How to take a paper drawing onto construction material?

[Detlef]

So this request is asking for guidance.

I have a life size drawing of a flat aero part I may want to build for my Viper. How do I take the paper drawing and transcribe it onto cardboard for mockup? It's all corves and not intuitively obvious to me, but I am sure there has to be a simple method to do that.

Any of you DIY types have any suggestions?

 

[dave6666]

Nev-er heard of such a thing.

 

[Kevan]

Enter the drawing into a CAD program (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, etc) and then talk to a place that does stereolithography, aka 3D printing.
In most CAD programs, you can save the files as ".SLA" which is what stereolith places uses.

Stereolith is a GREAT way to proto pieces. Cheap (compared to full fabrication/maching), accurate (usually less than 1mm tolerance), and quick (about 2 days).

Here's a link to the guys I use:
Laser Reproductions | Rapid Prototyping, Manufacturing, Product Development, Stereolithography, Prototypes
(one of their machines has a Viper nametag, so you know it's good. LOL)

 

[dave6666]

My god man. Take a pair of scissors, cut the paper out, tape it to the material, and draw around it with a freaking Sharpie!

Here's what that operation looks like:

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[PacificSEASnake]

Graphite transfer paper. Available from any reprographics store or art supply store (Michaels, Ben Franklin, etc.)

Tape it (graphite side down) to your cardboard, tape your pattern on top and trace with a hard pencil. Use blue masking tape or pick up some drafter's tape while at the art supply store so that you can remove the tape without tearing.

I assume you're trying to not destroy the original. There are other ways, but...

Pics of the project?

 

[PacificSEASnake]

Enter the drawing into a CAD program (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, etc) and then talk to a place that does stereolithography, aka 3D printing.
In most CAD programs, you can save the files as ".SLA" which is what stereolith places uses.

Stereolith is a GREAT way to proto pieces. Cheap (compared to full fabrication/maching), accurate (usually less than 1mm tolerance), and quick (about 2 days).

Here's a link to the guys I use:
Laser Reproductions | Rapid Prototyping, Manufacturing, Product Development, Stereolithography, Prototypes
(one of their machines has a Viper nametag, so you know it's good. LOL)

For cardboard? Sorry, couldn't help it.

If you go this route and need a CAD drawing for a final piece, PM me the specs & I can draw one up.

 

[dave6666]

For cardboard? Sorry, couldn't help it.

If you go this route and need a CAD drawing for a final piece, PM me the specs & I can draw one up.

Hey... My laser guided Sharpie trumps your cardboard any day!

 

[PacificSEASnake]

Hey... My laser guided Sharpie trumps your cardboard any day!

Make sure you have a pair of these to go with that Sharpie

ThinkGeek :: Laser Guided Scissors

 

[Kevan]

For cardboard?

I skipped the cardboard step and went right to fitment checking with an actual solid piece that could be installed, tested, painted....
Just guessing here, but I don't think he was going to bolt a finished cardboard piece to his ride.
I could be way off on that.

If you go this route and need a CAD drawing for a final piece, PM me the specs & I can draw one up.

I'll make the same offer. No charge.

 

[Detlef]

Ok, I deserve that. After reading the responses, they seem obvious.

• So yes to the fact that I don't want to destroy the orginal paper template.
• The cardboard is of course for fittment and trimming before creating the final piece.

The graphite paper approach seems like a low-cost winner. Thanks.

 

[Detlef]

Well Dave, I don't want to destroy the original and cut it out at this time, so the method you are highlighting won't work.

 

[dave6666]

Well Dave, I don't want to destroy the original and cut it out at this time, so the method you are lighlighting won't work.

What is lighlighting

 

[Detlef]

Darn, your fast ;-) You responded before I could edit it.

 

[PacificSEASnake]

Darn, your fast ;-) You responded before I could edit it.

Watch out for the spellcheck police Detlef, "you're" is a conjunction of "you" and "are", "your" is a possessive pronominal adjective.

 

[dave6666]

I was gonna let that one go. Poor guy...

 

[Detlef]

Watch out for the spellcheck police Detlef, "you're" is a conjunction of "you" and "are", "your" is a possessive pronominal adjective.

Nice one ;-)

 

[snakebitdave]

Well Dave, I don't want to destroy the original and cut it out at this time, so the method you are highlighting won't work.

Is this of the splitter template I sent you? If so, just cut it out and trace around it as Dave said. Either tape it to your splitter material or use repositionable spray adhesive such as 3M. If you ruin it just let me know and I'll send you another.

 

[Detlef]

Is this of the splitter template I sent you? If so, just cut it out and trace around it as Dave said. Either tape it to your splitter material or use repositionable spray adhesive such as 3M. If you ruin it just let me know and I'll send you another.

Yes it is. It arrived yesterday. Thanks for the offer, in case I ruin it.

 

[dave6666]

I'll make the same offer. No charge.

I'll pay YOU to use my pattern D'lef.

Mega-trump!

 

[Kevan]

I normally get paid for my CAD work....so when I offer to do projects for friends, I usually put "no charge" just to be clear.

 

[Detlef]

Hhhhm, pay me? Why not build it, and then ship it over here That way I won't have to embarrass anyone with my neophyte questions.