Drawing outline according to photo

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Hi all!!

 

I'm currently drawing a shape based on an image on SolidWorks (2013).  In this case, a household robot from SMEG

 

Regardless of the scale, but roughly 430 mm wide.

 

But I can't seem to get a clean sketch that looks like this shape (the red part of the robot. I did manage to get something that looks like it with dots stuck on a sketch image and a Spline, but it's not clean.

 

Do you have a solution that works well???

 

A big thank you in advance!!

 

Ben

 

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Good evening 

If this image and PDF or if you can turn it into a PDF there is a nice little software available, PDF TO DXF it should help you to have a good sketch in DXF.

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See this tutorial

http://www.lynkoa.com/tutos/3d/tuto-creation-d-un-model-l-aide-d-une-image

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The general principle is to insert the image into the sketch and then draw using the sketching tools: Spline or line and arc succession on top of the image.

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There is the "Autotrace" add-on which, once activated, allows you to recognize the lines of a photo to transform them into a sketch.

 

not always very precise, but it can help from time to time... =)

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Hello

In addition to what @Bart says, here is a tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMmvuiqn8_0

To insert an image, it's in "Tools > Sketching Tools > Insert Image"

See also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bByetsIhmK8

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Thank you very much!!!

 

Colls these little tips:)

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Hello

I just want to say thank you for all the tips you share here. They are simple, clear and very easy to execute. And  thanks to them I was finally able to improve my technique and practice easily to make my drawings on SolidWorks (2013).