Another newbie question with a new issue

[Mustangranch22]

Not sure where I even got this file/drawing.
Opened in Qcad and Inkscape. Made the changes I wanted to it. Just deleted some lines and small changes. Saved it like I usually do and when I pull it up in sheet cam it is a mess. Then open it in command cnc and it's a bigger mess. lol is it worth messing with to save? Or just find a new design/file. Pics should be attached

[adbuch]

Not sure where I even got this file/drawing.
Opened in Qcad and Inkscape. Made the changes I wanted to it. Just deleted some lines and small changes. Saved it like I usually do and when I pull it up in sheet cam it is a mess. Then open it in command cnc and it's a bigger mess. lol is it worth messing with to save? Or just find a new design/file. Pics should be attached

If you would care to post (or PM me) your file I will have a look.

David

[AREA]

I see the design in your attached image is less than 3/8" in size. This could be the problem....maybe. I am sure David can help if thats not the issue. Curious if you scaled it up to 12" or 24" or something if it would work.

[Mustangranch22]

barrel racer1.dxf

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barrel racer1.dxf

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I believe this is the correct file

I tried to expand it to 8.5" tall x 4.5/5" wide. I might have done something wrong as well I just dunno how to fix it

Thanks for the help guys

[adbuch]

If you would provide the original file (before you started editing it) - I might have a better idea of exactly what it is supposed to look like. If you are planning to cut this as a "positive", then the outer path would need to be continuous as shown below.

David

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barrel racer1.1.dxf

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[adbuch]

Your file as you have edited it would also cut fine. It would be a "negative" cut for something like a fire pit side, etc.

David

[Mustangranch22]

Let me see if I can find the original version. The pic or file I posted is what I would like it to look like. I'd like it to cut it out as basically a silhouette? So I need it to stay in the metal. But cut the lines. That's why I added the small breaks in the outer lines so the image would stay in the metal If that makes any sense

[ROKCRLER]

Looks like this file minus some details
viewtopic.php?p=120610&hilit=barrel+racer#p120610

[tnbndr]

From your pic with all the spike things, the drawing is too small for whatever you have your cut direction arrows set to in sheetcam. Change the settings for those arrows or turn them off and see if looks better. You may be scaled too small, you can scale it up in your CAD program or in SheetCam I believe when importing.

[Mustangranch22]

Looks like this file minus some details
viewtopic.php?p=120610&hilit=barrel+racer#p120610

Thank you!!! this was is im not very computer saavy obviously and i was looking snd scratching my head looking throuhg search history where i got it.

[Mustangranch22]

From your pic with all the spike things, the drawing is too small for whatever you have your cut direction arrows set to in sheetcam. Change the settings for those arrows or turn them off and see if looks better. You may be scaled too small, you can scale it up in your CAD program or in SheetCam I believe when importing.

I did try to enlarge it and i screwed something up royally. I think I got it figured out now thank you folks for your help!

[adbuch]

From your pic with all the spike things, the drawing is too small for whatever you have your cut direction arrows set to in sheetcam. Change the settings for those arrows or turn them off and see if looks better. You may be scaled too small, you can scale it up in your CAD program or in SheetCam I believe when importing.

I did try to enlarge it and i screwed something up royally. I think I got it figured out now thank you folks for your help!

Please share your solution so that others reading this may benefit from your mistakes.
Thanks,
David

[adbuch]

[Mustangranch22]

all I did to fix the issue was re saved the link that someone on here showed me was the original file it was working good so unfortunatly i cant say what i did to fix it other then re save the file after it was found on here

[adbuch]

all I did to fix the issue was re saved the link that someone on here showed me was the original file it was working good so unfortunatly i cant say what i did to fix it other then re save the file after it was found on here

[weldguy]

Great to hear. I am guessing that the original file is scaled to the correct size and that fixed your problem. Somehow your design got shrunk down so small it just wasn't going to work. Something to keep an eye out for in the future. I noticed this in your first image the dimensions are .350" tall and .310" wide, smaller than a dime.

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