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Subject:	Re: New Ldraw parts authors tool: Projector
Newsgroups:	lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.vikings, lugnet.castle
Date:	Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:00:06 GMT
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Reading your tutorial made me wonder whether scans of the orignal parts could be vectorized using Inkscape (Inkscape includes an automatic raster-to-vector converter). The resultant SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) file could then maybe be converted to a “flat” LDraw file. One would then proceed normally as outlined in your tutorial.

-Mike

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		Re: New Ldraw parts authors tool: Projector
(...) Hi Mike, Yes, I considered this possibility in the beginning, but I was not convinced by the vectorization process. One key issue is that silk-screened parts are far from perfect (misprints, color registration problems...). I found that (...) (16 years ago, 11-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.vikings, lugnet.castle, FTX)

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		New Ldraw parts authors tool: Projector
(URL) This new tool allows easy creation of non-flat patterned LDraw parts. Create a flat pattern and stamp it on a 3D former. Program, documentation, source code are available (URL) here>. To show the usefulness of this tool, I created the four (...) (17 years ago, 7-May-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.vikings, lugnet.castle, FTX) !

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