Episode 2.6 – New Laser cuts Instructions

AutoCAD 2008 - 2D drawings – Laser cutter:

Select an 18”x32” white museum board, 4ply thick, landscape orientation (32” as base).

If you prefer, select an 18”x32” piece of Acrylic (Crystal clear), 1/8” thick (in Home Depot, Storm doors section, NO LAXEN material).

Select 2 patterns, each within 8 1/2” x 8 1/2” scale-to-fit size, and place them together on the museum board, one after the other; set 2” space in between, on top, bottom, left of each pattern, on a longitudinal layout (landscape orientation).

Give a color setting to the lines of your patterns, and fill in the patterns’ areas with solid colors (hatch as solid) using the following 4 colors: red, blue, green, and cyan.

Every color is associated to cut deepness. You must have:

Blue= shallow cut.

Red= intermediate cut.

Green= deep cut.

Cyan= cut through (JUST FOR FEW PERFORATIONS).

Save your two drawings in one AutoCAD file.
Send your AutoCAD file to the laser cutter. You do not have to export in Illustrator.
Cutting will take about 1 ½ - 2 hours per file.

Due Monday, Feb. 11/Wed. Feb.13