Help turning picture into a cut file

Post by **B2 breaker** » Sat Dec 17, 2022 2:39 pm

My mom asked me to make a sign for one of her friends. He has a 1947 Dodge rat rod truck. I tried scanning pictures of his truck with Inkscape but I'm unsure how to go about cleaning it up to be able to cut. I have a Premier plasma table, trying to draw the sign in inkscape.

Post by **adbuch** » Sat Dec 17, 2022 6:31 pm

Are you looking for the front view or side view? In either case, these do not really lend themselves to auto trace - so the easiest and most efficient method (in my opinion) would to manually trace using the Bezier tool. I like to start by doing the outer perimeter, then the windows and wheels, followed by the other details. Also the higher the resolution of your image (scan from photo) the easier it will be to manually trace.

David

Post by **B2 breaker** » Sat Dec 17, 2022 6:45 pm

Either view as long as it's his truck. I haven't tried the manual trace thing yet, I'll mess with that a bit. Thank you

Post by **adbuch** » Sat Dec 17, 2022 6:46 pm

truck trace 1.jpg

Also it would be best to have a photo showing the entire truck, as your side view has the front portion missing.
David

Post by **adbuch** » Sat Dec 17, 2022 6:48 pm

B2 breaker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 17, 2022 6:45 pm Either view as long as it's his truck. I haven't tried the manual trace thing yet, I'll mess with that a bit. Thank you

The front view would probably be easier to work with, as it only has a small portion of the front fenders/bumper missing and we can probably fudge that in to the drawing.
David

Post by **Joe Jones** » Sat Dec 17, 2022 6:52 pm

B2 breaker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 17, 2022 2:39 pm My mom asked me to make a sign for one of her friends.

Plasma cutting requires a bit of Real Estate to make a good sign. What size do you want this plaque to be? I suggest a width of no less than 24 inches. However, it can be made smaller, by sacrificing some detail. That is something I can easily draw for you. What is your deadline to receive the file?

Joe

Post by **B2 breaker** » Sat Dec 17, 2022 6:57 pm

What I'd like to do is make a sign that says " Mikey's Garage" with the truck in the middle. I was thinking overall size of the sign being 24-30"

Post by **adbuch** » Sat Dec 17, 2022 7:02 pm

B2 breaker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 17, 2022 6:57 pm What I'd like to do is make a sign that says " Mikey's Garage" with the truck in the middle. I was thinking overall size of the sign being 24-30"

PM sent.

David

Post by **Joe Jones** » Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:07 pm

See if any of these do it for you.

Joe

RAT ROD PLAQUE 1 DXF.dxf

RAT ROD PLAQUE 2 DXF.dxf

RAT ROD PLAQUE 3 DXF.dxf

plaque 1 jpg.jpg

plaque 2 jpg.jpg

plaque 3 jpg.jpg

Post by **Joe Jones** » Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:08 pm

B2 breaker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 17, 2022 6:57 pm What I'd like to do is make a sign that says " Mikey's Garage" with the truck in the middle. I was thinking overall size of the sign being 24-30"

Ahh! I didn't see the text request. You can probably change that yourself.

Joe

RAT ROD PLAQUE 4.pcm

RAT ROD PLAQUE 4 DXF.dxf

MIKEYS GARAGE JPG.jpg

Post by **B2 breaker** » Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:46 pm

I like it! How did you do it? Did you manually trace the truck?

Post by **Joe Jones** » Sun Dec 18, 2022 12:20 am

B2 breaker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:46 pm I like it! How did you do it? Did you manually trace the truck?

Yes. I used DesignEdge software and the drawing tools.

Joe

Post by **acourtjester** » Sun Dec 18, 2022 9:43 am

Nice work, cutting it should be slam dunk now

Post by **Larry83301** » Sun Dec 18, 2022 10:29 am

Joe, those are nice! I like the top one of the three, that really pops! Thanks for showing us how it's done.

Larry

Post by **Joe Jones** » Sun Dec 18, 2022 10:47 am

Please CHECK the file for islands, and paths that need to be shortened a bit so parts do not separate where they should remain together, before you cut it.

I looked at it again this morning, and corrected a few small errors. Here is the replacement file.

Joe

RAT ROD PLAQUE 4.pcm

RAT ROD PLAQUE 4 DXF.dxf

Post by **Joe Jones** » Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:09 am

One more variation...

RAT ROD PLAQUE 5 DXF.dxf

RAT ROD PLAQUE 5.pcm

plaque 5 jpg.jpg

Post by **plasmanewbie** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:21 am

Super cool Joe! The border is genius and gives it a real 3D look. Well done

Post by **ben de lappe** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:37 am

Personally speaking that front view is too sweet not to draw.

Post by **plasmanewbie** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:42 am

Nice Ben! That is a sweet view. Well done

Post by **Larry83301** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:44 am

YES Ben that looks AWESOME!

Larry

Post by **Joe Jones** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:08 am

ben de lappe wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:37 am Personally speaking that front view is too sweet not to draw.

This is an awesome take on the design! Very well done!

Joe

Post by **adbuch** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:06 am

ben de lappe wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:37 am Personally speaking that front view is too sweet not to draw.

That's one awesome looking drawing Ben!! Nice work.
David

Post by **acourtjester** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:07 am

Ah yes that's talent Ben,

if it were me it would look like ink blots.

Post by **ben de lappe** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 6:05 pm

Thanks guys!

acourtjester wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:07 am Ah yes that's talent Ben, if it were me it would look like ink blots.

THAT my friend is not true. I've seen your work. You could draw a fabulous multi-layer piece using Inkscape in your sleep.

Post by **tinspark** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:46 pm

ben de lappe wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:37 am Personally speaking that front view is too sweet not to draw.

Very nice work and generous use of time

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