tonestar 2 Posted February 24, 2018 what format do I change pics to. to cut out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted February 24, 2018 your image has to be traced or created as a vector graphic - raster graphics like pictures will not cut as they are made of pixels instead of the lines and nodes that vector graphics use Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted February 24, 2018 Step-by-step * IMPORT (File menu) your image * Select All (from Edit menu or CTRL+ A keyboard combo) * Change Mode to Monochrome 1 bit (Image menu) * Perform Vectorise (Image menu again) * Separate original and delete (keeping just the blue object) * Clean it up (Node Editing -- double click on object OR use Edit menu = CTRL + H keyboard combo) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted February 24, 2018 very nice slice - you are a good teacher. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,220 Posted February 24, 2018 OMG! I didn't even know (or bothered to look) that SB could vectorize. Hahaha. I've been using inkscape all this time. Just did a quick vectorizing in SB and compared it to one I did in inkscape - there is a world of difference. Looks like I'll be sticking to the inkscape to SB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted February 24, 2018 26 minutes ago, haumana said: OMG! I didn't even know (or bothered to look) that SB could vectorize. Hahaha. I've been using inkscape all this time. Just did a quick vectorizing in SB and compared it to one I did in inkscape - there is a world of difference. Looks like I'll be sticking to the inkscape to SB. try it in your new pro studio software inkscape is popular for a reason though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted February 24, 2018 While SignBlazer does indeed have the built-in Vector engine, I agree it's not very precise (fine-tuning the Monochrome 1 bit scale helps a lot). Once I got VinylMaster, I've relied on its vector capabilities which are quite nice. After vectorizing, I just export as .eps and bring it into SignBlazer. Yeah, Yeah, I know, I gotta ditch SBE at some point and just go with VinylMaster, but I'm stuck in the cartoon-GUI interface of Jerry's creation. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,220 Posted February 25, 2018 1 hour ago, slice&dice said: While SignBlazer does indeed have the built-in Vector engine, I agree it's not very precise (fine-tuning the Monochrome 1 bit scale helps a lot). Once I got VinylMaster, I've relied on its vector capabilities which are quite nice. After vectorizing, I just export as .eps and bring it into SignBlazer. Yeah, Yeah, I know, I gotta ditch SBE at some point and just go with VinylMaster, but I'm stuck in the cartoon-GUI interface of Jerry's creation. Ditch SB? Never!! I am getting more familiar with other software, but my proficiency is still with SB (even though I didn't know if could vectorize ). I admit that the buttons look a little cheesy, but dang, if I don't recognize them right off the bat, and I love the right-click quick menu. SB FOREVER!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
