How to create a pattern in SCAL 3

How to create a pattern in SCAL 3

Postby peredaa » May 19th, 2016, 6:16 pm

Hi Everyone!

I really like the quatrefoil pattern and want to create it in SCAL 3 or something close. The pattern when cut looks like this: https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/p ... efoil-die/
But I don't know exactly how to do an intricate pattern such as this. Can anyone guide me to a tutorial or give me some tips on how to use the SCAL program to do this? Thank you in advance for your help!

Sincerely,

Lexy
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Re: How to create a pattern in SCAL 3

Postby Gigi » May 19th, 2016, 6:46 pm

Here is a good basic video on SCAL and using the software to draw objects and trace. This is a great overview if you have not watched it already. It doesn't tell you how to create that specific shape, but if you understand what the tools do, you can create it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQPhkeRVF4A

There is a set of paid quatrefoil files here: http://www.thelatestfind.com/p/quatrefo ... ables.html

Here is a freebie: http://freesvgs.blogspot.com/2015/05/qu ... e-svg.html

I cant vouch for the quality of any of these files, but you can google just about anything and find what you want...

And there are literally tons of images on Pinterest that you can grab and trace. Some are in pdf format so the software will do the tracing for you. But regardless of what you do, that video is a great place to start to understand how to make files on your own or to alter them.

Good luck!
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Re: How to create a pattern in SCAL 3

Postby peredaa » May 19th, 2016, 9:35 pm

Gigi,

Thank you so much! I haven't seen that video yet. I'll check it out! I still have A LOT to learn about the software!

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Re: How to create a pattern in SCAL 3

Postby Gigi » May 19th, 2016, 11:09 pm

You are very welcome. Hope some of the info is helpful.
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