Logic Trace CNC DXF Digitizing system
Logic Trace CNC DXF Digitizing system
If you’re looking for a quick way to create designs of pre-existing shapes or to even convert hand drawn 2D designs to a DXF file, the Logic Trace Digitizing system is the answer for you.
Available Sizes
✔ 110x150cm (44×60″) active area, actual size 54×70″
✔ 90x120cm (36×48″) active area, actual size 44×60″
✔ 60x90cm(24×36″) active area, actual size 36×48″
✔ 50x60cm (20×24″) active area, actual size 30×34″
✔ 30x45cm (12×18″) active area, actual size 18×24″
✔ 30x30cm (12×12″) active area, actual size 18×18″
✔ 90x120cm (36×48″) Rollup active area, actual size 42×54″
✔ 75x90cm (30×36″) Rollup active area, actual size 36×42″
Note these dimensions are height x width
The logic group DXF digitizers are designed for use in all industries that include CNC machinery. The package, which includes the digitizing board, stylus pen and Logic Trace software allows you to quickly trace any object or draw a part from scratch and convert that into a DXF file ready for use in any CNC or CAD software.
The boards come in various sizes from 30cm x 30cm to 2.4m x 6.5m and each size has two options for accuracy; 0.25mm (0.01”) or 0.13mm (0.005”).
The digitizers work with all CNC machinery, including: Routers, Plasma, Plotters, Waterjets, Laser cutters and vinyl cutters.
They are also compatible with all CAD and CNC software, including: PlatoCNC, Autocad, Plasmacam, Mastercam, Mach3, Bobcad, Vectric, Vcarve, SigmaNest, Solidworks, Rhino, CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator, Gerber and many others.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How do they work?
A Digitizing Board is an electrical-magnetic board and pointer (pen or cursor) that can send highly accurate XY points to a computer.
The board is about an inch thick, contains an electrical grid underneath with a hard Formica surface.The digitizer’s pen or cursor (puck-like device with magnifying glass) creates a magnetic field which is “sensed”.
Press the tip of the pen or push a button on the cursor and a highly accurate XY point, representing this location, is sent to the computer through a USB connection.
The Logic Trace software then turns those points or stream of points into a DXF file.
The pen stylus does not need to be touching the board, the board can sense the tip of the pen almost an inch above the surface without losing accuracy. Digitize through paper, plastic, cardboard, glass.
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Where can these boards be used?
The boards can be used in countless industries including: general fabrication, metalworking, manufacturing, wood-working, plastics, furniture, upholstery, carbon fiber industry, garments, machining, sign-making, boat manufacturing, replacement parts, prototyping and more.
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Are they easy to use?
Of course! The whole process from start to finish only takes a few minutes to learn!
- Step 1:Place the part or pattern on the Logic Trace electronic board. Parts can be metal, cardboard, plastic, glass, wood, paper drawings, anything!
- Step 2: Start the Logic Trace Software and trace the part or pattern with the pen stylus. Tracing can be freehand drawing, lines, arcs, circles, and curves. Add any inside holes.
- Step 3: Save the design as a DXF or other vector file and load the file into your CNC or CAD software. Total time from start to finish, just minutes!
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What are the tracing methods?
✷ Tracing – Freehand drawing, continuously trace an edge of a part or pattern. For example, continuously trace a heart.
✷ Lines and Arcs – digitize points and have the points connected with lines or arcs. For example, to digitize the outline of an ice cream cone digitize 2 points for each side and 3 points for the arc at the top..
✷ Combination – Toggle between freehand tracing and points connected with lines and arcs
✷ Point to Point – Trace an outline by digitizing points and have the points connected with straight lines
✷ Circles – Digitize any three points on a circle and the software uses those three points to calculate and display the circle
✷ Curve Fitting – Digitize a series of points along a smooth curve and the software fits a Bezier curve-fit line through all the points