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Offline julianf

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Re: anyone artistic?
« Reply #30 on: January 02, 2015, 03:29:25 PM »
This is, im told, an engraving of Gibraltar -



I know of no software that can create a vector file like that, however, if you had such a tool path, then (aside from the massive number of machine hours) there is little reason why such a file could not be cut.

But...

That type of relief work may not even be suitable for your application.  To get the detail, you either need the job to be massive (ie look at it from a distance, and produce it on a machine larger than anyone has knocking about!), or you would need a very fine cut.

If you have a fine cut, and leave it outside for years and years, corrosion, vandalism, etc.etc. would do for it anyhow.

There is no perfect solution - its a case of deciding which compromises work with your end goal the best.
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Re: anyone artistic?
« Reply #31 on: January 02, 2015, 03:49:14 PM »
no mate, what you did was great. im just trying to work out how to get them inside the car?

its waayyyyy beyond my grasp mate, so please "bear" with my ignorance.

thanks guys...

If the degree of detail in my proof is acceptable, I can do the car in the same way and place the two figures inside, but depending on the overall size of the plaque, you might find that they're reduced to such a size that they're rather lost.

Despite the result  looking rather simple, it takes quite a while to do ... you need to mucking around with the photo adjusting quite a few parameters to try and get as much contrast as possible before changing to B&W and then to converting to vectors.  I'm more than willing to do it, but only if it's something you'll be happy with and use.

Let me know.

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Re: anyone artistic?
« Reply #32 on: January 02, 2015, 04:28:31 PM »
i understand the time. took me bloody ages last night.

allow me to go back to the family and give them the news.

gimme a day or so please mate.

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Re: anyone artistic?
« Reply #33 on: March 21, 2015, 09:25:50 PM »
Ged, is this still a going concern?  I've got quite a few files on my desktop I'd like to delete if they're not needed.
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Re: anyone artistic?
« Reply #34 on: March 21, 2015, 10:23:26 PM »
it is, but delete away mate. and cheers ;)
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