Any tips or tricks for the Trace Image function?

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

The Image Tracing software is intended for re-creating the outlines of b/w filled images.

A blueprint would want a tracing function which uses the centerlines of line drawings.

Probably it could be re-drawn pretty quickly as shown at:

Oar holder project

have been asked to help with an oar holder project. Here is the part that I would like to use CC to design and then cutout. Using this to learn…much more complex than what i have previously done. Not totally sure how to start. Maybe start with Create Curve and then the note editor??? Just looking for basic direction. tx. [oar holder layout]

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Designing a Closet Shoe Rack with manual Tiling

as requested on support… … some cabinet side pieces that I’d like to use for a shoe rack. Would like some help on how to draw and cut the angled dadoes in the sides of the cabinet. Would also like some guidance on tiling these pieces as they are 8’ long. Everything is 3/4" Baltic Birch and I believe the depth will be 15". This is pretty straight-forward. Set the stock: [image] [image] Draw in geometry for the side cuts — this can either be done as continuous (if one is using Carbide Cr…

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Making a dial or clock face in Carbide Create

as requested on support… Carbide Create has gained a number of features which make this far simpler than it was in the past, so recreating a dial face such as: [image] Is now quite straight-forward, rather than using the rather rough auto-tracing.

If you’ll upload the image we will gladly walk through it with you.