Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Convert .WMF Files to:

Hi, thanks for opening my eyes! and yes i dont see a lot of quality either.
a bit disappointing for such big claims. I have the registration and the
book also price i paid $0.00....there has to be something i can use. thanks
cul brian f.

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From: "caudlet" <tom@...>
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Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 7:20 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Convert .WMF Files to:


> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Brian" <ka1bbg@w...> wrote:
> > Hi, well i inherited IMSI Masterclipart softwear with 35,000 clip-
> art things. I am always troubled by conversions from one format to
> another. Master5cnc would like a .BMP or a .JPG but the files from
> this clip-art are all .WMF files. How do i convert? Thanks Brian f.
>
>
> Depending on what you want to do with the converted file should
> determine how you convert it. WMF (Windows Meta File) is a vector
> format (like DXF) that can be sized or broken into objects with fills
> and such. Since the GCode file you will ultimately use to control
> your machine is vector, a BMP file has to go through at least one
> conversion. So, you will be converting a WMF vector format to a BMP
> bitmap and then converting it back to a GCode vector (XY) format. If
> you elect to go that way, the programs the others have listed will
> work fine but make sure you size the image to what you want PRIOR to
> converting to a bitmap. If you can get a copy of Corel (version 5 to
> version 10) it will import the WMF, let you manipulate it then export
> it as just about any standard format including DXF or HPGL.
>
> If you want to make a router or cut file as opposed to a "carving"
> with lots of depth variences, it would probably work best to start
> and leave it in a vector format. You can clean up a vector file to
> give you outlines and such. The Quality of the MasterClips stuff is
> not that great. It appears they took a lot of bitmap scans and
> converted them to vector format...pretty ragged lines in a lot of
> cases. If that is the case you will have gone through multiple
> conversions from bitmap to vector and back again!
>
> I was disappointed in the MasterClips collection I bought. A lot of
> nonsense cartoons and such and not much quality stuff. A good place
> to get files that would route or cut well is to check out some of the
> stuff on EBAY. Just search for "Vinyl Cutter" and you will get pages
> of CD ROM art for signmakers. BTW, EPS is another Vector format
> which is the format a lot of the artwork is in.
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