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Main => Artwork => Topic started by: Iceman81 on December 09, 2015, 12:16:32 am
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i've been going back and forth with graphics for my cabinet. problem is that i do not have a standard shape, so i cannot use stock artwork without a lot of the image getting cut out.
i decided to give sketchup a try and i think i got my cabinet pretty accurate as far as measurements go, however i am stuck.
I can't seem to figure out how to export the 2d graphic to get it open in photoshop to use as a layer thats actual size, so i can work my graphics and eventually send to a printer for a perfect match to the cabinet.
overall dimensions would be 38 x 77". when i export as jpeg or png and try to paste into a doc of the mentioned size, it is microscopic and looks like crap when i fit it to the canvas.
can someone please help me with this? i have attached the sketchup file if that helps
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Can you post a screenshot of your cab? I'm curious about how it looks, but I don't currently have sketchup on this PC and would like to see it.
YMMV, but I think there will be more casual interest and support if you post a preview.
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here are some pics.
in hindsight, i wish i would have gone off of an actual cab, but i followed a guide online.
http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy89/packagegoods/side_zpse8cfvdqr.jpg (http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy89/packagegoods/side_zpse8cfvdqr.jpg)
http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy89/packagegoods/arcade_zps4rqqnirp.jpg (http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy89/packagegoods/arcade_zps4rqqnirp.jpg)
http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy89/packagegoods/wwf_zpsndg5btod.jpg (http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy89/packagegoods/wwf_zpsndg5btod.jpg)
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Say, in regards to the plans you followed. Do you have a copy of the side panel? If you posted that as a template, I bet that would be a good starting point.
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well what i did was took the online measurements and made a cardboard template which i then scribed onto the mdf and cut out with a jig saw.
http://www.arcadecab.com/images/Cabinet_Dimensions_NEW%20Layout1%20%281%29.pdf (http://www.arcadecab.com/images/Cabinet_Dimensions_NEW%20Layout1%20%281%29.pdf)
thats the site, but my measurements are alittle off from that, which is why i was trying to use sketchup.
I went from, "hey i wonder if you could build an arcade cabinet", to finding this site and hyperspin. 3-4 weeks later the cabinet was done, i probably should have researched for a week or 2 before building.
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I went from, "hey i wonder if you could build an arcade cabinet", to finding this site and hyperspin. 3-4 weeks later the cabinet was done, i probably should have researched for a week or 2 before building.
Stay cool Iceman. Some people like me post whole long we have been a member, post a few incomplete projects; like I have and still don't have an operating game in service (I don't)
As long as you have fun or had fun building it is what is important. :afro: