Poor Mans Graphic Drawer |
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| Not everyone has several hundred dollars to plop down on a piece of software that lets them draw images and print them out. However, if you are reading this, chances are you own a computer, or at least know how to stumble along within one.
Programs like Visio and AutoCAD allow you to print out a page that represent a 1:1 object correlation. Also known as “what you see is what you get” or WYSIWYG “wizzy wig”. So how can you print out flood holes and other surface marks with out spending more money? Simple. Computer operating systems usually come with extras, like with Microsoft you get Paint. The first thing you need to do is setup a correlation between what you see on the screen to what you want to print and the real world size. Within the program Paint, place a tick mark every few pixels and a number representing that tick mark. Essentially you're creating a ruler or metering gauge to help in the translation between pixel world and real world. Zoom in to where you can count each pixels, a short tick represents 5, a longer one 10, and a number at 20. By doing a cut and paste the ruler is created in no time. Now print out the ruler. |
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| You now have a visual guideline to where a circle, square or any other shape needs to be placed on you model. Go back to you paint software, place your “art work” below the tick marks. By doing a cut and paste you can achieve exact duplicates of the image you want to transfer or place. Print your new image out – back it with spray adhesive – place it on your model and scribe or cut out the “art work”. | |