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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: James R on April 24, 2011, 10:55:12 am

Title: Steves 3D Keychain
Post by: James R on April 24, 2011, 10:55:12 am

Steve,
  I just watched your video on the 3D keychain of Nascar names. Nice job, question though
How are you using your pattern software to do this?

Thanks,
Jim

Title: Re: Steves 3D Keychain
Post by: tux_linux on April 24, 2011, 11:36:30 am

That is by far simpler than first expected:

If you have installed the Key Chain Maker, you also have a font called "mychain" on your computer. Steve delivers it with the Key Chain Maker. Also cool: check the font in your writing program, there are hearts (","), stars(";") and dog bone ends( "[" and "]") also included! *

So - go to MS PowerPoint, OpenOffice Draw (my favorite) or any drawing-program you like and use. Set up a text using the font - remember a dot(".") opens the chain and a slash("/") finishes it.

After creating 2 texts, you need to align them and to make them equal length. That's pretty much it.

regards
Torsten
*Worth every penny, don't forget to donate.

Title: Re: Steves 3D Keychain
Post by: don in brooklin on on April 25, 2011, 08:49:54 am

Thanks for the tip.  I want to do a couple of personalized for my kids. 

But a question.  Is there any copywrite or trademark issues doing a Tony Stewart with the number 14?

Don

PS  I don't plan on selling but what if you did?

Title: Re: Steves 3D Keychain
Post by: Russ C on April 25, 2011, 10:02:47 am

Yes it is copywrited. You can make the for yourself but you cannot sell them.  ;)

Title: Re: Steves 3D Keychain
Post by: newtoscroll on April 25, 2011, 10:13:28 am

Russ,        Can you give them away to friends and family.  I know you can not sell them.

Title: Re: Steves 3D Keychain
Post by: Russ C on April 25, 2011, 11:42:31 am

Yes you can make them and give them away, no problem.  :)