Dinosaur skeleton, and other models, DXF files.

**robbec** · 08-19-2008, 12:08 AM

Hello everyone, I have cut a few of the dino models from this thread for my kids - they love them - and so does everyone else that sees them, this is the problem. I dont mind cutting a few for close freinds but everyone with kids wants them, too many to do them for free. Are these files/images copyrighted at all ??????, I am wanting to cut these but dont want to squash anyones toes so to speek if I sell them. Thanks in advance, Rob.

**landdesign** · 08-19-2008, 02:24 AM

Originally Posted by robbec

Hello everyone, I have cut a few of the dino models from this thread for my kids - they love them - and so does everyone else that sees them, this is the problem. I dont mind cutting a few for close freinds but everyone with kids wants them, too many to do them for free. Are these files/images copyrighted at all ??????, I am wanting to cut these but dont want to squash anyones toes so to speek if I sell them. Thanks in advance, Rob.

rob my GUESS is that they are all copyrighted. I see them being sold in the mall fairly often from import company's. if you look around most of them have been vectorized by guys like us for the fun of it. as far as selling them you'd want to look into it a bit. no sense spending any cash defending yourself from copyright gripes. that being said, most of us have help a friend out when asked

Erik

**Big S** · 08-19-2008, 02:32 AM

My take on it is that if they have come from the low cost manufacturing countries, then someone has already copied them, I do not think that the Chinese or Indian etc branding that they are sold under have ever purchased the rights to sell them. I have seen so many different brands that these models are sold under that it isn't even clear who designed them in the first place. I would be VERY surprised to hear of someone getting in trouble for selling these. I have also seen them for around $2 each, that has to be hard to compete with too.

Shannon.

**blackbeard52** · 08-19-2008, 08:27 AM

Actually you can buy them at harbor frieght for $1 at times. I saw them yesterday for $1.50 NOT ON SALE...hardly worth spending tools and electricity...Now if its fun and satisfaction of doing the project PRICELESS. One view is charge them for the labor if you want and give them the end result.

Just my $1 worth

**Big S** · 08-19-2008, 08:31 AM

I have cut some of the smaller ones and a 12" butterfly out of 4mm MDF takes about 12 minutes. The machine is usually charged out at around $150 per hour

Doesn't really work out as good financial sense really, although it is great fun as Blackbeard says.

Shannon.

**robbec** · 08-20-2008, 04:11 PM

Thanks for the replies. The veiws expressed are basically the same as mine, they have been copied from originals then copied again ten times over so who is to know how original they are now compared to their original design. Definately food for thought guys, cheers.

**thkoutsidthebox** · 08-21-2008, 07:44 PM

If your only charging to cover costs and not making a profit then you don't have to worry about it.

**CanSir** · 08-25-2008, 10:27 PM

I'm not having much luck scaling these files. I was hoping to do the spider one out of 1/8" material, but the slots on the original drawing appear to be 1/16". Is there a simple way to scale these drawings (ie: open in autocad, type "select all" and hit enter, then type "scale 2" and hit enter.) ? I can probably worm my way onto the autocad machine at work for a couple of minutes, but I don't know autocad so it would take me forever to try and edit them.

I'd appreciate any advice.

- Dean

**automizer** · 08-25-2008, 10:45 PM

Its been a while but I know autocad can scale as you have mentioned. You can scale by points so if you draw an 1/8" line beside a slot and scale all and use the 1/8 line as your scale factor it will up it accordingly

**ynneb** · 08-26-2008, 02:48 AM

The slots are a problem for some of the files. You will note that some slots are single lines. You use the same diameter tool as the thickness of the material in this instance.
If you are using thick material it doesnt make sence to cut using a 12mm bit for instance. In this case you are best to edit the drawing files. This is a pain, but its also a good learning excersize.
It is immpossible to standardize the files to suit everyone, as different people have different methods, machines etc.

**trevis1st** · 08-28-2008, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by CanSir

I'm not having much luck scaling these files. I was hoping to do the spider one out of 1/8" material, but the slots on the original drawing appear to be 1/16". Is there a simple way to scale these drawings (ie: open in autocad, type "select all" and hit enter, then type "scale 2" and hit enter.) ? I can probably worm my way onto the autocad machine at work for a couple of minutes, but I don't know autocad so it would take me forever to try and edit them.

I'd appreciate any advice.

- Dean

sc enter
all "
2 "

That should make everything larger by a scale factor 2. That was providing that someone didn't do some major customizing of Autocad.

**CanSir** · 08-29-2008, 10:37 PM

Thanks! That worked for me.

- Dean

Originally Posted by trevis1st

sc enter
all "
2 "

That should make everything larger by a scale factor 2. That was providing that someone didn't do some major customizing of Autocad.