Curved line to sheet material?

jan_peter_tamminga

I designed a simple curved shape that I want to saw from a sheet of MDF. How can I get the dimensions of the curved shape so that I can draw it manually onto the MDF and saw it out with my jigsaw?

philip_thomas

Jan - you could print the drawing (or just a dxf/dwg) at 1:1 scale and attach that to the MDF. Just follow the lines with your jigsaw. 

owen_sparks

Or if the sheet is too large add a bunch of points to your sketch along the curve, use the dimension tool to get x/y coordinates, transfer those to the MDF and finally join the dots by hand.

Owen S.

bruce_williams

For an approximate transfer you can use a projector and trace the image while projected to sheet.

philip_thomas

Jan - you could print the drawing (or just a dxf/dwg) at 1:1 scale and attach that to the MDF. Just follow the lines with your jigsaw. 

owen_sparks

Or if the sheet is too large add a bunch of points to your sketch along the curve, use the dimension tool to get x/y coordinates, transfer those to the MDF and finally join the dots by hand.

Owen S.

bruce_williams

For an approximate transfer you can use a projector and trace the image while projected to sheet.