Carol Reed
In Memoriam
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- Coolidge, AZ
I am probably overthinking a situation here. I have not yet purchased V-Carve Pro and I wonder if I should even though my machine is a long way from operational.
Here is the deal. I am traveling a very winding path to get a executable file for the Laser to use. Its program requires the import of a dxf file with measurements in mm. I have been using SketchUp for original drawings. Now I want to use a photo to create a cooling grill for the electronics bay of the cabinet. I have imported it into SketchUp as a .jpg. Resized it to fit the opening. Drew a mounting frame boarder around it.
Now I need a vectorized file to export as a dxf.
Can I take my 'drawing' into V-Carve Pro and find the edges of the pattern, clean up the polylines and export it as a dxf to import into the Laser cut file?
What else will I need to know?
Here is the deal. I am traveling a very winding path to get a executable file for the Laser to use. Its program requires the import of a dxf file with measurements in mm. I have been using SketchUp for original drawings. Now I want to use a photo to create a cooling grill for the electronics bay of the cabinet. I have imported it into SketchUp as a .jpg. Resized it to fit the opening. Drew a mounting frame boarder around it.
Now I need a vectorized file to export as a dxf.
Can I take my 'drawing' into V-Carve Pro and find the edges of the pattern, clean up the polylines and export it as a dxf to import into the Laser cut file?
What else will I need to know?