Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Vector Drawing to JPEG more specific problem

O.K. here is what I have found that works. It is a bit cryptic, but maybe
somebody else needs to do this in the future. I draw the diagram in Vector
to generate the G-Code. If you copy the drawing and paste it in to AutoCAD
then you can preserve the line widths (or reset them in AutoCAD). Highlight
the part of the drawing you want to transfer and copy it to the clipboard.
Open a Microsoft Word document and paste-special the clipboard contents as a
picture. This will preserve the thicker lines. Save the Word document as
HTML from the File menu. Right click on the picture and do a Save AS,
select GIF and it is done.

Seems like a ridiculous path to have to take, but I got what I needed and
can reproduce it.

Dan.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Statman" <dan.statman@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 11:10 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Vector Drawing to JPEG more specific problem


> Thank you all for the helpful replies. Unfortunately I do not have Corel
> Draw, so I was unable to test that. I have a simple paint program and I
> have PhotoDeluxe. It is not a problem to copy and paste into these
> programs, but I do not get what I want.
>
> Specifically when I set the line width in Vector to 0.025" (which is the
> size of my engraving ballnose cutter) when I copy and paste this into
> another program it loses the line width. Without the thicker line width,
> the picture is useless to me.
>
> I can save the file as a DXF and then open it with AutoCad and then export
> it as a JPEG, bu I was looking for a quick and easy way. How hard would
it
> be to save the screen image as a GIF or JPEG? Why is this not an option
so
> that you can quickly and easily transfer line drawings via the internet?
I
> realize that you lose the vectorized components, but a lot of times people
> just want to see the picture.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Daniel J. Statman, Statman Designs
> www.statmandesigns.com
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