Any architects of cadsmen in the house

chefwong · #1 06-22-2009, 06:09 PM

I'm just messing with Autocad....and am spending hours ....trying to replicate/draw a couple of mouldings into digital copies.

Just short of some $$$ machines, and I'm willing to spend some $$, anyone know if there is anything that is $800-less that I can literally hold against the piece and *scan or input* directly into any sort of cad program...
How accurate do I want to get --- I'm spendings hours printing and then comparing to the tracing profile gauge....and it's too much time spent.

If there was anything in my budget range, fo-sure I would be opted to purchase.

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asawadude · #2 06-23-2009, 06:05 PM

Are you talking about base board or crown moldings? I don't know of a device that can capture an image and turn it into an autocad drawing, but here's a website that has DXF layouts for a wide range of moldings:

Good Millwork Blog
Crown Moulding CAD Files

chefwong · #3 06-23-2009, 10:43 PM

Crown.

I wish there was some miracle - device - and would't mind spending cash if one existed.
Oh well....guess it's just more seat time and a glass of whiskey...

LeMansX5 · #4 06-23-2009, 10:54 PM

You are in luck. There is a 3D scanner which will scan any object into computer and into a replica. I was just reading the article in Popular Mechanics with Jay Leno playing with it.

Jay Leno?s 3D Printer Makes Old Car Parts - NextEngine 3D scanner and Dimension 3D printer - Popular Mechanics

asawadude · #5 06-24-2009, 01:42 AM

I should have said none available at the consumer level... The NextEngine 3D scanner is $2995, but that's still way cheaper than the specialized scanners used for object modeling.

Then I found this: Revision3 > Shows > Systm > Episode 73: Build a 3D Scanner From A $25 Laser Level - Laser, 3D, scanner

It's a home made 3D scanner using a garden variety laser level as a light source, a vidcam, David 3D software (available for free), and a PC. The website video explains it all.

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