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Extrude a bitmap?

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Anonymous
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‎06-30-2003 12:03 AM

Extrude a bitmap?

Anonymous
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‎06-30-2003 12:03 AM
I have a logo / silhouette that needs cut into a sheetmetal part. Can I
import this into a sketch and extrude it, or do I have to sketch around it?
I would like to know if it worked like type does, that works nice.
Also, can you create type on an arc?
Jerry
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‎06-30-2003 12:03 AM

Extrude a bitmap?

I have a logo / silhouette that needs cut into a sheetmetal part. Can I
import this into a sketch and extrude it, or do I have to sketch around it?
I would like to know if it worked like type does, that works nice.
Also, can you create type on an arc?
Jerry
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Anonymous
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‎06-30-2003 12:29 AM

Anonymous
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‎06-30-2003 12:29 AM
If not too complex you can bring your logo bmp in as a decal and trace
around it with a sketch, Otherwise do a google search for "raster to vector"
there a quite a few various pieces of software that will convert bmp to dxf,
the file will prob need a lot of clean up.

For the arced text check out the 3D text tool from www.cbliss.com





"Jerry Chasek" wrote in message
news:FF1FCF3EE30E50EB04AE3CD5A0EBB93B@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I have a logo / silhouette that needs cut into a sheetmetal part. Can I
> import this into a sketch and extrude it, or do I have to sketch around
it?
> I would like to know if it worked like type does, that works nice.
> Also, can you create type on an arc?
> Jerry
>
>
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‎06-30-2003 12:29 AM

If not too complex you can bring your logo bmp in as a decal and trace
around it with a sketch, Otherwise do a google search for "raster to vector"
there a quite a few various pieces of software that will convert bmp to dxf,
the file will prob need a lot of clean up.

For the arced text check out the 3D text tool from www.cbliss.com





"Jerry Chasek" wrote in message
news:FF1FCF3EE30E50EB04AE3CD5A0EBB93B@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I have a logo / silhouette that needs cut into a sheetmetal part. Can I
> import this into a sketch and extrude it, or do I have to sketch around
it?
> I would like to know if it worked like type does, that works nice.
> Also, can you create type on an arc?
> Jerry
>
>
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Anonymous
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‎06-30-2003 12:31 AM

Anonymous
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‎06-30-2003 12:31 AM
To use the decal tool I believe you have to have a solid to start with. You could make a
very thin extrusion the size of the logo, and then add the bmp

Also there is some raster to vector programs like wintopo http://www.wintopo.com/ that
output a DXF file. Someone posted that they liked some other brand better, but I don't
remember what it was. If you do a search of the groups for Wintopo you will probably find
the thread.

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"Jerry Chasek" wrote in message
news:FF1FCF3EE30E50EB04AE3CD5A0EBB93B@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I have a logo / silhouette that needs cut into a sheetmetal part. Can I
> import this into a sketch and extrude it, or do I have to sketch around it?
> I would like to know if it worked like type does, that works nice.
> Also, can you create type on an arc?
> Jerry
>
>
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‎06-30-2003 12:31 AM

To use the decal tool I believe you have to have a solid to start with. You could make a
very thin extrusion the size of the logo, and then add the bmp

Also there is some raster to vector programs like wintopo http://www.wintopo.com/ that
output a DXF file. Someone posted that they liked some other brand better, but I don't
remember what it was. If you do a search of the groups for Wintopo you will probably find
the thread.

--
Kent
Assistant Moderator
Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program


"Jerry Chasek" wrote in message
news:FF1FCF3EE30E50EB04AE3CD5A0EBB93B@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I have a logo / silhouette that needs cut into a sheetmetal part. Can I
> import this into a sketch and extrude it, or do I have to sketch around it?
> I would like to know if it worked like type does, that works nice.
> Also, can you create type on an arc?
> Jerry
>
>
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Anonymous
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‎06-30-2003 12:52 AM

Anonymous
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‎06-30-2003 12:52 AM
I'll download the 3d text tool and I already have the wintopo, haven't had
much luck with that. too much cleanup work, just as well start from scratch.
Thanks
Jerry Chasek


"Kent Keller" wrote in message
news:E80E184F855CC957950E79A6216FBC1E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> To use the decal tool I believe you have to have a solid to start with.
You could make a
> very thin extrusion the size of the logo, and then add the bmp
>
> Also there is some raster to vector programs like wintopo
http://www.wintopo.com/ that
> output a DXF file. Someone posted that they liked some other brand
better, but I don't
> remember what it was. If you do a search of the groups for Wintopo you
will probably find
> the thread.
>
> --
> Kent
> Assistant Moderator
> Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
>
>
> "Jerry Chasek" wrote in message
> news:FF1FCF3EE30E50EB04AE3CD5A0EBB93B@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > I have a logo / silhouette that needs cut into a sheetmetal part. Can I
> > import this into a sketch and extrude it, or do I have to sketch around
it?
> > I would like to know if it worked like type does, that works nice.
> > Also, can you create type on an arc?
> > Jerry
> >
> >
>
>
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‎06-30-2003 12:52 AM

I'll download the 3d text tool and I already have the wintopo, haven't had
much luck with that. too much cleanup work, just as well start from scratch.
Thanks
Jerry Chasek


"Kent Keller" wrote in message
news:E80E184F855CC957950E79A6216FBC1E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> To use the decal tool I believe you have to have a solid to start with.
You could make a
> very thin extrusion the size of the logo, and then add the bmp
>
> Also there is some raster to vector programs like wintopo
http://www.wintopo.com/ that
> output a DXF file. Someone posted that they liked some other brand
better, but I don't
> remember what it was. If you do a search of the groups for Wintopo you
will probably find
> the thread.
>
> --
> Kent
> Assistant Moderator
> Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
>
>
> "Jerry Chasek" wrote in message
> news:FF1FCF3EE30E50EB04AE3CD5A0EBB93B@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > I have a logo / silhouette that needs cut into a sheetmetal part. Can I
> > import this into a sketch and extrude it, or do I have to sketch around
it?
> > I would like to know if it worked like type does, that works nice.
> > Also, can you create type on an arc?
> > Jerry
> >
> >
>
>
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