Re: Tracing a JPEG image in SolidWorks?

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- Edward T Eaton
  
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20 years ago

Mon, Jun 30, 2003 10:54 PM

Start a sketch tools>sketch tools>insert picture. I recommend washing out the image with brightness/contrast adjsutments before you insert it - nothing worse than editing a black line on a black image, eh?

FYI - There is also a free raster to vector utility called Wintopo which is a really fast way to get a crummy sketch (disjoint lines, segmented curves, etc). But , in some cases, that might do.

-Ed

I am just wondering, what is the best way to trace a JPEG image in > solidworks? We plan to use the image to engrave a feature. > > I saw this answered a while back but a search of google groups comes > up empty. > > Thanks in advance, > > Rob.

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- Todd Anderson
  
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20 years ago

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 1:31 PM

If you are going to do a lot stuff like this I would look at the picture convert for SolidWorks add-in. It may save some time.

Todd Anderson

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- Andrew Grove
  
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20 years ago

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 5:06 PM

Todd,

I am not familliar with the SW picture converter. Quickly went to their web site and did a search and found nothing. If you would not mind sharing this info, I'm all ears (or eyes, I guess). Thanks in advance.

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- Arthur Y-S
  
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20 years ago

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 7:19 PM

The add-in is from Baren-Boym. You can DL a trial version for 15 days. WHat it does it take a B&W outline and convert it into a sketch. Save time, and headache of having or trying to get things perfectly neat. That would be a kewl add-in, that some how you could snap to the points of edges of a picture or just choose the edge and "convert entities".