2 softwares I found useful and cheap

[frank_hav]

I recently added these 2 software to my collection. They are cheap and do a pretty nice job of converting file formats(1) and the other one is an inexpessive way to manipulate and/or create 3d shapes.

AccuTrans3D is the converter $20

Daz3d - Hexagon 2.5 is the edit, create...software $150

[Rolando]

I could get a hold of one, what it does?
Is it similar to WorkParts?

[myxpykalix]

I had looked at Daz because i get their newsletter and some of the stuff guys create is amazing however i went to their forum and asked a question and couldn't get a definitive answer. Maybe you know.

What i wanted to find out was, does the program output a 3D file that we could use like stl or other? Were these files just a 2 or 2.5D?

[ssflyer]

Jack,

Hexagon will export to .stl, .obj, .3ds, .dxf, .dwg. .a3d and .car formats.

Ron

[dhunt]

I recently added these 2 software to my collection.
They are cheap and do a pretty nice job of converting file formats
and the other one is an inexpensive way to manipulate and/or create 3d shapes.

AccuTrans3D is the converter $20

Daz3d - Hexagon 2.5 is the edit, create...software $150

Your suggestion of AccuTrans3D might be the answer to our problem
and I'm thinking I'll download it --but which version?

I've visited their website, but am unsure whether I should get the first version I see
-or the DLL version (or is that just a .dll file ??).


Our problem:
We've been supplied some graphics/artwork in .jpg and other familiar-to-Photoshop formats.
We have Photoshop, and so can convert to bitmap or anything that Photoshop 7 can do...
but how do we convert these graphics we've been given by the client
to a .dxf file or to .ccd
(we're still using Vector-9 to design cut-files for our PRT-96)

Hopefully AccuTrans3D will prove to be the transition?

Any suggestions will be helpful, at this stage!

[myxpykalix]

"but how do we convert these graphics we've been given by the client
to a .dxf file or to .ccd"

David,
depending on what the graphics are you may not be able to convert a photo to vectors.

If it is a photo of vectors then you will be able to, but not knowing what you are trying to convert, its hard to say. Maybe post it for us to see and advise.

[zeykr]

Don't think accutrans is what you're looking for. It's probably time to get away from the old vector software and take a look at Vcarve pro from Vectric. It has a bitmap trace function and vector drawing tools, but you'll still have to do the work of converting from bitmap to vectors. Download the demo version and take a look at the tutorials on the vectric site about working with vectors and tracing bitmaps. Partworks and vcarve pro have come a long way from vector, but there is still nothing out there that will take a bitmap and automatically make vectors usable for carving from it without quite bit of human interaction, unless it's a terribly simple black and white decal type image.

[dhunt]

Depending on what the graphics are, you may not be able to convert a photo to vectors.

If it is a photo of vectors then you will be able to,
but not knowing what you are trying to convert, its hard to say.

Maybe post it for us to see and advise.

The attached graphic showing... S L ...is a 94k. .jpeg file.

I also have the same thing in .bmp format (at 468k. in size)

[zeykr]

Something like that is traceable. The higher the resolution you start with the better the results.

Send me the larger bitmap and I'll trace for you so you can see what you'll get.
kzeyus( a )yahoo.com

Inexpensive trace only software is Acme Traceart. Note that vcarve pro will always trace as carveable (closed) vectors where with traceart and other programs you'll probably have to do some work to get closed vectors.

[garyb]

here you go
1 click bitmap to vector in ArtCam 2011