Adamdavi3s Posted March 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Love it :-) Now we're giving people options! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter686 Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 Right on the money! Just finished mine for the NXS. Cheers for taking the time to write it all down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter686 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Mk2 Made a couple of alterations and we now have the final version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5 shooter Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 I wonder if its possible to buy turret caps for nightforce scopes and have a few different caps calibrated to different atmospheric conditions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter686 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 I wonder if its possible to buy turret caps for nightforce scopes and have a few different caps calibrated to different atmospheric conditions? That would be ideal! Could also do if lives on two different rifles. Write down the new zero, set the turrets, add new turrets set to zero. Ready to be fitted to the other rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushy Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Hunter686, which method / programmedid you use to create these? The one from the original post? These wraps are great.....gona have to do some for my nxs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter686 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Hunter686, which method / programmedid you use to create these? The one from the original post? These wraps are great.....gona have to do some for my nxs Yeh, i just downloaded QCAD after reading the OP and set to work. Took me a while to to get the white on black tbh but I'm glad i did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisserge Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Geordie, looks cracking! Still sorting a load then game on (again. .....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamdavi3s Posted March 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Yeh, i just downloaded QCAD after reading the OP and set to work. Took me a while to to get the white on black tbh but I'm glad i did! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarovski1 Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Vef Mk2 Made a couple of alterations and we now have the final version![/quote Very nice Mr hunter.i would like one for my mk4 leupy turret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJR Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Ok. Got to a point where ive mastered the wrap and spacing but how on earth do you change the background colour? I've got black numbers on a white back ground and want vice a versa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter686 Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Ok. Got to a point where ive mastered the wrap and spacing but how on earth do you change the background colour? I've got black numbers on a white back ground and want vice a versa? You have to separate the background and ballistics info by setting them on separate layers. You have to make sure the black box is the first layer followed by the writing there after. Best way is draw the sqaure then hatch it with a solid colour. Hatching option is in the menu on the left hand side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJR Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Im not sure what you mean? If I try to hatch a section it tells me there is no boundary selected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter686 Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Im not sure what you mean? If I try to hatch a section it tells me there is no boundary selected? Draw the box the required size. Select the box (Lines go burgundy) then hatch it the colour you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamdavi3s Posted March 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 I'll try and add this to the tutorial tomorrow :-) Any other requests for how to do things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJR Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Still can't get the colour change. Do you have to set the layers up prior to drawing the wrap or can it be done after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamdavi3s Posted March 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 You should be able to adjust the layer in the properties box, at any point. Sorry I've been super busy and not had two seconds to write it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybrock Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 I'll try and add this to the tutorial tomorrow :-) Any other requests for how to do things? Great tutorial but how do you get the hash marks in qcad to line up exactly with the ones on your turrets? I've managed to do it via trial, error and printing half a rain forest just by slightly adjusting the x and y settings in drawing preference / grid until they line up but there must be an easier way? My scopes are March and NF .125 MOA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter686 Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Great tutorial but how do you get the hash marks in qcad to line up exactly with the ones on your turrets? I've managed to do it via trial, error and printing half a rain forest just by slightly adjusting the x and y settings in drawing preference / grid until they line up but there must be an easier way? My scopes are March and NF .125 MOA I found doing the pie to 3 decimal places worked best. Same goes for your grid spacing. Remember Nf are American so they will be dealing in imperial so if you take a metric measurement and its a wierd number like 32.98 then double check and go with it, don't round it no matter how close it seems to a whole number because if you check the imperial measurement it most likely will be a whole number. My first attempt i missed the 3 decimal ie. 0.008 of a mm and i ended up .16 out over the length of the wrap, enough to throw it out. Best of luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybrock Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 I found doing the pie to 3 decimal places worked best. Same goes for your grid spacing. Remember Nf are American so they will be dealing in imperial so if you take a metric measurement and its a wierd number like 32.98 then double check and go with it, don't round it no matter how close it seems to a whole number because if you check the imperial measurement it most likely will be a whole number. My first attempt i missed the 3 decimal ie. 0.008 of a mm and i ended up .16 out over the length of the wrap, enough to throw it out. Best of luck Ok thanks, so how did you arrive at the number for the x and y grid spacing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter686 Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Ok thanks, so how did you arrive at the number for the x and y grid spacing? Diameter of the turrets X 3.14 then divide that number by how many moa in a revolution (clicks) in my case 80 for the NF and that will give you the exact spacing for your hash marks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJR Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 I till can't get the colour change? I want white numbers on black background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamdavi3s Posted March 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 I till can't get the colour change? I want white numbers on black background. Apologies I've been insanely busy of late, I'll try and sort the tutorial out. I'll also clarify the calculations required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus otter Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Related question: Does anyone know the exact diameter and relevant height (for wrap width) of the elevation turret on a Schmidt & Bender 5 - 25 x 56 PMII (double turn)? I want to try and use this excellent step-by-step, but I've just hauled my 'scope out of the safe only to find that the battery in my digital calipers has gone flat... maximus otter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarovski1 Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 These turret wraps seem a great idea in theory but every day is different which means it will never be exact.do you put in average temperature,average humidity ,average pressure etc in the data while programming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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