psd - dwg/dxf conversion

[toby]

ok how do i convert a psd to dwg/dwf i believe they are cad formats and i have only got access to photoshop which is where i drew up some fan grill designs that i need to get laser cut, but the company that does the laser cutting needs the file in dwg/dxf format please help im at a loose end

[furious trout]

a quick google chucked this (http://www.nonags.com/nonags/shareware.html) up (not sure if it's what you need)

[cools]

Fun fun.

PSD as far as I'm aware is a bitmap only format.

DWG/DWF are vector (+ bitmap for logos n stuff).

Your firm are asking for them in CAD (vector) format because they can simply check the drawing over and quickly program it into their machine.

Although vector > bitmap is straighforward, bitmap > vector requires tracing which is painfully inaccurate and not what you're after.

You'll need to redraw the designs with correct dimensions in a CAD program, or find a company that is happy to do the redrawing themselves.

[toby]

arse thats annoying cools. i dont have cad! and unfortunatley that program didnt work trout

[Starbuck3733T]

check out www.qcad.com for a cad program. I use it for all my cad stuff. Easy to learn and free for the older version, though if you use the demo and save every 10 minutes you can work around it. For $26 I'd buy it, well worth it! (I DID!)