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Ineffable
05-12-2010, 02:39 PM
Anyone know of a good program for vectorizing jpegs into an AutoCAD .dxf? I have found a ton on google but looking for one someone recommends. This is the img:
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n254/Ineffable31/5.jpg?t=1273689322

trying to get it into AutoCAD so I can cut it out on a plasma cutter so I need to clean it up so it's not trying to cut all the little specs and whatnot out.
Trip
05-12-2010, 03:22 PM
I can vectorize it, but I am not sure if I can get it into a .dxf. I can get it into a .eps and that should let you open it up in autocad maybe. I use adobe illustrator to do all my vector work for vinyl stickers and t-shirts for TWFix.
lauralynne
05-12-2010, 03:24 PM
Easier to trace it in AutoCAD - 30 minutes tops.
Trip
05-12-2010, 03:26 PM
Easier to trace it in AutoCAD - 30 minutes tops.

Vectorizing a jpeg of something like this is like a 30 second job. Tracing is outdated. I am not at home, so I can't do it now though.
lauralynne
05-12-2010, 03:29 PM
ah - ok - I'm out of practice on that stuff....
Ineffable
05-13-2010, 04:43 AM
It's not a matter of not being able to get it done via tracing just a matter of making my life easier in the future lol. From what I have read you can export .eps files in Illustrator as .DXFs. I'll have to fire it up this weekend and play around and see.

Thanks BTW.
Krabill
05-13-2010, 07:49 PM
That image is not clean enough for a vector job to take 30 seconds. You'd spend more time cleaning it up than you would just drawing it in the first place. I can do it for you tomorrow night if nobody else gets to it before then. It'll only take a few minutes.
Trip
05-13-2010, 07:51 PM
That image is not clean enough for a vector job to take 30 seconds. You'd spend more time cleaning it up than you would just drawing it in the first place. I can do it for you tomorrow night if nobody else gets to it before then. It'll only take a few minutes.

yeah, didn't realize that it was so rough, first time I looked at it, it was on my phone in a very small size.

Yeah, it will take longer to clean it up, but not much.
Krabill
05-14-2010, 10:31 AM
How big do you want it? Give me the OD dimension you want for the biggest circle.