WillAdams
August 25, 2022, 3:46pm
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The software traces what is seen — if you have a line, then both sides will be traced — unless your software has an option for tracing along the centerline of a line.
Carbide Create doesn’t have this option:
We just posted CC 520 to: https://carbide3d.com/carbidecreate/download/
520 includes a big new feature for us, Image Tracing.
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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 …
but I believe Inkscape does.
That said, the image you posted is symmetrical and could easily by drawn by hand, see:
Does anyone know of it is possible to create wide flutes similar to what are in the photograph with vcarve pro? [image]
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Having a fine grid and enabling snap to grid will help in keeping things symmetrical. Start by drawing a circle large enough to encompass anything which you will be drawing for the sake of rotating things at need:
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Then draw a circle which aligns with the outer circle and zoom in on a small detail which relates to it:
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The arrow/indicator for south seems to be a curved pointer — something like a portion of a lens or vesical piscis — this could be drawn using the curve tool, a…