Post by oldschooldm on May 19, 2012 8:55:10 GMT -9
I finally built The Humble Hovel by Papercraft Dungeon with all the 3-D options turned on. Before I comment further, let me share my photos of this intricate build:
That post-and-plug playable assembly was a lot of work, as was the 3D beam ceiling. I would never have built this model without the cutfiles - there are 92 pieces in just the house, if you include all options.
As a result, the model is amazingly sturdy, but assembly/disassembly at the play-table is a bit frustrating - I'd suggest tapering the post-bottoms for an easier fit. Once I did that, it was much easier to re-assemble.
These cutfiles are for only the first 10 pages of the House only [85 pieces], and don't include the furniture yet - I'm not sure if I'm going to make that next, as I have tons of furniture in my collection already...
I'd love to see pix of other people's builds - especially the non-3d roof in another texture choice interests me...
--- README ---
These are the house-only cutfiles are for the Humble Hovel by Papercraft Dungeons and available at www.papercraftdungeon.com/the-humble-hovel.html
You will need to download a copy of that product to use these correctly (see the instructions below) the artwork is not included to protect the rights of the copyright holders.
These cutfiles were created with Silhouette Studio version 2.5.0 by OldSchoolDM @ the Cardboard Warriors forums: cardboard-warriors.proboards.com/
Instructions:
Humble Hovel is distributed as a PDF, but does not have the required registration marks to work with the cutter.
In order to get the registration marks in the correct place relative to the cutting lines in these files, you will need to print from within the Studio program itself after merging the artwork.
Step one: Get each model PDF page into individual PNG files, so Studio can read them. There are several choices of ways to do this.
If you have Adobe Acrobat Pro, split and reformat the pages one at a time by choosing: Save As > Image > PNG.
If you want to customize the layers (There are various wall/door/window options), you can print-to-PDF after selecting the layers. Then you still have to convert each PDF into a PNG.
If you don't have Acrobat Pro, another means to move PDF -> PNG is using the GIMP editor. When you open a PDF with GIMP, you can specify which pages to import. Be sure to set the resolution to 300 DPI on the import dialog! Once it is open, save the page with a .PNG file (by typing in that suffix), no compression.
Now you need to merge the PNG files with their cutfiles to get the registration marks right when you print...
[The remaining instructions are specific for Studio 2.5.0]
Step two: Now you have PNG files for each page, start Studio and then open one of them (you won't see the PNG files by default in the open dialog, click the file-type pop-down and chose PNG to see them).
Once you see the image on simulated carrier sheet, you may see it rotated 90-degrees (not fitting on the sheet), just click Portrait on the Page control to rotate the carrier sheet to match.
Next choose Merge from the file menu and select the matching cutfile page. You should see red-lines overlaying the image, they probably won't align properly at first.
Step three: Align the image to the cutlines. Zoom in 3-4 times by clicking on the +-magnifier at the top of the screen.
The lines are in the correct place, it is the image that needs to move to match. Click on the image (including white area) somewhere, and use the arrow keys to shift the image until it matches the cut lines. I'd save the cutfile at this point.
Step four: Print the file and cut! Choose the printing option from within Studio - either from the File menu or as the first option after clicking on the Cut icon at the top of Studio - it will include the registration marks from the cutfiles. Then you know the drill, mount to carrier sheet and cut then edge and assemble!
Have fun, and if you got these files from the Forums, please post a photo of your build! The thread I created is a great place to leave feedback and comments.
That post-and-plug playable assembly was a lot of work, as was the 3D beam ceiling. I would never have built this model without the cutfiles - there are 92 pieces in just the house, if you include all options.
As a result, the model is amazingly sturdy, but assembly/disassembly at the play-table is a bit frustrating - I'd suggest tapering the post-bottoms for an easier fit. Once I did that, it was much easier to re-assemble.
These cutfiles are for only the first 10 pages of the House only [85 pieces], and don't include the furniture yet - I'm not sure if I'm going to make that next, as I have tons of furniture in my collection already...
I'd love to see pix of other people's builds - especially the non-3d roof in another texture choice interests me...
--- README ---
These are the house-only cutfiles are for the Humble Hovel by Papercraft Dungeons and available at www.papercraftdungeon.com/the-humble-hovel.html
You will need to download a copy of that product to use these correctly (see the instructions below) the artwork is not included to protect the rights of the copyright holders.
These cutfiles were created with Silhouette Studio version 2.5.0 by OldSchoolDM @ the Cardboard Warriors forums: cardboard-warriors.proboards.com/
Instructions:
Humble Hovel is distributed as a PDF, but does not have the required registration marks to work with the cutter.
In order to get the registration marks in the correct place relative to the cutting lines in these files, you will need to print from within the Studio program itself after merging the artwork.
Step one: Get each model PDF page into individual PNG files, so Studio can read them. There are several choices of ways to do this.
If you have Adobe Acrobat Pro, split and reformat the pages one at a time by choosing: Save As > Image > PNG.
If you want to customize the layers (There are various wall/door/window options), you can print-to-PDF after selecting the layers. Then you still have to convert each PDF into a PNG.
If you don't have Acrobat Pro, another means to move PDF -> PNG is using the GIMP editor. When you open a PDF with GIMP, you can specify which pages to import. Be sure to set the resolution to 300 DPI on the import dialog! Once it is open, save the page with a .PNG file (by typing in that suffix), no compression.
Now you need to merge the PNG files with their cutfiles to get the registration marks right when you print...
[The remaining instructions are specific for Studio 2.5.0]
Step two: Now you have PNG files for each page, start Studio and then open one of them (you won't see the PNG files by default in the open dialog, click the file-type pop-down and chose PNG to see them).
Once you see the image on simulated carrier sheet, you may see it rotated 90-degrees (not fitting on the sheet), just click Portrait on the Page control to rotate the carrier sheet to match.
Next choose Merge from the file menu and select the matching cutfile page. You should see red-lines overlaying the image, they probably won't align properly at first.
Step three: Align the image to the cutlines. Zoom in 3-4 times by clicking on the +-magnifier at the top of the screen.
The lines are in the correct place, it is the image that needs to move to match. Click on the image (including white area) somewhere, and use the arrow keys to shift the image until it matches the cut lines. I'd save the cutfile at this point.
Step four: Print the file and cut! Choose the printing option from within Studio - either from the File menu or as the first option after clicking on the Cut icon at the top of Studio - it will include the registration marks from the cutfiles. Then you know the drill, mount to carrier sheet and cut then edge and assemble!
Have fun, and if you got these files from the Forums, please post a photo of your build! The thread I created is a great place to leave feedback and comments.