great info. ive been looking for a program for windows that can do vector graphics that wont blowout my already extremely low pedal building budget. im going to try and find a cheap old copy of corel draw educational version. i dont think vectornator is available on windows yet
It’s definitely optimized for use with the Apple Pencil, or equivalent. I don’t think it would be as nice to use with just your fingers, so that’s another expense to consider.
No they are extra.
Make sure you get the correct one for your iPad. There are 2 different types (the new new 3rd one really the second one with extra features)
The old one has a USB plug at the end.
The newer one has magnetic charging and goes on the side of the iPad.
I’ve been using Inkscape on Mac and Linux for laser engraved faceplates and it works ok. There are definitely bugs but not too bad for a free open source software. I tried Vectornato on iPad but couldn’t really get into it (even with the pencil) so I went back to Inkscape.
Just a word on Corel, I used it to convert some fonts to curves and exported that as .svg so I could import it into Visio which is where I draw all my amp layouts and other stuff. It's specifically oriented around converting feet to inches, etc and I can do a better, easier job of drawing in it than Corel. I've been using BOTH since version 1.
After a while, not right away, Visio started crashing. Freezing for 5 minutes, then coming back or sometimes staying frozen. Looked like a hardware error. So I cleaned the inside of my PC, ran chkdsk, removed - cleaned - and replaced all my sata connectors and still had the same problem. I removed the heading I had made (stretched the font, and after converting to curves) and bingo, Visio was back to it's fast acting stable self.
So I converted the .svg to a jpg and learned the lesson, Visio does NOT like .svg imports.....
Just in case any of you run into such a thing........................
The offending heading at the top of my Blackface Tremolux 6g9b layout
I am just dipping my toes in on the tayda UV. im going to try and put together a layout for a pedal tonight. ive been doing waterslides and hand painting my enclosures but this forum has inspired me to pursue loftier goals. ive never vectorized anything or used inkscape before but ive got a few tutorials qued up on youtube. im gonna work my through it and see if i cant figure it out
Duly noted. I usually steal a few images off of google and then paste them together in microsoft Paint into something cool for a pedal. so i imagine i may need to vectorize things but i will keep that in mind for the stuff i draw in myself. I literally know nothing of these things. I've been using microsoft paint and real paint for years to do my shit hahaha
