RE: [mfg-smartcam] Something new to me

[Benz H. Babecki]

I had started a project like this but never finished. I did get a tool path, just never machined it. Here is how I went about it. This was for a Pennsylvania RR Logo. Presuming the logo is in a raster graphics format (Bitmap, GIF or JPEG). The first thing you need is a program that will read a raster based file of the logo and will let you trace lines and arcs over it and save it as a DXF file (or some other Vector based format that can be loaded into SmartCAM). I used CAD Rail which is a model railroad design package. You should be able to accomplish this with Adobe Illustrator also. I just tried AutoCAD 2000 and that will work. Do an insert>raster image. Polylines can be used in AutoCAD. Use what you've drawn as your tool path. Probably not the most precise method but it should work. Hope this helps.   Benz   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of RSMACHINE Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [mfg-smartcam] Something new to me Hi all! Happy St Pattys day to you. Ive got a project here that ive never done before that maybe someone can help me with. I need to scan a logo and import it into Smartcam to create toolpath.  (not going to be breaking the law by the way) Can anyone give me a brief explanation on how that is done so I don’t have to waste a lot of time. Smartcam 11.5   Thanks