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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: dodiano on June 29, 2006, 05:41:52 PM

Title: Just out of curiosity!!
Post by: dodiano on June 29, 2006, 05:41:52 PM

You know in the net where could I download layouts or drawings or even DXF files of countries, meaning the layout for the U.S.A for example of canada to cut with my cnc in wood??

Thanks.

Roberto

Title: Re: Just out of curiosity!!
Post by: Graham Waterworth on June 30, 2006, 03:31:49 AM

Try Google maps, load as raster images and convert them to DXF.

Graham.

Title: Re: Just out of curiosity!!
Post by: dodiano on June 30, 2006, 10:29:14 AM

Thanks for that my friend!!

Regards,

Roberto

Title: Re: Just out of curiosity!!
Post by: zealous on June 30, 2006, 12:10:19 PM

What you want is a program that can create 3d reliefs. I don't use Autocad but I know many other programs will take gray scale and create geological features.

Here is a clunky but very use full map make program, MICRODEM to convert a Dem  into a grey scale image : http://www.usna.edu/Users/oceano/pguth/website/microdem.htm

or
Global Mapper
http://www.globalmapper.com/

Title: Re: Just out of curiosity!!
Post by: dodiano on June 30, 2006, 12:14:19 PM

Oh Wow! That is so nice actually I just want to cut like the form of each country just to make wooden ornaments like paint the flag of each country over the wooden layout of each country :)

Thanks a lot.

Roberto

Title: Re: Just out of curiosity!!
Post by: zealous on June 30, 2006, 12:32:15 PM

Roberto,

Ya this would be a little over kill. ;D
I've seen some work of detailed country cut out 3d with some of these maps, but for outlines you should'nt have a problem.

I'd find a map on google,
save the image,
vector trace it with corel or some free vector program.

Title: Re: Just out of curiosity!!
Post by: dodiano on June 30, 2006, 12:34:38 PM

JEJEJEJEJ Thanks for the help man!!

Kind Regards,

ROBERTO