Welsh Dragon .dxf file [Archive] - MechMate CNC Router Forum

keithstanley

Fri 11 December 2009, 11:41

I know that I may be posting this in the wrong location or something else but I do not know where else to correctly post. I saw that Fabrica; who has serial number 1, cut a Welsh Dragon with his MechMate and I have tried to find such a file to no avail! Living in Wales I think that this would be a great file to have access to to help finance the construction of my very own MechMate. Is there any chance Fabrica still has the file? Or does anyone else have it?
Thanks
Keith

Drad98_98

Thu 30 September 2010, 18:19

I have a welsh dragon and made it 3d using artcam, which program do you use?

Drad98_98

Thu 30 September 2010, 18:27

Oops here is a pic

domino11

Thu 30 September 2010, 19:48

Nice work Dave. Did you start with a 2D pic?

keithstanley

Fri 01 October 2010, 00:50

Hello Dave, That is great work!! I am using Vectric's VCarve Pro V5.5. What format have you saved that work in? Could I get a copy of that? That is excately what I know some people are looking for.

KenC

Fri 01 October 2010, 02:21

Dave, would you care to elaborate how you did it?
Thanks in advance

fanefane

Fri 01 October 2010, 04:51

Hello !

Drad98_98

Fri 01 October 2010, 13:05

Thanks all, no to the questions.
Domino: I did start with a 2d pic off the internet, following a artcam video on how to do it but it took a little thought on my part to figure out what he was doing.
Keith: I am not familar with v-carve so i dont know if artcam can output a v-carve friendly 3d file, if it can i would be happy to give you a copy of it.
Ok now to Ken: I started with a 2D pic of the dragon, reduced the colors to 4 (white,red,black and green) the using shape editor in artcam raised each color to a specific height (user preference) the generate the 3D g-code for the project. I havent cut this out, it was more of a learning session.

KenC

Fri 01 October 2010, 22:10

Thanks for sharing!

Art

Fri 01 October 2010, 22:25

Aspire wil import DFX and STL files.

Drad98_98

Sat 02 October 2010, 07:40

Art, can it import the 3d relief file, i can save it as a dxf but you only get the 2d pic

fanefane

Sat 02 October 2010, 10:55

Try this one!

keithstanley

Sun 03 October 2010, 00:15

Dave, What file formats can you export the dragon as? I am running VCarve Pro 5.5 and it is a very versitile program and I would think that it would be able to handle a 3D file; I hope

Kobus_Joubert

Sun 03 October 2010, 03:37

Nope.. 2D only in VCarve pro....I am also in the same boat....have to upgrade to Aspire one of these day's. :o

Drad98_98

Wed 06 October 2010, 18:49

I can save it as a relief (.rlf), would that help?

keithstanley

Thu 07 October 2010, 00:40

Hello Drad98_98,
Can you post the file as a Artcam Pro 2008 friendly file?
I just found out that the father of a client of mine knows someone who uses Artcam Pro 2008 where he works! It sure is a small world.

xkeithx

Tue 19 November 2013, 15:09

I know that I may be posting this in the wrong location or something else but I do not know where else to correctly post. I saw that Fabrica; who has serial number 1, cut a Welsh Dragon with his MechMate and I have tried to find such a file to no avail! Living in Wales I think that this would be a great file to have access to to help finance the construction of my very own MechMate. Is there any chance Fabrica still has the file? Or does anyone else have it?
Thanks
Keith
hi.
could you get a welsh dragon DXF file, that hi could cut from a steel flat plate ??
all the best
keith from the UK