Converting to SVG

[chadlowry303 (Chad Lowry)]

I need some guidance with conversions of pics and logos to SVG. Up to this point I’ve run everything through a free online conversion but have issues with multi color pictures. Anyone feel like being a teacher?

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

Please start at:

Carbide Create - Image Tracing

We just posted CC 520 to: https://carbide3d.com/carbidecreate/download/ 520 includes a big new feature for us, Image Tracing. [image] You should be able to load a JPG or PNG and get a reasonable set of curves from it very quickly. A few caveats: Right now, it’s mono only so color images will be converted to black and white using the thresholds in the window. We’re not optimizing for very small images so some will work well, others won’t. We’d recommend images larger than 500px on a side …

and see:

2D Drawing

which has some additional links.

Esp. see:

Let's Make a B (for anyone)

Ages ago, there was an elegant little pamphlet entitled “Let’s Make a B for Bennet” which Warren Chappell wrote and illustrated. Here’s a discussion of how to use Carbide Create’s new curve feature to draw a B. We start with an image of a “B”: https://www.flickr.com/photos/letterformarchive/38372487832/in/album-72157687338823192/ [38372487832_6b4562b0a5_o]

If you’ll post a file you’re stuck or having trouble w/ we’ll gladly walk through this w/ you.