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TheGraphicguy
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July 21, 2011
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psd to dxf

  • July 21, 2011
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I need to export out of cs4 in dxf format. what would be the best method?

Thanks

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    Anonymous
    August 9, 2011

    Hi Graphic guy,

           Psd to dxf.

    As of from all your ques & ans.all says that

    you are in my same line of industry as wht

    i am in.

    Please send an example picture what you wanted to

    be converted. I can help you in the best way to

    solve your problem.

    I am dealing with router machine, water jet & laser

    machine related to sign buisness.

    thx & regards,

    tamil

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    TheGraphicguyAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    August 9, 2011

    Wow that is cool! I am trying to do a sign right now. I have been using cad for over 25 years I bet. Occasionally I need to make something such as the attached sign. My friends 80 year old father is a retired graphic artist and he drew up the attached mock-up "wally" of a proposed sign for my brother. We did not want all of the color so I traced around his artwork including his hand painted fonts and produced the second file. The boarder is 7 ga. mild steel fastened to a 12 ms plate. The main name will be spaced out away from the background producing a unique shadow. We are still going to accent with color and clear coat powder coat when finished.

    Thanks for your interest in helping me!

    Mark

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    kazmier
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    August 8, 2011

    Did you ever get this problem solved - I too would like to output paths to dxf to run NC machinery. I realize that I could probably get the job done with Illustrator however, I don't want to spend the money on it if I don't have to.

    Thanks,

    Kaz

    Silkrooster
    Silkrooster
    Legend
    August 8, 2011

    You may want to look at the company that makes TurboCad, they have sister program just for CNC machines. They may be a bit cheaper than illustrator, but its been awhile so don't quote me on it.

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    TheGraphicguyAuthor
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    August 8, 2011

    Thanks a lot for all of your input. I just wanted to say that all of this started with me just wondering if there was an add-on that could trace a bipmaps out lines as coral trace us to do. I do realize the difference between vector and raster files. Will Illustrator allow me import a Photoshop file then generate a dxf file of its outlines?

    Thanks again!

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    Anonymous
    July 21, 2011

    The best method would be education.

    Photoshop and the DXF format are not compatible.

    What are you trying to do?

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    TheGraphicguyAuthor
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    July 21, 2011

    Many years ago I could scan a picture and in coral trace "draw" I could run a trace around all edges and export a dxf file that I could then cut on a waterjet or laser. I still have this need. I see psd and pdf to dxf programs are available on the internet I am just not sure which one works best.

    Thanks

    Silkrooster
    Silkrooster
    Legend
    August 8, 2011

    I am an aerospace engineering consultant (manufacturing) and I just wanted to let you know that dxf files are used everyday to drive laser cutters throughout the aerospace industry.


    That may be, but dxf files are vector files. Photoshop produces raster files. The two are not interchangable. You have to have a program that can either create the vector files from scratch via Illustrator, Corel Draw, Freehand, etc. or use a program that can trace the raster image and create a vector file from it, via corel trace, illustrator, etc.

    Think about it, CNC machines, plotters, cutters, etc require a vector file because vectors are math based, in that it plots a line from A to B. Raster images don't have any math, they are just images.

    That being said what the others were getting at, is the dxf file format is a very old format and there are other formats that are better today. This has nothing to do with outdated equipment, its a given that they still require dxf files. Yes odds are you can still buy equipment that supports dxf files, but that does not mean that dxf is the standard anymore.

    To make things worse, is dxf has several flavors, which can only be seen by looking at the file with a text editor. Dxf can be 2d or 3d and it can be with polylines or 3d faces. But that getting a bit off topic. Its just to let you know that converting to dxf is not so cut and dry.

    Mylenium
    Mylenium
    Legend
    July 21, 2011

    DXF files are vector-based, so there can be no way of exporting any data directly from PS and that very much settles that... Sorry, but you're really looking in the completely wrong place and it sounds like you are just blindly trying to fulfill someone elses whim without actually understanding the technicalities involved or the specifics of the file format...

    Mylenium

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    TheGraphicguyAuthor
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    July 21, 2011

    Now wait just a minunte here my friend. I believe you are blindly answering this without opening your mind. I do realize what i am working with!

    Many years ago I could scan a picture and in  coral trace "draw" I could then run a trace around all edges and export a dxf file that I could then cut on a waterjet or laser. I still have this need but  i no longer have a compadable coral program that will run on my  operating system. I see that their are plenty of psd and pdf to dxf conversion programs available online I am just not sure  which one works best. So

    Thanks

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