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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40884.0&return_msg=40884.1"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.1">1–7</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=40884.1">Vector graphics me do</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="40884_1_7_10"> <a name="a40884_1"></a><div class="message" id="message_40884_1"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">15 Jan 2014 19:55</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1 of 7</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.1">40884.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Need to do some vector graphics design work, but no idea what software I should be looking at. Either free or Jim, don't hugely mind which.<br /><br /> I tried InkScape, and there were a few annoyances that I could probably get used to - but it's inability to print in landscape mode kills it. <br /><br /> So what should I try?<br /><div class="edit_text">EDITED: 15 Jan 2014 19:56 by KOSWIX</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40884.1&return_msg=40884.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40884.1"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40884_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_40884_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time">15 Jan 2014 20:42</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jan 2014 21:20"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 7</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.2">40884.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.1#a40884_1" target="_self">40884.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> it can't print landscape? Odd. Could always export a PDF and print that landscape from something else, maybe.<br /><br /> There aren't many Illustrator competitors but that's pretty much the daddy of vector graphics. InkScape is the free version like GIMP is for Photoshop.<br /></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40884.2&return_msg=40884.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40884.2"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40884_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_40884_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time">15 Jan 2014 21:19</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jan 2014 21:20"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 7</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.3">40884.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.1#a40884_1" target="_self">40884.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> If you're looking for help from the cabin boy, you might as well try Illustrator or CorelDraw. It really depends on what you're trying to achieve though. They're pretty heavyweight. There's gotta be something easier out there (I've used Serif DrawPlus and Xara in the past, not sure what they're like now though).</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40884.3&return_msg=40884.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40884.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40884_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_40884_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Dave!!<span class="message_time">15 Jan 2014 21:21</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jan 2014 21:24"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 7</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.4">40884.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.1#a40884_1" target="_self">40884.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Blender is free. No idea how good it is, but it's still ported to old SGIs, so must be good at something!<br /><br /> Or if it's more 2D than 3D, try Inkscape.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 15 Jan 2014 21:21 by DAVE!!</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40884.4&return_msg=40884.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40884.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40884_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_40884_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">15 Jan 2014 21:24</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jan 2014 21:26"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 7</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.5">40884.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.1#a40884_2" target="_self">40884.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I can select landscape, but it prints portrait anyway. I exported to PDF last time I had to do it but that's a pain in the Ass that makes me not want to use Inks cape on principle <span class="emoticon e_csad" title=":C"><span class="e__">:C</span></span><br /> <br /> I'm not using it for anything mind blowing - just a few simple line/curve drawings, but being able to position things accurately is essential (preferably by specifying start/end points by keyboard.) </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40884.5&return_msg=40884.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40884.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40884_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_40884_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">15 Jan 2014 21:26</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Jan 2014 10:47"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 7</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.6">40884.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.1#a40884_3" target="_self">40884.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I'm certainly not averse to rodgering the odd cabin boy or two, but if there's something free that works then why not. I have pretty simple needs... </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40884.6&return_msg=40884.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40884.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40884_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_40884_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">15 Jan 2014 21:31</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Jan 2014 17:10"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 7</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.7">40884.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40884.1#a40884_4" target="_self">40884.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I use Solid Edge (shudder) for 3d stuff, but a lot of what I'm doing is for laser cutting so I end up exporting as flat Auto cad files and importing to a really shitty version of Corel that controls the cutter (we haven't found any other software that can control the cutter yet - the weird Chinese driver was supplied as a toolbar in a cracked version of Corel 13)</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40884.7&return_msg=40884.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40884.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </body>