Seedy Al Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 fuck yes!!!! so keen. keep me posted babe Quote
My name is Russell Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Oh hi Oldschool dot co dot n zed Want these two logos cut out for a house fence project. Text will be modified to show our address and front view of a bird with a less detailed silhouette. Will draft it myself once i can bring myself to using Crap'O'CAD again. Whats the general rule of thumb for how sharp a corner and detailed i should be drafting? Quote
JoKer Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 I have that fantail http://www.trademe.co.nz/crafts/other/a ... 908779.htm simple line drawing Quote
peteretep Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 laser cutting can cut to like 0.1mm, corners can be anything down to 0. Only potential issue I can think of if is the minimum width of plate left for a given distance but when you send the file through to the laser cutters just ask them if there are any potential issues and they are generally pretty helpful as they wont want complaints etc Quote
My name is Russell Posted September 17, 2012 Posted September 17, 2012 Ok thanks Peter I will get my draft on Thanks for that JoKer, after something one off with our addess/house gang name to give our bland fence and gate a bit more character. Quote
JoKer Posted September 17, 2012 Posted September 17, 2012 just got this in my inbox http://www.plasmaspider.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7790 contains this is the fee dxf of the week I also sometimes look at http://freedxf.com/ Quote
mark105 Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 whoops my host went down and i didnt check it. back up now and have a sweet vps so wont go down again. link http://cad.10-5.info/ chucked all the stuff in the first post up there and chucked some stuff i had floating round up. put my rb26dett itb plates up as the one in the first post looked a bit lacking in some stuff as all i saw in DS was just holes. will chuck some more stuff up slowerly as i remember what it is, all my shit when i was at work was saved as part numbers and not usefull files names haha. have drawings for adjustable bucket seat brackets which ill put up at some stage, though these need to be folded but no reason why you couldnt just cut and weld. Quote
Archetype Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 I've got a vector outline that I created in InDesign, and I need to convert it to a dxf or dwg file. Can anyone point me in the right direction, or convert the file for me? I supply it as a vector EPS, AI, PDF, etc. Quote
peteretep Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 Your best bet is use the correct program or just search online and find a converter but its pretty flaky. Illustrator would have been better I think as you can save as a dxf straight out of the program but export using arcs and lines rather than splines if possible as splines are pretty yuck Quote
Archetype Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 Yeah, I downloaded a little program that converts files into dxf and dwg files, but when I sent the file to the laser cutter, it didn't work. I just opened my eps file in Illustrator and exported it as both a dxf and dwg. I'm sure I had already looked in Illustrator to see if I could do that, but must have missed those options somehow. Anyway, I sent the new file to the laser cutter, but it was blank when they opened it. I guess I'll have a look around for a proper CAD program instead. Quote
mikey Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 http://gallery.proficad.eu/tools/AutoCAD-Viewer.aspx ^^^ This is a very good online DXF viewer. I test all my DXF's in this before I send to cutters and haven't had any problems. Quote
peteretep Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 Mikeys option is probably good for this situation but for future in my opinion just get that draftsight program which is free, you can open up the dxf/dwg and check it, make sure all layers are turned on, visibile and not frozen. I think type "layers" into the cmd line. If you still have trouble then you can send it to someone here and we can check it Quote
Cullen Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 does anyone have a set of sub-division residential development layout drawings which includes provision for roads, water and waste water services? Quote
Spencer Posted October 10, 2012 Author Posted October 10, 2012 Possibly man, I have a shit load of electrical layout drawings for sub-devisions, allot of the time they are bundled with all sorts of other crap in the xrefs they are drawn on. What are you after them for? I'm still recovering from Bathurst but I intend to sort this thread out in the near future Quote
Cullen Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 something to work off for course, cunts have given us a decent size assignment a month out from exams Quote
Spencer Posted October 10, 2012 Author Posted October 10, 2012 well I 100% have electrical plans which I could give you now, I am given water plans all the time but I would have to go through a shit load of plans to find one Quote
Cullen Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 i'll grab an electrical plan so i have something to start with, if you do stumble across water it would be greatly appreciated! thanks Quote
Spencer Posted October 10, 2012 Author Posted October 10, 2012 Electrical plan for a development down the gold coast http://www.mediafire.com/?6v4mwvzsqw78way Quote
Llama Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 Me old man probably has these, he's a draftsman? Can ask tomorrow. Quote
Archetype Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 http://gallery.proficad.eu/tools/AutoCAD-Viewer.aspx^^^ This is a very good online DXF viewer. I test all my DXF's in this before I send to cutters and haven't had any problems. Hmm, I uploaded my dxf file and the preview looked fine. Not sure why the laser cutter guy can't view my file. Quote
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