lawrence
07-14-2012, 12:01 PM
Ok, here's another couple to test... one is a pattern made using centerline and 3d designer - can anyone change the text/patterns on either of these post? Hopefully you can't, but I'm just making sure.
Point being, we can make patterns using centerline text that will then become part of an STL which can then be made into a pattern to share. When you carve it it will carve as a raster and not centerline, but it will at least carve even if all you have is the designer software.
I've got to say, this new software is AWESOME... an I've not even really started playing with it yet. The ability to do actual 2-sided bowl shapes with carves in them is pretty cool. This one for example, will be as a pan from the top, but with a little playing I was able to get it as a carving that will actually look like a fully carved out (both sides) gold pan.
I've made an MPC trying to share this-- can someone please try this file out? It is too bigh (1.77 mb) to put here, but I put it on google drive (this is my first time using it and I'd love feedback on if it works for you)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByJj2suDWiFVYjlnbXZDaW1wNWs/edit
please note that this pattern has been set up for playing around on the programming side of things... I haven't set tabs properly etc. so I would not try and actually carve it yet.. I'm intending this for program experimentation only at this point.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u313/ldr_klr/side.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u313/ldr_klr/bottom.jpg
Lawrence
Point being, we can make patterns using centerline text that will then become part of an STL which can then be made into a pattern to share. When you carve it it will carve as a raster and not centerline, but it will at least carve even if all you have is the designer software.
I've got to say, this new software is AWESOME... an I've not even really started playing with it yet. The ability to do actual 2-sided bowl shapes with carves in them is pretty cool. This one for example, will be as a pan from the top, but with a little playing I was able to get it as a carving that will actually look like a fully carved out (both sides) gold pan.
I've made an MPC trying to share this-- can someone please try this file out? It is too bigh (1.77 mb) to put here, but I put it on google drive (this is my first time using it and I'd love feedback on if it works for you)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByJj2suDWiFVYjlnbXZDaW1wNWs/edit
please note that this pattern has been set up for playing around on the programming side of things... I haven't set tabs properly etc. so I would not try and actually carve it yet.. I'm intending this for program experimentation only at this point.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u313/ldr_klr/side.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u313/ldr_klr/bottom.jpg
Lawrence