Need help turning an jpg into a dxf
Need help turning an jpg into a dxf
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Hello all,
I'm making an iphone case for my brother, and I want to extrude cut the logo of one of his favorite games into the back. I'm having trouble converting the file into a dxf. I was wondering if any one has tips, or other routes I might take.
I have attached the jpg that I want convert.
Thanks!
I'm making an iphone case for my brother, and I want to extrude cut the logo of one of his favorite games into the back. I'm having trouble converting the file into a dxf. I was wondering if any one has tips, or other routes I might take.
I have attached the jpg that I want convert.
Thanks!






RE: Need help turning an jpg into a dxf
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RE: Need help turning an jpg into a dxf
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RE: Need help turning an jpg into a dxf
If you want to make it, I'd trace over it yourself. It's boring and if you're going to have it cut out you have to keep an eye on tags, but the results are better. If it's for graphic use only, I'd do an auto-trace.
Tom.
RE: Need help turning an jpg into a dxf
JPEG is a pixel format. DXF is a vector format. It is not easy to convert pixel files into vector. As noted above, you are going to have to trace the thing.
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JHG
RE: Need help turning an jpg into a dxf
Also, play with the settings on the trace: I found that when you slide the bars around they can quite dramatically change the end result. Also, if you're having the part cut and intend to output a .dxf (for example) and have the facility, look at the output in something like AutoCAD. I found the splines that looked great in SW got divided up into a LOT more sections in .dxf format, which again could be a problem.
Hope this helps!
RE: Need help turning an jpg into a dxf
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