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Dreamaker
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Trace ?

Post by Dreamaker » Wed Sep 20, 2023 3:13 pm

Many software's have different names for the same function tool, like trace, line art and so on. I am looking for a tool that take a filled in object and turn it in to edge lines, trace. Like solid text and turn it in to trace lines. I looked in the book, but could not find anything about it, I may have missed it.

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Dan

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Re: Trace ?

Post by CVH » Wed Sep 20, 2023 3:27 pm

Hi,

For solid filled hatches, TTF text and polylines with widths use Explode (XP).

This doesn't work for images ... Bitmaps.
A recent addition to QCAD is a method to trace bitmaps:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic. ... 734#p38699

I think you're better off with more mature bitmap tracing utilities. :wink:

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CVH

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Re: Trace ?

Post by Dreamaker » Wed Sep 20, 2023 10:14 pm

Thank You, that worked for me.

Dan

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