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Post by tzsteve on Jan 8, 2021 16:54:12 GMT
well I'm having a go at printing a watch face
can anybody please recommend some CAD software that will print from a standard printer
i don't want to spend a fortune on software that will only be used once or twice
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Post by henri on Jan 9, 2021 15:37:45 GMT
i asked a mate who restores an repairs antique watches ,he's never done it but said he'd looked into it an theres a vid on youtube of a guy doing it .did think you could do it by water transfer maybe .you can buy the print on transfer paper cheap ,an just about any free software will run it on a normal printer .H
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Post by jacques on Jan 9, 2021 18:00:46 GMT
well I'm having a go at printing a watch face can anybody please recommend some CAD software that will print from a standard printer i don't want to spend a fortune on software that will only be used once or twice What file format do you have? Most CAD software will print to a standard system printer, be that Mac, Windows or Linux. If you want to only use it for printing I'd suggest QCad or LibreCAD. You can also download a free 30 day trial of AutoCAD LT. |
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Post by tzsteve on Jan 11, 2021 16:28:50 GMT
Thanks mate that's all very helpful,
Last time I used cad was in my student days the whole setup came as a kit and I had no idea of what was going on print wise.
I did try stretching and editing somebody else's bmp files but found the print too blotchy and problematic
I'll have a look at the free trial version
Again thanks mate
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Post by tzsteve on Jan 11, 2021 16:33:02 GMT
i asked a mate who restores an repairs antique watches ,he's never done it but said he'd looked into it an theres a vid on youtube of a guy doing it .did think you could do it by water transfer maybe .you can buy the print on transfer paper cheap ,an just about any free software will run it on a normal printer .H I got, hold of the waterslide sublimation paper. i had a few problems with the print quality when I pinched other people's art work so that's why I want to try doing it with cad I beleve the drawings in cad can be stretched and shrunk with more accuracy |
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