining

[Tenson]

Some images of what you are trying to reproduce and nest?

There are methods to make 3D scanners with pretty basic stuff. I don't remember the details but I do remember they exist! There was a youtube presentation by a guy who 3D printed many interesting things like false legs who discussed these methods to capture body shapes etc.. I think I remember one method using multiple web-cams and software to merge the data and determine the 3D shape.. others use a laser line scanning bit by bit.

[Wobblybootie]

No images available at this time but here's a brief description ... imagine a horse, now slice it into 18mm thick pieces running fore and aft or nose to tail. When assembled and finished you end up with a laminated horse. I make Rocking Horses. I normally trace onto Ply then cut out using a Bandsaw and Router. I can and do keep sets as templates but want to store these digitally and machine cut them, saving me space and time. I would also be able to scale them to match the customers requests. If and it's a Massive IF I can afford to build a 5 Axis Machine then I could machine the thing in 2 halves, join and finish as required.

[EddyCurrent]

Have you seen these, http://www.123dapp.com/catch , also check out the other apps such as this, http://www.123dapp.com/make

Watch the videos

I'm thinking you could capture a completed horse to make a 3D model then slice it up using the 'make' software or there's other software to do this too.

[Wobblybootie]

Now that's nice!! I like that idea ... off to do some research ...

[GEOFFREY]

If you are happy to make your models in two halves, surely a three axis machine could do most of this? G,