There was a request at:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10164759512345006
for a re-drawing of:
In consideration of the recent request for decorative images, we’ll work out re-drawing this here.
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Begin by importing the image onto a background layer:
(see: https://docs.carbide3d.com/assembly/carbidecreate/video-tutorials/#job-setup )
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Zoom in, turn off Snap-to-grid:
and start drawing.
Circles are easy:
Other shapes need to be drawn using the Curve tool:
If need be, go into Node Edit mode to adjust.
See: https://willadams.gitbook.io/design-into-3d/2d-drawing for more information on using the curve tool.
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For shapes which must stop at a particular point, draw past it — easier and more precise to trim with a Boolean operation:
To double the lines, inset:
Then trim the outer with a Boolean operation:
with the trimming geometry as the Key object (dashed highlight):
Then remove the inner from the outer:
Repeat.
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Continue redrawing elements:
until half are done:
then duplicate
mirror horizontally
drag into position
scale and adjust
Clean up the overlapping and adjacent paths:
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Lastly draw the centerline of the perimeter:
Inset and offset by half the width of the line:
and delete the original:
Done.
decorative_scrollwork.c2d (3.0 MB)
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Very nice @WillAdams you make something daunting for many quite straightforward
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Very helpful tutorial! Thanks for taking the time to post this!! This will definitely be part of my ‘bookmarked’ collection…