I feel like in the learning stage the tutorials and those presenting them are likely more important than the programs themself. Teaching is very much an art and the ability to teach is often not closely tied to the teacher’s depth of knowledge.
I’ve used peek before. Not sure if it is cross platform.
OK, I’ve watched a few Inkscape tutorials by T J Free and the teaching style seems to work for me. I think I’ll probably find use for both Inkscape and Fusion in the future but would prefer to work on learning one at a time. So, my question is to be able to separate the ‘V’ from the ‘8’ in my logo and complete each, should I be concentrating on Inkscape or Fusion as the better choice? I think this is the way to go for me as I find learning easier when I’m learning something I want to do.
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I would definately recommend Inkscape for this specific need. Fusion would be unnecessarily complicated for this task. (unless you use Fusion as CAM, then it’s more in the open) Inkscape + EstlCAM is a bulletproof combo for these types of tasks.
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Thanks! I appreciate the advice! I think I’ll learn more quickly working with one program at a time and since this is a task I have in mind right now I guess I’ll continue watching Inkscape tutorials.
Learn node editing it is really important and converting to vectors it is not as hard as it looks just a little fiddly
Right now I’m watching the basics, some of the graphics/colors stuff may not be all that useful to me but I’m going to try and go through the entire series and see where I end up.
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Yes dont skip anything you never know when you will want something you didn’t know it could do if you skip it now
Sometimes I manage to keep my impatience in check. 
I’ve been gluing up the framework for an enclosure and trying to learn some things while the glue dries. Hopefully I’ll have a clue or two when I fire up the MPCNC again.
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Hi Paul!
It took me longer to clean the svg file than to actually create the 2 pieces of the drawing all about 25 min. I could use another 5 or so to get it all clean, but…
It was done in Fusion360.
And here is the fusion file.
Ford V8.f3d.zip (60.5 KB)
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WOW! Thanks for that! Thanks to you and all the others in these forums for their willingness to help and to share their knowledge. And to Ryan for establishing them, they add immeasurably to the value of the MPCNC and other machines.
I don’t know why but this logo has stuck in my head for many years as a fine example of graphic design, I can only hope it will match my vision of it when executed in solid form.
Please don’t think your work is unappreciated but at this point I think I will continue the tutorial series in Inkscape before trying to learn how to utilize the Fusion file. So much of this is new to me it can be a bit confusing trying to learn two different programs at the same time and ideally I’d like to gain a working knowledge of both.
On a side note: What kind of fish is it you’re holding in your picture?
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Hey Paul,
Not at all. I’m also a big fan of Ford, I do drive a F150 with a V8.
That is a 21 lbs Striped Bass caught in Gloucester MA about 2 years
Ahh, at a quick glance I couldn’t see stripes, was almost thinking Tarpon until I saw your location. Nice area there, years ago I knew some folks renting a house right next to Hammond Castle with a great view of the water and Norman’s Woe, spent a few weekends up that way.
We have a summer home right by Wingaersheek beach, every time we have company we try to bring then to the Castle, it is truly beatiful.
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It is, of course as near as I can remember I don’t think I’ve ever been to a coastline I didn’t enjoy.
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I dunno, I guess I’m a coast-half-land kinda guy…I just don’t get you coast-half-water folks.
It gets in your blood, I grew up in NJ and started going to the beach with the folks when I was 3 or 4. Add in growing up with The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, a HS summer job that allowed surfing every morning and all the other pleasures of the Jersey shore and the hook was well and truly set. 
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Well… In my defense, I’ve lived on all three coasts (grew up in New Orleans, going to the Mississippi Gulf Coast every summer), spent about two years in NYC (ok, not really the “coast”, but I did dive a wreck off the NJ coast), then 8 years in L.A. (again, in the foothills, but a few trips to Santa Monica). I’m just very much an inside kinda guy. Much more Jabba than Han… 
You’d be surprised, when I was a young boy I used to go fishing with my Dad in Staten Island, flounder only an hour or two from the water makes for a delicious dinner. And before the Hamptons were hoity-toity I used to love going to Bridgehampton crewing for a race car, GREAT track and some good times.
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Although I intend to have a go at Fusion, I’ve been watching Inkscape tutorials and making progress. Can someone tell me how I’d separate these two figures in the Fusion drawing? I’d like to figure out how to carve them using Inkscape/Estlcam before starting the Fusion tutorials.