Zoom car seat buckle help

[cplus]

Printing at 8.5 x 11 isn't a full-size image so I can't compare them, but the shape is correct. I will say the "wings" are vestigal from my buckle being a lap belt in its earlier life, they can probably be eliminated resulting in a more streamlined design. BTW, the tongue is 3mm thick if you're going to have some made up.

Also, I'm not sure if the buckle can be acrylic; it may need to be metallic if the receptacle is anything more than a simple mechanical catch-activated switch. (I.e., if it's magnetic or passes any kind of current through the buckle.) My guess is that a non-metalic buckle will work but I really don't know.

[ukchris]

That's odd, it looked accurate on my screen. I wonder if it's because I left that bitmap in there, I'm trying again with it removed to see if this one will print more accurately. If you are willing please give it another shot.

I'm not really doing this to try and get in to making them to sell, just trying to get an accurate template that people can then download to make their own buckle or have one made, if we can get it accurate I'll post the files here so they are readily available.

Chris.

[Tool Pants]

This is the one that use to be sold on German ebay.

[Grizzly]

Originally Posted by cplus

Printing at 8.5 x 11 isn't a full-size image so I can't compare them, but the shape is correct.

"That's odd, it looked accurate on my screen. I wonder if it's because I left that bitmap in there, I'm trying again with it removed to see if this one will print more accurately. If you are willing please give it another shot."

Originally posted by ukchris


Your home computer won't scan or print at exactly 100%. Printers alter the print size, however slightly, so that we can't accurately copy things...like...say...money for instance.

...bastards.

[ukchris]

I think it must be the PDF file. I did the drawing in Adobe Illustrator and can assure you that when I print the results are very, very accurate. Maybe things get messed up when I save it as PDF or, probably more likely, maybe I made it the worng size in the first place! Hee!