RFQ : Custom Erasing Shield

[ukchris]

Thanks to a lot of advice here I now have a template and would like to find out if someone can cut this for me at a reasonable cost. I want to use it as a template so the material probably needs to be steel/metal but nice and thin. Another material may do if it is pretty thin and reasonably sturdy, a lot will depend on price.

I don't have AutoCAD so I did my design in Adobe Illustrator and exported in multiple formats. The zip includes .AI, .EPS, .PDF and .DXF versions, the piece is 4" x 2.5". If there is any more information I can supply please let me know or if I should design it to fit a certain size more efficiently.

I can be contacted here or by email - lawlessc -at- gmail -dot- com

Thanks, Chris.

[Cebby]

You need to have no fill (lines only) on your AI file prior to exporting it to DWG/DXF. No one will be able to use it the way you have it currently (unless they have AI and can manipulate your original art)

How many of these are you looking for?

[ukchris]

Thanks, I'll create a line art version.

>>How many of these are you looking for?

Only a couple.

[ukchris]

Please let me know if this one is better and if if opens to scale (the bounding rectangle is 4" x 2.5"

Chris.

[Cebby]

Not to (inch) scale - it appears you were working in millimeters, that's how it opened for me in AutoCAD.

To convert it (or scale it), you need the mm to inch conversion (1 div by 25.4 = .0393700078) State that the drawing is in mm and folks can convert it by scaling the drawing using the factor .0393700078.

[ukchris]

Originally Posted by Cebby Not to (inch) scale - it appears you were working in millimeters, that's how it opened for me in AutoCAD. To convert it (or scale it), you need the mm to inch conversion (1 div by 25.4 = .0393700078) State that the drawing is in mm and folks can convert it by scaling the drawing using the factor .0393700078.

Thanks. I don't have AutoCAD hence why I am forced to do it in Illustrator. Are you saying the units of choice are defaulting to millimeters or does it come in 4mm x 2.5mm?

As long as it is in proportion I guess it can be resized ok?

[ukchris]

The bounding rectangle is 101.6002mm x 63.5mm if that helps

[Cebby]

In AutoCAD you draw in real numbers (scale or units doesn't necessarily matter) - if you are drawing in millimeters, your 4 x 2.5 object would be 101.6002 x 63.50 (which is what you've done it appears)

101.6002mm x .0393700078 = 4.0"

63.50mm x .0393700078 = 2.5"

It can be scaled easily enough by whomever is quoting it.