Really Basic Drawing Tutorial

I have been away from PSP for quite some time, and now have PSP 9 at work. 
I learned on a much older version, and it seems like the entire program has 
changed since then.

I need to create vectorized .emf files from some raster jpegs.  These are 
traffic signs for railroads and detour routes, so the shapes are really 
basic - square, rectangle, circle, etc, with basic lettering on them.

I have googled on and off for several days and have found nothing that 
addresses how to draw a line, then connect an arc to it, then draw another 
line, etc, to make rounded corners on the signs.  I am used to using 
drafting programs such as AutoCAD where I can enter absolute (x,y) 
coordinates for lines, arcs, circles, etc., and PSP apparently does not work 
that way.

Are there any really basic tutorials online that can help me on this?

This is for a mapping project to use inside a third party software that 
requires vector files for scalability.

I found a vectorizer program that would solve the problem, but the trial 
version does not allow for saving and the results were less than optimal. 
Drawing from scratch looks to be my best option, since there are only about 
20-30 of these to do.

Thanks!
Mamie K. Anding

Susannah wrote:
> I have been away from PSP for quite some time, and now have PSP 9 at
> work. I learned on a much older version, and it seems like the entire
> program has changed since then.
>
> I need to create vectorized .emf files from some raster jpegs.  These
> are traffic signs for railroads and detour routes, so the shapes are
> really basic - square, rectangle, circle, etc, with basic lettering
> on them.
> I have googled on and off for several days and have found nothing that
> addresses how to draw a line, then connect an arc to it, then draw
> another line, etc, to make rounded corners on the signs.  I am used
> to using drafting programs such as AutoCAD where I can enter absolute
> (x,y) coordinates for lines, arcs, circles, etc., and PSP apparently
> does not work that way.
>
> Are there any really basic tutorials online that can help me on this?
>
> This is for a mapping project to use inside a third party software
> that requires vector files for scalability.
>
> I found a vectorizer program that would solve the problem, but the
> trial version does not allow for saving and the results were less
> than optimal. Drawing from scratch looks to be my best option, since
> there are only about 20-30 of these to do.
>
> Thanks!
> Mamie K. Anding

http://www.pinoy7.com/psptutorials/vectors.shtml

some good basic understanding there


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Trev
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But you can't tell him much. 

"Susannah" <hannah67@swbell.net> wrote in
news:47ec658f$1_2@cnews:

> 
> I have been away from PSP for quite some time, and now have PSP 9 at
> work. I learned on a much older version, and it seems like the entire
> program has changed since then.
> 
> I need to create vectorized .emf files from some raster jpegs.  These
> are traffic signs for railroads and detour routes, so the shapes are
> really basic - square, rectangle, circle, etc, with basic lettering on
> them. 
> 
> I have googled on and off for several days and have found nothing that
> addresses how to draw a line, then connect an arc to it, then draw
> another line, etc, to make rounded corners on the signs.  I am used to
> using drafting programs such as AutoCAD where I can enter absolute
> (x,y) coordinates for lines, arcs, circles, etc., and PSP apparently
> does not work that way.
> 
> Are there any really basic tutorials online that can help me on this?
> 
> This is for a mapping project to use inside a third party software
> that requires vector files for scalability.
> 
> I found a vectorizer program that would solve the problem, but the
> trial version does not allow for saving and the results were less than
> optimal. Drawing from scratch looks to be my best option, since there
> are only about 20-30 of these to do.
> 
> Thanks!
> Mamie K. Anding

Try this site.  It may do what you want with the type of images you 
have.  It's quite good.

Regards,

JoeB