picture conversion to DFX/ Gcode. Help required please.

[njhussey]

Download Draftsight, it's free (plenty of other free drawing programs out there) insert the image as a reference image and draw over it on a different layer. Scale it to the correct dimensions and it's a dxf...

[Gasgasbones]

Thanks Neil, which DFX should I save it to, there seems to be a load of options !

[njhussey]

I save them as 2013, only really matters if you're sending to someone else who can't open 2013 files...

[EddyCurrent]

Carl, try this, used Inkscape to vectorize it then CamBam to clean up a few bits.

[Gasgasbones]

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Carl, try this, used Inkscape to vectorize it then CamBam to clean up a few bits.

Hi Eddie

Thank you, that works a treat.

Ill take a look at those programs as well as Draftsite.

Carl

[EddyCurrent]

Spot on, no problem, here's the links
https://www.inkscape.org/en/
http://www.cambam.info/screenshots/

[Gasgasbones]

Cheers.

First attempt. I will need to fiddle about with some settings and get a smaller engraving cutter as its cutting into some other lines, That's not a problem though.

Cheers Again

carl

[EddyCurrent]

Maybe use a V cutter and don't cut so deep