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KiteSquid · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:26 am Post subject:

When you enlage kites that have 3 dementional form like an inflatable, you may not be able to do a direct enlargement of pannels. I ran into that with a foil I was trying to enlarge....

I am not so concerned with making a DIRECT scale of a kite, but someting that fits close..... as in I will fit to parts no neccsaraly a ____% enlargement.
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smarties · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:29 am Post subject:

One can always build a prototype out of tape and garbage bags and make the adjustments before buiding the real thing in a more expensive material. Wink

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Mountain Man · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:00 pm Post subject:

ok here is my 2 Cents ! Confused

for what its worth ....

I use 2 methods first I have used the help of Smarties and he as made me pdf files and it worked good with the dragon!

but most of the time I use Poster and that is super ! right now im using Poster for a bear that I blew up 10 times will give me a bear that is over 24 maybe more wont know till im done ! up to now im working on the head and every pieces fitted beautifully ! might have some pics later tonite ! the head will take my kitchen LOLOL not sure about the body LOLOL it will be a challenge ! and that is what I like ! Twisted Evil

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dpb · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:36 pm Post subject:

Transparancy is good, or you can print on an E size printer (44"x34"), or even a large plotter. All these printers are possible with some photoshop type application, though you will likely have to go to a printing service. Or you can tile the kite plans together by printing a bunch of 8.5"x11" of the plan, where each page is a different part of the plan (again with a Photoshop type application). Tape them together and you have an enlarged plan. Put the taped together plan on a light table (or glass sliding door) and trace onto a solid piece of paper.

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EBGB · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:38 am Post subject:

Mostly, I've used Corel Draw to trace a scanned drawing, and made a vector drawing out of it. Once it's vector, you can scale it to any size without distortion. It will also print on multiple tiles sheets, so you can use the tape together and trace method.

A while back, I picked up an old LCD projector panel (cheap). They hook up to a computer as if they were a monitor, and replace the transparencies you would normally use on an overhead projector. Anything you can show on your monitor can be projected.

I tried it breifly hanging from the ceiling hanging over my cutting table, with the projector pointing down. Worked great on a couple of projects, then the bulb in the projector burned out. A replacement bulb cost more than I paid for the projector, so now I'm in the market for a new projector.

If I had the money, I'd be looking at one of the newer all-in-one LCD projectors. They're $$$ though.
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KiteSquid · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:36 am Post subject:

Oh, I picked up an overhead projector for $15 at a county surplus sale.

They were throwing away some transparancy film at work as they use computer projectors now......

Free is good!!!!!
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AKA Harold
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P.S. Yet another post by the Squid..... Shocked

Doesent he ever shut up???

P.P.S. The wind is like the air, only pushier.