Thread: For those still interested in 3D wooden skeletons

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Here are the plans .


http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Skeleton1.jpg
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Skeleton2.jpg

If you need the enlarged files , leave me a message , because my site doesn't support bigger files.

Have fun.

Originally Posted by Clad In Shadows

If you need the enlarged files , leave me a message , because my site doesn't support bigger files.

You can use this free site to enlarge and print any image:

The Sect of Homokaasu - The Rasterbator

You can do it online or by downloading the software. Either way it's free.
I've used it before and it comes in handy for printing large scale plots on a regular printer when you don't have a plotter around. It divides the image into 8.5 x 11 sheets that you tape together to make a full size print. I bought the same kit last year and made life size prints for my neighbor to cut out of plywood and foam.

I made a life size print of my son for his birthday.

wow that looks like a lot of cutting, great though, maybe next year as I see time is dwindling away quicker than I hoped.

My problem is that I enlarged the files but can't put them online because photobucket doesn't support larger files if you have a free account.
But thanks for the info. It is appreciated.

A good plugin is "genuine fractals" for photoshop. It can enlarge your files by %600 without quality loss. I use that for cardboard cutouts...in case you're interested.

Originally Posted by HomeyDaClown

You can use this free site to enlarge and print any image:

The Sect of Homokaasu - The Rasterbator

You can do it online or by downloading the software. Either way it's free.
I've used it before and it comes in handy for printing large scale plots on a regular printer when you don't have a plotter around. It divides the image into 8.5 x 11 sheets that you tape together to make a full size print. I bought the same kit last year and made life size prints for my neighbor to cut out of plywood and foam.

I made a life size print of my son for his birthday.

Originally Posted by Clad In Shadows

My problem is that I enlarged the files but can't put them online because photobucket doesn't support larger files if you have a free account.
But thanks for the info. It is appreciated.

A good plugin is "genuine fractals" for photoshop. It can enlarge your files by %600 without quality loss. I use that for cardboard cutouts...in case you're interested.

Thanks for the tip. I generally convert everything to a vector drawing and use Autocad to scale to any size I need, but for printing without a larger format printer/plotter Rastorbator is quick and easy.

Holy Jigsaw !!!!

Originally Posted by spinman1949

Holy Jigsaw !!!!

Holy CNC is more like it. If you've got a local vocational school with a wood shop or any wood shop with a CNC cutting table, they could make these easily.

Vector drawings are great. I'm trying to convert these plans to vector files so I can cut them on my CNC router ( in the making ). I'm just waiting on the motors and I can start cutting. Can't wait.
If you don't mind me asking ; what's the easiest way to convert these plans to a vector file?

Originally Posted by HomeyDaClown

Thanks for the tip. I generally convert everything to a vector drawing and use Autocad to scale to any size I need, but for printing without a larger format printer/plotter Rastorbator is quick and easy.

Originally Posted by spinman1949

Holy Jigsaw !!!!

Yeah , I got my attention when I opened the package. Lots of parts to be cut.

Originally Posted by Clad In Shadows

Vector drawings are great. I'm trying to convert these plans to vector files so I can cut them on my CNC router ( in the making ). I'm just waiting on the motors and I can start cutting. Can't wait.
If you don't mind me asking ; what's the easiest way to convert these plans to a vector file?

Basically any imaging software that will do edge detection (I use Paint Shop Pro) to get a clean perimeter trace then bring that into Autocad or other vector based drawing tool to do the conversion. There are also a few raster to vector conversion programs out there that you can do this with.

I use Mach3 for my CNC table which can directly import jpg (and other raster) files and make the gcode for CNC. My table is 14" x 18" so to do the skeletons
I would need to group parts on to individual 11" x 17" sheets. The same could be applied to a smaller table with say 8.5" x 11" sheets as well.