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G-Code, CAD, and CAM => G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions => Topic started by: seamazter on October 20, 2010, 10:08:17 PM

Title: Image To Gcode
Post by: seamazter on October 20, 2010, 10:08:17 PM

Hi all, just a new guy starting off here.
I tried to use "image to gcode"
To take my drawings and let me cut them out.
However it seems to want to cut the full object inch by inch, not just the outline of the area i want to cut out.
Like a cookie cutter is what i want, draw a pumpkin and get a outline of it, not the full area of the pumpkin taken down to be a divit in the plastic.
Hope this is understandable,, i just want the outline.

Thanks for reading, special thanks to the guys that help and answer me.....

Title: Re: Image To Gcode
Post by: RICH on October 21, 2010, 05:45:17 AM

What program, wizard, or version of Mach are you referring to?

RICH

Title: Re: Image To Gcode
Post by: seamazter on October 21, 2010, 09:50:29 AM

image to gcode
http://www.imagetogcode.com/

Title: Re: Image To Gcode
Post by: BR549 on October 21, 2010, 10:52:38 AM

YOu need a raster to vector convertor. A good FREE one is INKSCAPE. It can take a raster image and do an outline tracing of the object AND save it out as a DXF file.

UNLESS you are ALREADY drawing in a program that ouputs as a DXF as an option

Then you use a CAM package to convert the Vectored drawing(DXF)  into a Gcode file. I use SHeetCam alot for simple CAM stuff. Cheap and easy to work with.

just a thought, (;-) TP

Title: Re: Image To Gcode
Post by: seamazter on October 21, 2010, 10:56:46 AM

I will try everything you just said, thankyou.