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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
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    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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    Anonymous
    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!


    Ideally, you would generate art in Illustrator where you have more control. But it is possible to convert Photoshop art in Illustrator. Converting from raster to vector (which Illustrator can do with auto trace) is not a perfect process. You will see similar quality between Illustrator and CorelTrace.

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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

    Mylenium
    Mylenium
    Legend
    July 21, 2011

    What you describe would be typically done in Illustrator, but nobody really uses DXF for laser cutting or 2D milling anymore. Most equipment has long moved beyond that and it's eitehr handled via the printer driver by setting up a specific separation, EPS files, PDFs or even native AI files, sometimes even directly run with plug-ins from inside Illustrator. You reayll need to look into that and do some research on the matter....

    Mylenium

    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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