Und3adShr3d Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Hi guys, I've been searching around for this one and I can't seem to find the right answer, mainly because I'm a newbie. I'm hoping someone can help! I'm wanting to design a 3D printed shape from a traced piece of paper. I've traced the shape and scanned it into my PC but because it's hand drawn the inner/outer edges are jagged and rough. Is there a plugin that can smoothen the lines and assume the shape for me? I need the lines to be smooth so the 3D print comes out the same. I've attached the example in both drawn and 3D so you can see the result. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxster4 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Welcome to the forum @Und3adShr3d. Why don't you use your scanned shape and open it up in the ShapeMaker plugin? Then you can draw your shape in any line thickness? Here are some links: The ShapeMaker Plugin and a short tutorial on how to use it. Your shape is very simple; it should be easy to trace. 1 1 Quote My Art Gallery | My Shape Packs | ShapeMaker Mini Tut | Air Bubble Stained Glass Chrome Text with Reflections | Porcelain Text w/ Variegated Coloring | Realistic Knit PatternOpalescent Stained Glass | Frosted Snowman Cookie | Leather Texture | Plastic Text | Silk Embroidery Visit my Personal Website "Never, ever lose your sense of humor - you'll live longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 @Und3adShr3d welcome You could also just use the Line/Curve tool: Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Isolate the object on it's own layer, then Use one of the Outline plugins to thicken the edge to approx double or triple thickness. Repeately use Effects > Noise > Median to slim it back down. The edge will smooth out along the way (you can also use AA's Assistant to thin down the edges). Repeat the above two steps if you need more smoothing. Option 2: I've an egg shape in my Shapes pack - https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/32128-eers-miscellaneous-shapes/ 1 Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) On 3/24/2022 at 7:10 AM, lynxster4 said: Welcome to the forum @Und3adShr3d. Why don't you use your scanned shape and open it up in the ShapeMaker plugin? Then you can draw your shape in any line thickness? Here are some links: The ShapeMaker Plugin and a short tutorial on how to use it. Your shape is very simple; it should be easy to trace. In addition to being able to trace and vary the stroke (line width), the results can be Added to the Path List exported to svg for importing into some 3D rendering or printing programs. Edited March 25, 2022 by HyReZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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