How to Draw Guitar Plans

chrisxrome

Is in that location similar a specific program that'southward super awesome compared to the rest and easy to use? But wandering what anybody else uses to see if they can make some recommendations.

Too. If there's a thread on hither or link that explains how to summate stuff like: Length of nut to bridge, get sure frets perpendicular on a multiscale - but general guitar measurements. Would be cool if someone could put me in the right direction!

RG570LC

Inkscape is my favorite. Really intuitive interface and it is free on both mac and pc

foreright

Y'all desire some sort of CAD program to depict accurate blueprints - DraftSight is a good 1. It'south as well complimentary.

As for fretting measurements etc., FretFind2D is your friend

fwd0120

You get in touch on with a CAD god like Decibel Guitars' Darren.

ElRay

Hither'due south all the threads I've tagged with CAD over the years:

I have Inkscape, simply I haven't done much with it, because I'g non keen on running X-Window programs on my Mac. The Ten-Window implementation is skilful, X-Window in general just too olde-schoolhouse-Windows-like for my preference.

I recently found a good deal on ViaCAD 2nd. So far information technology's OK, but I did discover a fatal bug inside the offset week involving tracing a scanned paradigm with splines and moving control points. I should give Inkscape some other shot.

For the folks that have more than experience with consumer/pro-sumer CAD software, how piece of cake is it to load a PDF/JPEG/GIF/PNG and trace it into splines?

Ray

redstone

I'm currently using Sketchup, easy in 2D, not so difficult in 3D (many useful free plug-ins here and there )

For the folks that have more experience with consumer/pro-sumer CAD software, how like shooting fish in a barrel is it to load a PDF/JPEG/GIF/PNG and trace information technology into splines?

Copying a guitar shape from a .jpg is dead simple with the arc tool.

jarnozz

There are lots of prints merely for most standard shapes. I usuallu use those, print them out and alter them with pencil to my liking. I keep on going untill I an happy with the shape

chrisxrome

^ All you need + a little imagination.

I've got the imagination, I sell my illustrations all yr circular. Check the thread! AND rough pencil sketches/ideas etc

It's but for printing out 1:1 scale stuff and finalising designs in a cleaner format for starting time time builders. I'd rather a computer practice the exact lines I need and know it's gonna be perfect equally opposed to me potentially messing upward big time.

Does that make sense?

Watty

Ray, you might try DeltaCAD? I use information technology all the time at work for tracing over scanned stuff and full general photos. Information technology'due south non overly powerful, but difficult to beat for $30. I don't recall whether the pro stuff I used had a adept means for doing what yous've asked after....

ElRay

Ray, yous might try DeltaCAD?

I'll accept to cheque that one out.

Ray

ElRay

DraftSight I just re-downloaded. eMachines is Windows-merely.

Ray

pondman

I've got the imagination, I sell my illustrations all year round. Check the thread! AND crude pencil sketches/ideas etc
Information technology's just for press out 1:i calibration stuff and finalising designs in a cleaner format for first time builders. I'd rather a computer practise the exact lines I demand and know it'southward gonna be perfect as opposed to me potentially messing up big time.

Does that make sense?

I was but joshing

Stereordinary

Personally I apply Adobe Illustrator. My groundwork is in graphics design, so it was only natural for me to pursue guitar design in Illustrator. Information technology's 2D only though, then importing files into other programs for laser or CNC purposes can sometimes be difficult.

dougk

AutoCAD. One-time schoolhouse like that because it's all I know. I really demand to learn Solidworks though.

tmo

I would too recommend AutoCAD. For bluish print, measuring, planning and the all pack of features that design may demand, AutoCAD delivers it. And it has the advantage of going 2D and 3D.

Whatsoever other vector software tin do blue prints, Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator, Rhynoceros, etc...

Godbold Suber1987

How to Draw Guitar Plans

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