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Bas-relief carving of an ornate cat face surrounded by a round filigree mandala in dark wood
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Ornate Cat Face Mandala Bas-Relief STL for CNC and 3D Printing

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📐 Design facts
Carving it at your size
Carving size
7.8 × 8 in (199 × 203 mm)
Relief depth
0.85 in (21.6 mm)
Board thickness
1.25 in or thicker
Rough with
1/8 in end mill, 40% stepover
Finish with
1/16 in tapered ball nose, 10% stepover
Estimated carve time
about 6 h 40 min (roughing 1 h 55 min, finishing 4 h 45 min)
Carving size
11.8 × 12 in (298 × 305 mm)
Relief depth
1.3 in (32.4 mm)
Board thickness
1.75 in or thicker
Rough with
1/4 in end mill, 40% stepover
Finish with
1/8 in ball nose, 10% stepover
Estimated carve time
about 6 h 55 min (roughing 1 h 35 min, finishing 5 h 20 min)
Carving size
17.6 × 18 in (448 × 457 mm)
Relief depth
1.9 in (48.6 mm)
Board thickness
2.5 in or thicker
Rough with
1/4 in end mill, 40% stepover
Finish with
1/8 in ball nose, 10% stepover
Estimated carve time
about 17 h 25 min (roughing 5 h 25 min, finishing 11 h 55 min)
Carving size
23.5 × 24 in (597 × 610 mm)
Relief depth
2.6 in (64.8 mm)
Board thickness
3 in or thicker
Rough with
1/4 in end mill, 40% stepover
Finish with
1/4 in ball nose (1/8 in for the finest detail, about twice as long), 10% stepover
Estimated carve time
about 23 h 30 min (roughing 12 h 55 min, finishing 10 h 35 min)
Carving size
14.5 × 14.8 in (367 × 375 mm)
Relief depth
1.6 in (39.9 mm)
Board thickness
2 in or thicker
Rough with
1/4 in end mill, 40% stepover
Finish with
1/8 in ball nose, 10% stepover
Estimated carve time
about 11 h 5 min (roughing 3 h, finishing 8 h 5 min)

Estimates for a mid-size hobby machine (Shapeoko, X-Carve, Onefinity class). Scaling all three axes together keeps the depth in proportion; for thinner stock scale Z on its own. Hardwoods with fine grain (cherry, hard maple, walnut, basswood) hold this detail best. Check your exact setup in Will it cut, free, nothing uploaded.

How we estimate carve time

Finishing is one raster pass over the whole carving with the ball nose shown, at 10% stepover and half of a 1,800 mm/min (71 in/min) feed. Roughing assumes about 45% of the block above the base is waste, cleared with the end mill shown at 40% stepover and 3 mm per pass (1.5 mm for the 1/8 in end mill) at the full feed. The model leaves out acceleration, tool changes and moves between passes, so a real job usually takes somewhat longer. Times are rounded to 5 minutes.

File format
STL only decimated high-quality mesh, binary STL
Model size as supplied
367.4 × 375.2 × 39.88 mm
Shape
portrait, 0.979:1
Carve depth
10.9% of the width
Mesh
2,029,802 triangles · 96.8 MB
Base
flat and sitting at zero, ready to machine

Opens directly in Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, ArtCAM and Fusion 360, and in any slicer for 3D printing. For a laser, the relief is first turned into a greyscale depth image, which our Laser Studio app does from this STL. STL only, no OBJ or DXF: the DXF files used in CNC work hold 2D outlines, not the 3D relief surface. Scale it to whatever panel you are cutting. Scaling all three axes together keeps the depth in proportion; scale Z on its own for a shallower carve. How to open it in your software.

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About this design

A watchful cat stares out from a nest of swirling filigree, leaves curling across its brow and whiskers sweeping into the rosette around it. There is something quietly mystical about this one. Carved in walnut or oak and given a dark wash, the face catches light while the scrollwork falls into shadow, and the whole panel reads like an old temple medallion you found in a dusty antique shop. This is a high-detail bas-relief STL, built to hold its detail through the cut. The feline features carry real depth, and the surrounding mandala stays crisp thanks to clean, well-separated geometry that toolpaths love. It is ready for Aspire, VCarve Pro, Carveco, and ArtCAM, and it runs just as happily on a CNC router or a resin 3D printer. For the best surface, rough it out with a 6mm end mill at 40 percent stepover, then come back with a 3mm ball nose at 10 percent stepover to bring up the fine whiskers and the lacework. Scale it up if you want the filigree to open cleanly and the eyes to stay sharp. Cut it in hardwood, MDF, or acrylic and you have wall art, a round plaque, a statement piece for a witchy or boho room, or a one-off gift a cat lover will never part with. The file downloads instantly after checkout, so you can be cutting tonight. Commercial use is included, meaning you are free to carve it, sell the finished pieces at markets and in your shop, and gift them to whoever you like. Add it to your library and give this cat a home in wood.
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