isel_icv4030:engraving_detailed_images

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Engraving detailed images

Fusion 360's sketch engine is not built for vector images with lots of detail. Here are some tips based on this article to try make it work. The key is to keep sketches simple. That's why we'll try to spread the information over multiple sketches.

Keep the document units the same throughout the workflow (mm for example)

  • In Illustrator, simplify the vector drawing as much as possible.
  • Separate elements into different layers
    • Clusters can be cut (illustrator: divide option in the pathfinder) and separated into different layers. For this to work, the cutting object shouldn't be a closed shape.
  • Export from Illustrator to DXF (exporting to DXF from Inkscape resulted in strange artefacts).
  • Import in Fusion 360 with the option of One sketch per layer option enabled.
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