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A. Illustrator can save out in a variety of file formats. I suggest Illustrator .ai version 8. According to Wiki, corelDraw supports the following files
.ai, .cdr, .ps, .eps, .pdf, .svg, .dxf
the only difficulty I foresee is corelDraw is Windows and fonts can be a big time problem coming from a Mac illustrator exported file.
If that proves to be the case, the fonts. In Illustrator get your artwork 1:1 to final size, Select All... then Outline Text and save a copy.
.ai, .cdr, .ps, .eps, .pdf, .svg, .dxf
the only difficulty I foresee is corelDraw is Windows and fonts can be a big time problem coming from a Mac illustrator exported file.
If that proves to be the case, the fonts. In Illustrator get your artwork 1:1 to final size, Select All... then Outline Text and save a copy.
How can one machine, or cut and shape small (pen ink) sizes of metal cheaply?
Q. I was looking to make something similar like this...
http://media.naplesnews.com/media/img/photos/2012/09/01/634811_t607.JPG
Of course it would be an individual finger. Half of a pointer finger on my fathers right hand to be exact. I have a fair amount of tools as a plumber and small mechanic, however I don't have a shop and this would be a one-time deal. If you look closely the peices making up a finger are actually relatively simple. I mean, thin aluminum like a soda can could probably be cut up into a basic shape, and i have a drill bit set small enough to make some of those holes. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I contacted the original person, and they quoted me about 4,000 dollars for a half finger, and thats a bit crazy if you ask me, for something purely mechanical.
http://media.naplesnews.com/media/img/photos/2012/09/01/634811_t607.JPG
Of course it would be an individual finger. Half of a pointer finger on my fathers right hand to be exact. I have a fair amount of tools as a plumber and small mechanic, however I don't have a shop and this would be a one-time deal. If you look closely the peices making up a finger are actually relatively simple. I mean, thin aluminum like a soda can could probably be cut up into a basic shape, and i have a drill bit set small enough to make some of those holes. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I contacted the original person, and they quoted me about 4,000 dollars for a half finger, and thats a bit crazy if you ask me, for something purely mechanical.
A. You could look for a company that does laser cutting. I just had some quite intricate panels cut from 2mm aluminium. Including laser etching markings on them they were £20 ($30) each and they look beautuful.
You will have to do the design work, because that's what costs. They will need a drawing of all the parts to work from, ideally in Autocad format (dwg or dxf) but they will probably be able to convert from pdf, gif, etc. And don't forget to tell them the scale!
For solid parts like the fingertips look at materials called Polymorph, a plastic which is mouldable in hot water, and Sugru, which is an air curing silicone putty.
The hand in the link looks like it has some sort of system to amplify the small movement of the finger stumps into a large movement of the tips, and looking at the thinness of the parts they are probably titanium or something, so it doesn't surprise me that it's expensive.
You will have to do the design work, because that's what costs. They will need a drawing of all the parts to work from, ideally in Autocad format (dwg or dxf) but they will probably be able to convert from pdf, gif, etc. And don't forget to tell them the scale!
For solid parts like the fingertips look at materials called Polymorph, a plastic which is mouldable in hot water, and Sugru, which is an air curing silicone putty.
The hand in the link looks like it has some sort of system to amplify the small movement of the finger stumps into a large movement of the tips, and looking at the thinness of the parts they are probably titanium or something, so it doesn't surprise me that it's expensive.
Is there software which can convert PDF to AutoCAD including the text?
Q. PDF to AutoCAD software translators I've tried do not convert the annotations (text and numbers) to true AutoCAD text.
I've tried AutoDWG, AnyDWG, etc. and they make good geometry translation. However, the texts are all exploded into primitives (lines, arcs, plines, etc.). I was hoping for some kind of OCR built-in which also translates the PDF texts into AutoCAD texts which can be edited.
I've tried AutoDWG, AnyDWG, etc. and they make good geometry translation. However, the texts are all exploded into primitives (lines, arcs, plines, etc.). I was hoping for some kind of OCR built-in which also translates the PDF texts into AutoCAD texts which can be edited.
A. Yes... You can...
Check the following sites...
http://www.autodwg.com/pdf-to-dwg-converter/?gclid=CJmIzLad1owCFQaNbgodSEgJtg
http://anydwg.com/pdf-to-dxf.html
Check the following sites...
http://www.autodwg.com/pdf-to-dwg-converter/?gclid=CJmIzLad1owCFQaNbgodSEgJtg
http://anydwg.com/pdf-to-dxf.html
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