Topic: looking for a logo
The girl i'm seeing is a miami fan and was wondering if anyone had a stl for miami dolphins logo
Re: looking for a logo
Manx, tinkercad.com allows you to upload a .svg file and it will create a stl with whatever height level you want. It might be your best bet in easily getting this one done.
Re: looking for a logo
i don't have an svg file or any file of a 3d logo
4 2013-01-18 22:13:28 (edited by nickythegreek 2013-01-18 22:13:53)
Re: looking for a logo
You don't need a 3d logo (unless u were trying to create more of a sculptured version of the logo).
SVG is just a vector image file format [svg wiki page]. You can probably find a dolphins svg on google pretty easily and see if that works in tinkercad. you might need to do some basic image editting in a graphics application to get the desired output. If you do not have an editor that can handle svg, I suggest checking out the open source Inkscape.
If you use a mac, then you can use the free omnomnom to create 3d printable objects from image files.
Re: looking for a logo
thanks i'll give that a try. i like the girl but lol i'm not sure i like her enough to do a 3d logo from scratch
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Re: looking for a logo
Don't say I never did anything for you. I couldn't resist the challenge at the end of the day here. 
In no way affiliated with dolphins any similarity is coincidental not for public use violators will be prosecuted use at your own risk don't look up in the rain etc etc etc.
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cmetzel, so clean! Is this a difficult process in solidworks? I want to learn how to do logo conversions for some local shops that I want to work with. So I am trying to find the simplest solution to produce a nice quality stls.
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thanks cmetzel i sure hope my printer gets here soon
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I traced in autocad, then brought it into solidworks to extrude to the dif. Heights, it's probably not remotely the easiest way plus the software will run you 6k or more. It's simpler for me having used them both forever. I was just testing how much work it would be.
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It won't print well imo the details will be too small, but without them ir just looks like a shadow of the logo.
12 2013-02-06 23:32:34 (edited by Manx 2013-02-06 23:34:47)
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well i printed it today and wierdly enough the outer ring didn't print but that may be because i cut down the size of the logo to 40% of the original
Re: looking for a logo
Manx wrote:
thanks i'll give that a try. i like the girl but lol i'm not sure i like her enough to do a 3d logo from scratch
If you got a bitmap (at least 600 pixels wide) you could use PhotoToMesh to create a bas relief version of the logo and ouput a 3D stl file.
Do you like her enough to spend $45, see attached...
Author of PhotoToMesh, for making bas-reliefs and
lithophanes from your photos and images
http://www.ransen.com/PhotoToMesh
lithophanes from your photos and images
http://www.ransen.com/PhotoToMesh
Re: looking for a logo
Try this one instead, I scaled it down 40% already and added some thickness to the ring so the slicer will see it.