dashotgun Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 will try inkscape btw does anybody have a design for the revell mustang for the 357 front checker pattern? I did a trace in silhouette but I do not want to test it on the model the trace was meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 It is possible to skip the manual tracing step via AutoCAD/Inkscape/CoreDraw using the PixScan mat that Silhouette offers. I've not used it but it's supposed to give you the ability to simply take a photo of an existing pattern (i.e. Decal Sheet) mounted on the PixScan matt and directly import that into Silhouette Studio. Anybody have any experience creating masks this way? scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 That would make life way easier. One of these days, I'm going to break down and buy a Silhouette cutter. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashotgun Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Thunnus said: It is possible to skip the manual tracing step via AutoCAD/Inkscape/CoreDraw using the PixScan mat that Silhouette offers. I've not used it but it's supposed to give you the ability to simply take a photo of an existing pattern (i.e. Decal Sheet) mounted on the PixScan matt and directly import that into Silhouette Studio. Anybody have any experience creating masks this way? I just scanit via my printer scanner then do a trace however you get a lot of noise and poor separation between the colors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill M. Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Forgive my ignorance here, but I’m thinking of purchasing a Portrait Silhouette machine for cutting masking stencils. I’m wondering if it will cut stencils from a word document or a pdf I have on my computer? Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 22 minutes ago, Bill M. said: Forgive my ignorance here, but I’m thinking of purchasing a Portrait Silhouette machine for cutting masking stencils. I’m wondering if it will cut stencils from a word document or a pdf I have on my computer? How that normally would work Bill, is that you would import that into the Silhouette software and then make a "cutout" that the program can follow to trace out the cut masks. You want the image to be as crystal clear and sharp as you can get it to have the Silhouette software cut things out, ideally importing an .SVG/Vector file. If you only have the .doc or .pdf file it will still work, it just may take a bit more fenagling. Bill M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill M. Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 On 2/10/2021 at 1:16 PM, Out2gtcha said: How that normally would work Bill, is that you would import that into the Silhouette software and then make a "cutout" that the program can follow to trace out the cut masks. You want the image to be as crystal clear and sharp as you can get it to have the Silhouette software cut things out, ideally importing an .SVG/Vector file. If you only have the .doc or .pdf file it will still work, it just may take a bit more fenagling. Thanks! Well, based your reports, I went ahead and ordered a Portrait Silhouette 3. I’m looking forward to playing with it! Bill M. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Just now, Bill M. said: Thanks! Well, based your reports, I went ahead and ordered a Portrait Silhouette 3. I’m looking forward to playing with it! Bill M. Great news! You will have ZERO regrets on that purchase. Honestly, in the 8 or more years Ive had my original Silhouette, I have likely paid for it about 10 times over by now. Its literally changed the way I model, as I no longer have to hunt around for decals to match most any scheme I want. I just make one up on the Silhouette! Bill M. and mozart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashotgun Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 my auto blade dies due to my inexperience and they are very difficult to acquire right now so I bought a cb09 no regrets it is not an auto blade but works great and the blades are replaceable . I just posted some designs on Kevin futters website btw https://www.scalemodelpaintmasks.com/ LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, dashotgun said: my auto blade dies due to my inexperience and they are very difficult to acquire right now so I bought a cb09 no regrets it is not an auto blade but works great and the blades are replaceable . I just posted some designs on Kevin futters website btw https://www.scalemodelpaintmasks.com/ Autoblade is a bit of an unnecessary luxury anyway I reckon, I rarely need to change my blade depth and when do, taking it out and adjusting it takes literally seconds! Edited February 14, 2021 by mozart Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I have to admit something....... I purchased 3 extra blades right after I got my Silouhette 1 back in 2012....or somewhere around there. I set my blade depth for the giant roll of Oramask 810 I had purchased way back then and have not once.....and I mean never once have I ever actually changed the blade depth, let alone actually changed out the blade. I also haven't tried cutting anything but Oramask 810, so hey- ho. LSP_Kevin and mozart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 It’s worth checking your blade tip every now and again Brian, they do wear and sometimes snap, especially if you cut plastic greater than 10 thou. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashotgun Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 supposedly the cb09 is more precise then the silhouette blades they come in 30 45 and 60 degree blades mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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