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| Andre Meier |
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 Registered Member #4644 Joined: Wed Aug 19 2015, 12:17pmPosts: 9 | Good Day I have been lofting plans using CorelDraw with which I am familiar. I am now venturing into the world of acad (as this is what most of the builders use and it makes it easier to follow the lofting instructions). My problem, how to I convert coreldraw and tiff files into acad format? I do have AutoCAD Raster Design that converts but find it difficult to use. Thanks in advance for all advice. | ||
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| daves |
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 Registered Member #105 Joined: Wed Jul 15 2009, 12:01pmPosts: 3560 | programs such as AutoCAD or Turbo CAD what you do is import image. Once it is imported into the drawing program then you have to trace over it. | ||
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| Bob H. |
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  Registered Member #624 Joined: Mon Jan 11 2010, 07:32pmPosts: 59 | Hi Andre, If you can export your drawing to a DXF format, you can open that file directly in AutoCAD. Another option would be to export it as an image file such as JPG, TIFF, or PNG. In AutoCAD you can "Insert Raster Image" to insert one of these image files, but beware because once you do, it needs to be scaled to a known dimension. For example, if you know that a frame in the drawing is 1/4" thick, you can scale the entire drawing to that frame. You would still have to trace over the drawing to get the vector lines. What I do is first insert the raster image and scale it. I like to keep these images on a separate layer from my actual CAD drawing. Then I trace the lines. By having the image on a separate layer, you can turn the layer off when it's no longer needed without having to actually delete if from your CAD drawing. Take care, Bob | ||
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| daves |
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| Registered Member #105 Joined: Wed Jul 15 2009, 12:01pmPosts: 3560 | go here for the add on that will convert CorelDraw to cad http://softadvice.informer.com/Convert_Corel_Draw_File_To_Dxf.html [ Edited Tue Oct 06 2015, 04:53pm ] | ||
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| Andre Meier |
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| Registered Member #4644 Joined: Wed Aug 19 2015, 12:17pmPosts: 9 | Thanks for the advice. I will make use of the suggestions as given. I have inserted a image using the Raster option and now I just need to learn how to scale it. AutoCAD is a whole new ball game for me, so I am in the process of doing the tutorials and purchasing a reference book. Once I am up to date, I will start a new log when I start Lofting and will the require a lot of pointers, assistance and advice. I am going through the Eagle PDF to see how to do everything. Thanks to all Andre | ||
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| Andre Meier |
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| Registered Member #4644 Joined: Wed Aug 19 2015, 12:17pmPosts: 9 | Good Day They say you cannot teach an old dog new tricks, but this old dog is going to learn a new trick - AutoCAD. I came across a website www.lynda.com that has numerous tutorials for beginners, intermediate and advance. I will be starting today doing the beginners and see how far I get. Cheers Andre [ Edited Fri Oct 09 2015, 04:40am ] | ||
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