Re: Re: Re: Photos/drawings to images

>Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 21:59:15 -0700
> From: "Smoke" <smoke@...>
>Subject: Re: Re: Photos/drawings to images
>

>Then I delete the unnecessary layers, save the file as .dxf, import to
>Rhino, project it to a sphere, save that as a different .dxf file name,
>import the new file into Vector select all the lines and generate the
>gcode.

Smoke, the bit map image can be pasted into the Vector drawing, the process of adding geometry to trace an image displayed inside your Cad program is "Heads up Digitizing". The image can have a Z depth assigned. Vector can draw splines through a series of points, lines between two points and arcs between 3 points, sketched onto the graphic. It also lets you rubberband arcs and modify ALL the geometry without needing to redraw. Double click any entity to see its geometric detail, and to modify it. If you look at the Vector quick tips card you will see that there are a lot of methods to move, stretch, select and modify.

In the Vector manual is an exercise that shows how to engrave on a sphere. It is a two step process, not quite as nice as just dropping the text onto a sphere, but still fairly simple. It is a combination of a 3D projection and a wrap cylinder.

Also the demo is version 8. We are now at 9.3, 2 releases later, and the 32 bit Vector is much faster than the demo, and includes dynamic rotation.

Best Regards, Fred Smith- IMService
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