jpeg convert to dxf...can I do this?

[mredican]

My CNC router is run with Kcam3 software. I use QuickCAD 8 to design with and save it as a dxf file. I'm wanting to do some inlay work and have some jpeg files that I want to incorporate in my CAD designs. Can I do this and how do I get it to convert to dxf so Kcam3 will run?

Thanks

[da21]

yes you can their are many jpeg , gif , tiff etc convertors available
search with google for jpeg2dxf and you will find many ways

anydwg.com springs to mind for one

Dave

[ger21]

If you're planning on doing inlays, I doubt you'll get useable results from a raster to vecotr conversion. Your best bet would be to import the .jpg into the CAD program, and trace it.

[gopackgo]

in learning more about your process of doing this. Sunday night I drew an Oak leaf in Autocad using splines and when I used sheetcam to process it I ended up with over 8000 lines of gcode. Not only that but my machine frozeup at line N160 when I tried to run it .
Ger you copied a picture I put on CNCZone for a baluster and that worked great how did you do that?

Jerry

[ger21]

I think Eric did that, not me. Splines will always be broken up into lots of short, straight segments.

[joecnc2006]

Even Mach2-3 will do it, Import Image. then chose depth of black.