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    • K Offline
      Kus
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      i guess that I need to import a dwg image... but how to I make a jpg file a dwg one??

      http://www.gimnazija-poljane.com/P/LogoGimp.png?pic=5

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        Gaieus
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        You can either use software that "converts" raster images to vector images (Google some and find out which suites you) or use curves (arcs, beziers etc.) with higher line segments than what you are currently using when tracing around your image.

        Gai...

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          TIG Moderator
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          @kus said:

          i guess that I need to import a dwg image... but how to I make a jpg file a dwg one??

          http://www.gimnazija-poljane.com/P/LogoGimp.png?pic=5

          wintopo free did this quickly - you'll see it's all 'steppy' because of the raster pixels becoming lines... You could quickly redraw over it to improve it before importing to SUp...Image of DWG convertionImage of DWG imported into SKP pushpulledDWG inside zip fileSKP with DWG imported

          TIG

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          • K Offline
            Kus
            last edited by

            great... it looks great from far... but up close you can see the "steppyness"... I am on a mac... can't find a program that can open dwg files... can some1 tell me if there is a free 1??

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
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              @kus said:

              great... it looks great from far... but up close you can see the "steppyness"... I am on a mac... can't find a program that can open dwg files... can some1 tell me if there is a free 1??

              A Mac limits you a bit, but try this site http://www.lemkesoft.com/lemkesoft.html
              If you are on a budget this site has 'free' shareware ($30/35 each) (I think with unlimited use - it's up to you to be honest) for 2d-CAD and Image manipulation - including GraphicConverter which can change virtually any raster-image into many other raster-formats and also vectorize them too... I think that CADintosh only exports as DXF [that can be used in SUp], but it can import other file formats that you can first vectorize from raster-images with GraphicConverter [like HPGL and PICT]... If you have a DWG you can always import a DWG into SUp, and if the 2d drawing is too intense with that then export it as JPG or DXF into GCon' or CADin' etc...

              TIG

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              • K Offline
                Kus
                last edited by

                well I have downloaded the GraphicConverter but don't know how to change it to be able to change in SU...

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                • K Offline
                  Kus
                  last edited by

                  No problem... I have corrected it in SU... it turned out great!!! 😍

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                  • K Offline
                    Kus
                    last edited by

                    well here is the picture I have made:

                    20090417181620_49s.png

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
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                      @kus said:

                      well I have downloaded the GraphicConverter but don't know how to change it to be able to change in SU...

                      Open the PNG file in GraphicConverter.
                      Make/convert it into a vector format - like HPGL ?
                      Import that format file into CADintosh and edit it as desired.
                      Then export its as a DXF file which can be imported into SUp as geometry...

                      TIG

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        @kus said:

                        well here is the picture I have made:

                        Well done !

                        TIG

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                        • K Offline
                          Kus
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                          one more thing... I am using podium and I set the reflection to 10 but I did not like it... now I cant set it to 0... why???

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                            remus
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                            make sure youve only got faces selected when your setting reflection (or light). Podium doesnt like it if you try and give reflection to groups.

                            http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                            • GaieusG Offline
                              Gaieus
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                              Now those birds do really look fine (to me at least).
                              So is it your school's logo?

                              Gai...

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                              • K Offline
                                Kus
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                                TY... Well last week I got an F for not doing my homework at the art class... And now I am trying to get it to vanish πŸ˜„ ... That is why I will probably soon make something new and ask you how to make it better πŸ˜‰ ... And If you have some ideas plz tell πŸ˜„

                                BTW: I fixed the problem with Podium

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                                  Gaieus
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                                  That's a fine endeavour. Just come up with the ideas and we'll do the best giving advice.

                                  Gai...

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                                  • K Offline
                                    Kus
                                    last edited by

                                    well as I have sad at first I wanted to use smilies to reefer to some quotes but soon I found out that I am no good for making them... So I have just started to make the bird in 3D to use it as a smilie... but I find it difficult because I am not an expert in making curved faces and most of all birds... Any advice??

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                                      Kus
                                      last edited by

                                      Now after 3 hours I found out that I don't really know how to do this. Did anyone try something like this once?? Does anyone have some advice??

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                                        Kus
                                        last edited by

                                        Now my teacher asked me to make a picture with about 5000x5000 pixels... I am on a free version of Podium, so I can't do this. So I ask anyone to help me and just press render. Do not change the view or shadows... don't change anything... just render... plz πŸ€“


                                        LogoGimp.skp

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                                        • GaieusG Offline
                                          Gaieus
                                          last edited by

                                          Sorry, Kus, I'd do it for you but I don't have Podium (currently not even Eval) either.

                                          Gai...

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                                            sepo
                                            last edited by

                                            You can't render with that resolution. BTW there is no ground plane and you can't have shadows as such.

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