Help outlining scanned shape

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lostcreekwoodworking
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Help outlining scanned shape

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I scanned a picture of a rear chair leg and can't figure out how to trace it. I used the trace bitmap tool but I can't get a single solid outline. Is there a trick? I played with the shading and parameters and this was the best I could do.



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You deleted the bitmap from the crv file. The easiest and most accurate way is not trace, but to use the bitmap with the vector drawing tools.

Here I just used your trace and drew vectors. About 5 minutes....
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Hi gkas
I am still new to this, do you know where I can find a video that will show me these steps?

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Can't open your file since you use Aspire and I am using VCarve Pro

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It's in crv format. You should be able to open it.
lostcreekwoodworking wrote:I am still new to this, do you know where I can find a video that will show me these steps?

US Buckle

This tutorial demonstrates how we can trace around characters on an imported image manually using the polyline tool and the smart cursor to create precise vectors. We then demonstrate two ways we can node edit those vectors to add curves that match the image.

https://support.vectric.com/tutorials/V ... ideo_id=21

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There are also six short videos on various tracing techniques in the Tips and Tricks section - http://support.vectric.com/tips-and-tricks/select.php

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Re: Help outlining scanned shape

Post by Mark »

Hello lostcreekwoodworking
lostcreekwoodworking wrote:Can't open your file ...
You appear to be still using V9.010

You can download the latest version of VCarve by logging in to your V&Co. Portal account page.

I hope that this helps.

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Thanks everyone for the help. I will watch the videos this weekend and download the newest version of VCarve

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