Help with creating a cut ready file

Post by **BIG PAPA** » Fri May 06, 2022 6:52 pm

I need help converting a drawing i have into a cut ready file.

PIANO BAR - 1.pdf

Post by **adbuch** » Fri May 06, 2022 9:35 pm

Welcome to fhe forum Big Papa! What kind of table/cutter setup do you have, and what software are you attempting to learn to edit your vector files and auto trace bitmap images? Many use Inkscape for these sorts of tasks. Are you looking to cut as a positive or negative?
David

PIANO BAR.dxf image.jpg

PIANO BAR.dxf

Post by **Joe Jones** » Fri May 06, 2022 11:11 pm

Well THAT was certainly fun!The trace was sloppy, so I just redrew the entire thing. Crisp and clean! No Caffeine!

You will have to decide whether everything will be connected (NOT done in this file) or whether you will attach individual letters to a wall, or a mirror, or ????

Joe

PIANO BAR FINAL DXF.dxf

PIANO BAR FINAL JPG.jpg

Post by **Joe Jones** » Fri May 06, 2022 11:38 pm

The thing about "Metal and Air" is deciding what needs to be connected to what.

Joe

PIANO BAR STENCIL FINAL DXF.dxf

PIANO BAR FINAL STENCIL JPG.jpg

Post by **Joe Jones** » Fri May 06, 2022 11:42 pm

PIANO BAR FINAL SOLID DXF.dxf

PIANO BAR FINAL solid JPG.jpg

Post by **Joe Jones** » Sat May 07, 2022 12:15 am

A slight variation to the lower end.

Joe

PIANO BAR ALTERNATE LOWER DUO DXF.dxf

PIANO BAR ALTERNATE LOWER DUO JPG.jpg

Post by **djreiswig** » Sat May 07, 2022 7:19 am

I'm not sure if only having the B connected will be very sturdy. I would try sliding the top section down until the P connects and overlapping the B & the R onto the keyboard.

Post by **adbuch** » Sat May 07, 2022 7:55 am

piano bar image.jpg

piano bar.dxf

Post by **Joe Jones** » Sat May 07, 2022 8:11 am

djreiswig wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 7:19 am I'm not sure if only having the B connected will be very sturdy. I would try sliding the top section down until the P connects and overlapping the B & the R onto the keyboard.

I agree. I thought about doing exactly that, or just extending the P to reach the keyboard.

I probably wasted my time though. So many "First Post" users appearing here lately.

Joe

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Post by **djreiswig** » Sat May 07, 2022 10:22 am

I'm sure one of the regulars will probably find a use for it.

Post by **adbuch** » Sat May 07, 2022 4:42 pm

The OP is a Contributing Member, so I do expect he will be back.
David

Post by **Joe Jones** » Sat May 07, 2022 5:17 pm

What is it about his first post above that indicates he is a contributing member?

Joe

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Post by **adbuch** » Sat May 07, 2022 5:36 pm

new op.jpg

Post by **Joe Jones** » Sat May 07, 2022 6:00 pm

adbuch wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 5:36 pmnew op.jpg

I guess the pink name means he is a contributing member, although he only has one post.

Joe

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Post by **adbuch** » Sat May 07, 2022 7:08 pm

I have found that VinylMaster Cut (the USCutter version) works very well for vectorizing pdf files such as the one supplied by the op. This is my "go-to" for pdf auto traces. At $59 I feel this software is a real bargain.
David

https://uscutter.com/VinylMasterCut-Sof ... fXEALw_wcB

VinylMaster Cut.jpg

Post by **adbuch** » Sat May 07, 2022 7:11 pm

Here showing the steps to vectorize using VinlyMaster Cut. I prefer to export as svg for input to Inkscape, and then export as dxf if needed.
David

piano bar 1.jpg

piano bar 2.jpg

piano bar 3.jpg

piano bar 4.jpg

piano bar 5.jpg

piano bar 6.jpg

piano bar 7.jpg

piano bar from VM.svg

piano bar from Inkscape.dxf

Post by **adbuch** » Sat May 07, 2022 7:17 pm

Here is what it looks like in Inkscape - ready for editing.
David

piano bar Inkscape.jpg

Post by **plasmanewbie** » Mon May 09, 2022 11:21 am

Hey guys, great conversions! David I was not at all aware of that software for converting pdf's. Man you learn something new every day

Post by **adbuch** » Mon May 09, 2022 5:03 pm

plasmanewbie wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 11:21 am Hey guys, great conversions! David I was not at all aware of that software for converting pdf's. Man you learn something new every day

Robert Johnson put me on to VinylMaster Cut several years ago. Robert has several demo videos using it for some different applications.
David

Here is one of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEzVGRxDw88

VM.jpg

Post by **plasmanewbie** » Tue May 10, 2022 10:56 am

More great info, thanks David I will check out Roberts videos

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