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== | =<font size="50">Fablab Card</font>= | ||
1.st project was the Fablab card, it was a combination of working with '''Inkscape''', '''laser-cutting''' and '''press-fitting'''. | |||
to be able to work with the '''Inkscape''' program is very useful when creating '''two dimensional objects'''. | |||
The main purpose of this project was to getting back to working with the program '''Inkscape''' and using the '''laser-cutter''', and acknowledging that the '''laser-cutter''' cuts away approx '''0.2 mm''' of the material. that´s how the '''press fitting''' works by cutting away an precise amount of material. | |||
== <font size="50">The making... using Inkscape</font> == | |||
The '''laser-cutter''' reads '''pdf format''' and detects lines that it cuts, in Inkscape you can define the cutting lines by setting them to '''0,02 mm''' in thickness. you can also convert '''pixel images''' to '''bitmap images''' that the '''laser-cutter''' can read. finally you can save your file to the '''pdf format''' for the '''laser-cutter''' to read. | |||
[[File:Fablab card in Inkscape.png|1400px|center|link=]] | |||
== <font size="50">Press fitting into the final thing</font> == | |||
For the '''press fitting''' you need to acknowledge that the '''laser-cutter''' takes approx '''0.2 mm''' from the material. You can make use of the tool '''stroke to path''' that creates lines that are within the original one, and then using '''break apart''' to make those two lines to two individual lines in the program, then using them you have now '''offset''' the lines creating the '''space''' you need to counteract the '''burning width''' of the '''laser'''. | |||
[[File:Fablab card.JPG|1400px|center|link=]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:38, 24 November 2016
Fablab Card
1.st project was the Fablab card, it was a combination of working with Inkscape, laser-cutting and press-fitting. to be able to work with the Inkscape program is very useful when creating two dimensional objects. The main purpose of this project was to getting back to working with the program Inkscape and using the laser-cutter, and acknowledging that the laser-cutter cuts away approx 0.2 mm of the material. that´s how the press fitting works by cutting away an precise amount of material.
The making... using Inkscape
The laser-cutter reads pdf format and detects lines that it cuts, in Inkscape you can define the cutting lines by setting them to 0,02 mm in thickness. you can also convert pixel images to bitmap images that the laser-cutter can read. finally you can save your file to the pdf format for the laser-cutter to read.
Press fitting into the final thing
For the press fitting you need to acknowledge that the laser-cutter takes approx 0.2 mm from the material. You can make use of the tool stroke to path that creates lines that are within the original one, and then using break apart to make those two lines to two individual lines in the program, then using them you have now offset the lines creating the space you need to counteract the burning width of the laser.
