Importing Images .bmp, .jpg

[chase78]

I have a few logos that I would like to create toolpaths for so that engrave them on some pieces that i'm doing. how do i go about doing that?

[Steve Arteman]

Wintopo has a free raster to vecter converter if you can't do it in Mastercam
I have used it it works good.I do blieve you have to have engraving or art to use this converter in Mcam

[5S Dude]

Originally Posted by chase78 I have a few logos that I would like to create toolpaths for so that engrave them on some pieces that i'm doing. how do i go about doing that?

We usually create our logos and artwork in Corel Draw and export them as DXF files into our CAD program. We then size, scale and position the artwork and export this to our CAM system which we can then program cutter paths to.

[Steve Arteman]

Wintopo will convert .jpg .bmp etc. to dxf and dwg format so you can import to mastercam or anyother cam package for that matter.

[Uncle Buck]

Does Wintopo convert the edges to line/arcs/splines?

I'd always import it as a raster image in ACAD and then trace over it manually with splines, time consuming, but it did the job...

there has to be a better way of doing it

[Steve Arteman]

uncle Buck,
I'm not quite sure download it and try it out it free good stuff one of my customers scanned in a Chicago Bear from a helmet picture and made an electrode to burn on one of his tools and it worked really well very clear and crisp.

[cadcam]

Mastercam has the raster to vector option but it is a n option for Mill as for Art it is included and also in Router Pro.

[svx-ff]

Originally Posted by chase78 I have a few logos that I would like to create toolpaths for so that engrave them on some pieces that i'm doing. how do i go about doing that?

I am not sure of you version but here is how I can import images.

I am using MasterCam X2 MR1 Router level I

Press Alt+C to open the chooks folder.
Find the Rast2vec.dll and press open
Find you image.
The rest takes seat time and some tweaking to get the hang of it.

Steve

[cadcam]

Originally Posted by svx-ff I am not sure of you version but here is how I can import images. I am using MasterCam X2 MR1 Router level I Press Alt+C to open the chooks folder. Find the Rast2vec.dll and press open Find you image. The rest takes seat time and some tweaking to get the hang of it. Steve

Steve you are right but the key word in your reply is " Router" this is included.
But you are correct on haw to get it going or make an Icon for it is another.

[svx-ff]

Originally Posted by cadcam Steve you are right but the key word in your reply is " Router" this is included. But you are correct on how to get it going or make an Icon for it is another.

So the Rast2vec.dll is not included in all versions of MasterCam?
Can this .dll be transferred into another MasterCam as long as they are the same version and level?

Steve

[cadcam]

SOrry Steve no this not possiable as it looks for a code in the other versions.

[cadcam]

If they have access to a school that has the EDU version it is active on those in all versions.