Big fancy sign top and bottom

I'm looking for a top and bottom for a big sign I'm going to make. I would like it to have a cut out like the top and bottom of the pattern attached, but I would like it rotated so that I could cut it on a board that is 12 x 25. The top would be one piece and the bottom another. Then I'll put the sign together with the top, bottom, and two middle pieces with the letters.

In other words, I want the sign to be 25" wide so the cut out has to be rotated. If there is an easy way to do this, I would love to know, I couldn't figure it out.

Thanks for any help!

I made your sign shape into a pattern. It can be rotated any way you like now then outline pattern.

I think you have to redraw the outline since you will want to break it up into pieces.

As boilermaker says, make it into a pattern, rotate and then retrace the parts you need.

(There is no way to directly rotate vectors in Designer.)

I keep getting a message that this was made with a newer version of the software and it won't open. I updated to 1.188 and it still won't work. Sorry to be so needy lately. I sure appreciate the help.

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Originally Posted by boilermaker

I made your sign shape into a pattern. It can be rotated any way you like now then outline pattern.

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Boilermaker used Designer Pro and so you will not be able to open the mpc. He created a carve region from your outline and then rotated it. To do what he did, open the mpc attached, make a pattern from it, put the pattern on a board and then rotate it.

I am just wondering how are you all able to make a pattern from someone elses mpc? I thought we could not make a pattern unless we made the mpc? I did not open his project but I was just curious.

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Originally Posted by normrichards

I am just wondering how are you all able to make a pattern from someone elses mpc? I thought we could not make a pattern unless we made the mpc? I did not open his project but I was just curious.

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I did not make a pattern from his outline. I just fixed up his outline so that he could make a pattern.

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Originally Posted by boilermaker

I made your sign shape into a pattern. It can be rotated any way you like now then outline pattern.

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Thank you burg I thought you did and boilermaker said he did so I was just curious.

I unmirrored the path. Removed the straight lines. Copied and pasted the two vertical curves then flipped them vertically. Redrew the straight lines connected everything. Did a path offset of .001 and made a pattern from the path offset.

I've been trying to figure this out on my own, but I'm not getting it. How do I make a pattern from the mpc attached?

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Originally Posted by bergerud

Boilermaker used Designer Pro and so you will not be able to open the mpc. He created a carve region from your outline and then rotated it. To do what he did, open the mpc attached, make a pattern from it, put the pattern on a board and then rotate it.

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Under Tools - Makepattern. The carve region has to be grouped and the group selected first.

Here is a trick. I made your outline into a carved through region. Screen captured it and used Corel trace to retrace it. Output it as DXF. Rotated is as I imported into Designer with the DXF importer. (I could also have split it across boards if I had known which board sizes you wanted.)

Great! Thanks! If I just place it on a board and stretch it out to size am I correct that the machine will just ignore the part that isn't on the board? See what I mean by the attached pic.

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Originally Posted by bergerud

Here is a trick. I made your outline into a carved through region. Screen captured it and used Corel trace to retrace it. Output it as DXF. Rotated is as I imported into Designer with the DXF importer. (I could also have split it across boards if I had known which board sizes you wanted.)

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[QUOTE=Shacky;264214] If I just place it on a board and stretch it out to size am I correct that the machine will just ignore the part that isn't on the board?

I think so but the bit may go off the board a little. It could cut into a sled or rails. Maybe someone who has done this will post.

Just wanted to confirm that the part that is not on the board is just ignored. I was able to cut out the top with the bottom half off the board and then do the same with the bottom to make a two board sign. (I did a 3rd board for a middle but it didn't need to be cut as it's a solid rectangle. It's coming out quite nice and I will post a picture in a few days when it is done. Thanks again for the help!

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Originally Posted by Shacky

If I just place it on a board and stretch it out to size am I correct that the machine will just ignore the part that isn't on the board?

I think so but the bit may go off the board a little. It could cut into a sled or rails. Maybe someone who has done this will post.

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Not quite done, but close. Thanks again for the help!

That came out great! Congratulations!