Metal Art

[redaddiction]

Originally Posted by Matt G

Amazing work!! I couldn't imagine drawing all of that on CAD.

He uses all sorts of different software. Might not be specifically auto cad though. But either way he's spending lots of time on the computer. LOL

[Matt G]

Originally Posted by redaddiction

He uses all sorts of different software. Might not be specifically auto cad though. But either way he's spending lots of time on the computer. LOL

Probably a raster to vector converting program. We have one at my dads shop that I use mainly to draw letters to cut out. You can actually scan a picture or copy a picture from online (raster file) and convert it to lines that AutoCad can identify (vector file). Even using this software, that is an extremely time consuming and impressive work of art that takes a boat load of talent. I know I couldn't do it! Lol

[swamp snorkler]

Very Nice!

Originally Posted by Matt G

Probably a raster to vector converting program. We have one at my dads shop that I use mainly to draw letters to cut out. You can actually scan a picture or copy a picture from online (raster file) and convert it to lines that AutoCad can identify (vector file). Even using this software, that is an extremely time consuming and impressive work of art that takes a boat load of talent. I know I couldn't do it! Lol

you have auto cad?

google image for what ever you want in clip art
right click the pic
copy
go into your auto cad dwg
hit control v
scale it to however big small you want
outline it


Not really hard but very time consuming

[Matt G]

Originally Posted by swamp snorkler

you have auto cad?

google image for what ever you want in clip art
right click the pic
copy
go into your auto cad dwg
hit control v
scale it to however big small you want
outline it


Not really hard but very time consuming

Been there done that. It does take a long time depending on what it is you are drawing. That's how I drew my gate at my house. Bad pic, but the only one I have of it.... It's in need of some paint!

gate.jpg

[Lake Chuck Duck]

Originally Posted by redaddiction

He uses all sorts of different software. Might not be specifically auto cad though. But either way he's spending lots of time on the computer. LOL

Whats nice is you only have to draw it once. Then you just start cranking them out at $200 a pop.

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by Lake Chuck Duck

Whats nice is you only have to draw it once. Then you just start cranking them out at $200 a pop.

Correct, you can customize it to just have a bunch of different pics drawn and set them in rotate as needed and send it to the machine as a dxf file.


Now I want cutting table.