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[WOODYCHISEL]

I have a logo of a farmers co-op that I got from their website and i want to turn it into a dxf or dwg file how can i do that. i put up grain bins for this co-op and i wanted to make a gift on my cnc for them using the logo can anyone help me

[jalessi]

Woody,

This may brighten your day.

For art to DXF conversions, posting requests to the attached thread may yield a faster response.

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/genera...t_art-703.html


Jeff...

[WOODYCHISEL]

thanks alot how do you do that what kind of software do you use
great job!!! thanks again

[jalessi]

Woody,

Several types of software where used to create the DXF I provided.

First I re-sized the image then converted it to a .EPS next I quickly aligned the nodes so that the text was not so distorted.
The last step was conversion to DXF.

Software used:

Photoshop
Illustrator
Vector Magic
Artcam

There are other ways that may yield similar results.

Jeff...

[BurrMan]

Hey Jeff,
Just as a heads up, their website has a pdf of the BOD that has the logo in vectors still.. No need to vectorize...

[jalessi]

BurrMan,

Awesome detective work. No doubt a good lesson on using existing resources!

Jeff...

[WOODYCHISEL]

jeff,
i tried to change a pdf to dxf with an online converter and it distorts the file is there any good programs that dont cost $100's. I just like to play around with my homemade cncrouter and dont really want to fork out alot of $. I put a file on the forum and people told me to buy my own program. If you would have any beer company logos to share that would be great. I want to make coasters and beer signs for my log cabin basement. thanks again

jamie

[jalessi]

Jamie,


Inkscape with "Big Blue Saw" DXF Export Plugin is free!

See attached links & search You-Tube for more video tutorials.

Inkscape. Draw Freely.

Big Blue Saw - Big Blue Saw's DXF Export For Inkscape

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdWWYZ27U-k]Inkscape - Convert Bitmap to DXF - YouTube

Have a most awesome day.

Jeff...