first try bevel tool

Question

I saw some people making 3d text very cool, they told me about the bevel tool, but when I tried it nothing happened

here is my expectation,(photoshop)

when i tried in blender nothing happened am i wrong for use that tools??

ive tried but i just get the minor result

i found on net, i must fixed the topology first and still noting happend

here is the file : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iW4hs0fi3k-wQAXKbYUeETBGHZefci9X/view?usp=sharing

Answer 1

I'm not sure there's any automatic way to do it, but what you can do is:

• Convert to mesh, X > Limited Dissolve, M > Merge by Distance enough to delete all overlapping vertices:

• Use your image as model and the knife as tool to cut all the inner lines:

• Pull these lines to get the 3D relief, shade smooth and auto-smooth (the topology here probably needs to be improved, particularly if you add a Subdivision Surface modifier):