02-20-2017, 06:08 PM
Hi all, I'm new to the forum and new to Gimp.
I'm a blacksmith and fabricator, and what I want to do is print life size drawings of objects from images so that I can use them as templates for cutting steel etc..
So lets say I wanted to make a replica of a knife from a picture. I import the image, cut round the knife, re-orientate it and correct perspective(if necessary), re-scale it to real life dimensions, create a line drawing version and print it out. I also need to be able to print things which cover more than one page for large objects, even things which could be a metre long or more.
I had a bit of a go but quickly started to come unstuck. I was able to draw round the knife, but I couldn't make it a new layer of it's own. Also when I rotated it, the top and bottom were outside of the layer boundry and I couldn't figure out how to stop it cropping the image.
I can probably do the line drawing bit ok. Unless I need specific angles and symmetry. But I'll figure that out when it comes up.
If anyone can point me in the right direction that'll be awsome!
Cheers
I'm a blacksmith and fabricator, and what I want to do is print life size drawings of objects from images so that I can use them as templates for cutting steel etc..
So lets say I wanted to make a replica of a knife from a picture. I import the image, cut round the knife, re-orientate it and correct perspective(if necessary), re-scale it to real life dimensions, create a line drawing version and print it out. I also need to be able to print things which cover more than one page for large objects, even things which could be a metre long or more.
I had a bit of a go but quickly started to come unstuck. I was able to draw round the knife, but I couldn't make it a new layer of it's own. Also when I rotated it, the top and bottom were outside of the layer boundry and I couldn't figure out how to stop it cropping the image.
I can probably do the line drawing bit ok. Unless I need specific angles and symmetry. But I'll figure that out when it comes up.
If anyone can point me in the right direction that'll be awsome!
Cheers