I am trying to engrave a nameplate on plastic. The file I was given is a pdf, which I converted to a jpg. I am going to post some pictures. I hope they show up right.
Here is the jpg
When I do this I just use the text option and type it with a font thatās close. Then I size it to match the photo. Use the trace for objects you canāt type.
I thought about just drawing it out, but there are 9 of them, so I figured if could have it engrave from jpg or pdf, it would be quicker. But if there isnāt a fairly easy solution, Iāll just make it from scratch.
Thank you
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Ok, tried opening in various applications with varying degrees of success/failure. I ended up opening it in Inkscape then exporting as SVG (see attached). To download it just right-click the image and select āSave Imageā¦ā (or similar menu item provided by your browser).
Awesome. I think that will work. I have Inkscape, so I will try redesigning the other nameplates in there and export it as .svg file.
Thank you so much
How did you do this? I need to make some changes to it because some of the lines are not closed so LB canāt fill them. Plus, I have 8 more to do after this one. I have Inkscape, but Iām just not sure how to use it to achieve the results that you did.
Thank you again.
When I processed it previously I ungrouped everything before doing the export but Iāve just done a test and found that this step isnāt necessary (with this file at least - another file might be different).
Just open the PDF in Inkscape then export as āPlain SVGā. Thatās it, you should be able to import that into LB.
I get nothing when I try to import the original PDF into LB. CorelDraw, Affinity Publisher and Adobe Acrobat 9 either failed to import any of the content or some was missing.
I canāt import the original pdf either. I got nothing when I tried. I get nothing when I import it into Inkscape. If I change it to a jpg, it imports, but then I have the pixel problem from my original post.
Iām using Inkscape 1.4. Which version are you using? BTW Iām using āOpenā rather than āImportā in Inkscape although it brings it in whichever way you use. Open works a bit better though.
Do you get an error when you try to open it in Inkscape?
