Quote - > Quote - Isn't CNC machining just 3d printing (as in creating a 3d model)? That might be why it isn't allowed (and that is covered in the EULA).

The issue is that Daz says renders can be used commercially. A heightmap is a render. It is possible to reinterpret 3d information from a heightmap; however, it is not the same as the original 3d geometry. No conflict or infringement there.

Therefore, Daz is claiming that their allowing commercial use of renders does not cover heightmaps. It does not say this in EULA.

 

I don't know the technology or what a height map is, but if a height map is a 2D image then it can be used commercially. However, neither you or the person who buys them can use them to create a 3D model. It is creating a 3D model that isn't allowed, no matter how it was created.  Otherwise every one could just say "I didn't use the original 3D geometry, the computer translated it to electrical signals and my printer used these electric signals and not the original 3D geometry to create the 3D model"

 

PS: I don't know about legal stuff, so don't take my word for it.

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