When Dmitry created his spiral program (spxe.exe), I wrote him and explained that I sometimes do ornamental ironwork and wondered if he could create a program that would generate the typical scroll shapes used in ornamental ironwork. He surprised me by creating a library of shapes for me that can be used in designing gates, fences, sign holders, planters and the like.
These shapes are timeless and have universal design application. I use them to prototype designs and calculate the lengths of material needed for fabrication but you can use them for illustration purposes so I'm posting the library for all Xara users.
They will save you much time and provide a valuable addition to your collection of design tools. You can bevel the scrolls, apply brush strokes to them and apply contours and moulds to create an endless variety of designs.
The file is called ironlib.zip. Create a directory under Xara, unzip the library and then add the .xar files to your clipart gallery for drag and drop.
Get it here...
http://www.geocities.com/dogthief_texas/
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