Newbie at a loss, help?

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

For this sort of thing see:

Carbide Create Photo Tracing: https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/Carbide_Create_Photo_Tracing — placing the image on a grid (or at least including a ruler) and photographing it squarely (or using a scanner) helps a lot.

using a background image to trace objects or for a logo:

Carbide Create re-drawing

If one only has a pixel image: [image003] then one has three options: auto-tracing — EDIT: Carbide Create has since gained this feature: Carbide Create - Image Tracing using the pixel image using a tool such as MeshCAM or Carbide Create Pro’s texture feature re-drawing — this is a tutorial on this: Begin by going to Job Setup and setting the Stock Size and importing the image onto the background: [image]

Carbide Create drawing/tracing tutorial

@Bonch has a project which requires this very charming image: [WoodlandKidsLogo_BW] which is only available as a pixel image. Re-drawing it should be straight-forward: First, launch Carbide Create, create a stock area of the correct proportion, and import the pixel image and size it appropriately: [image] EDIT: Alternately, one could use the new Image Tracing feature:

or for Makita RT0701/0700 collet wrenches see:

Importing a file or a backgound image

I’ve searched, honestly, but I still can’t find out if the importing of images is fixed, or I’m just doing it wrong. Essentially, I drew around a spanner (wrench) with the intention of scanning it, editing the image in Affinity Photo, and then importing it as a background, to draw a vector over it, or as a vector. Except, it’s either the size of the Eiffel Tower: [Screenshot 2020-11-09 at 17.28.40] or the CN Tower in Toronto: [Screenshot 2020-11-09 at 17.29.38] Oh, and the stock size is …