Waterjet Machined Knife Blanks

[Leading Edge Fab]

This is a question for either Greatlakes or H2O.

I do a lot of my profile design in Adobe Illustrator. What file format do I need to save out as in order for you to extract the vectored file? The "native" format is from illustrator is *******.ai but I also can save as a pdf. There's often a lot of detail work in the profile, so I prefer that it not be redrawn.

Thanks in advance, guys.

Kent

Kent,

Save as a tif format and I'll vertorize it.
Pdf is ok for referance but not for making details.

Thanks,

H2Oknife

 

[Los Angeles]

Kent,

Save as a tif format and I'll vertorize it.
Pdf is ok for referance but not for making details.

Thanks,

H2Oknife

That's the thing. It's already a vector drawing, scaled perfectly. Does your program accept vectored cad files and if so, what is the file extension I need to use?

If I absolutely must convert my image into a raster file for you to change back into a vector, what resolution is best?

 

[Edro20]

Probably .dxf

 

[Leading Edge Fab]

That's the thing. It's already a vector drawing, scaled perfectly. Does your program accept vectored cad files and if so, what is the file extension I need to use?

If I absolutely must convert my image into a raster file for you to change back into a vector, what resolution is best?

DXF format is what I need.
Not sure if that's an option for Adobe Illustrator.
We use Mastercam, ProE and Omax waterjet software. The only experience I have with Adobe is Lightroom and Acrobat.

Thanks,

H2Oknife

 

[Bushman5]

Welcome H20!

 

[Los Angeles]

DXF format is what I need.
Not sure if that's an option for Adobe Illustrator.
We use Mastercam, ProE and Omax waterjet software. The only experience I have with Adobe is Lightroom and Acrobat.

Thanks,

H2Oknife

Thanks that's exactly what I needed to know!

There are plenty of plug-ins available for illustrator so I can save to DXF.

Of course, you'll need to review the file to make sure everything is good on your end, I just think it might be a bit more accurate to go straight from vector to metal rather than go vector, raster, back to vector, then to metal. Just one of those "copy of a copy" things.

 

[Leading Edge Fab]

See ya all at Blade
I'll be around the pit tomorrow evening and looking forward to meeting some of the sharpest people on the planet

H2Oknife
Leading Edge Fabricating, Inc
Montague, MI

 

[richard j]

i hope you do well mark. be prepared when you get back. i talked to a guy who didnt want to wait 6 months or more after paying good money to get his order back, if at all.

 

[Leading Edge Fab]

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