Hello
I need to create some line drawings for a Design Patent in the USA and a Design Registration for the EU. (Note that this is not for a Utility Patent.)
Have any of you good folks done this?
If so, I have some question for you.
[Background: I have a SolidWorks 3D CAD design from which I have successfully been exporting lines drawings into Xara (via PDF format).]
1. Am I correct in thinking that the maximum resolution is 5000x5000 pixels? That sounds very high..
2. My drawings look very exact and computer-generated. Is there any easy way to convert my line drawing into a "wobbly hand" drawing to make it look less precise and more hand-drawn?
3. Do all the lines in a Design Patent need to be the same thickness?
(e.g. There is a convention amongst designers to put a thicker line around each separate part. It certainly helps make line drawings become clearer, but is this allowed?)
4. How can I create a 'stippling' effect in Xara?
5. By default my SolidWorks drawings show the "tangency lines"
i.e. the lines show where a face changes it curvature.
Any thoughts/other advice?
With thanks
J
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