Assignment #4: "To gain an appreciation for the laser cutter"
-Create a new folder with its own index.html page.
-Within this page link all computer files made.
-Take a photo of the finished project.
-Answer various questions relating to the assignment (Questions are shown on the page)
Here is a picture of the cut in the software (Left) and the actual product (Right).:
How I went about project:
I began with using the program: Inkscape and while it was downloading I was looking for a simple image online to use for this little project. I knew the general idea of what I wanted to make so I chose something from my favorite video game.
I needed to format the image to just its outline, then I personally removed many unwanted lines from the drawing.
The program that I used was able to download the file as a PDF, which was the required file type for the submittion of this project.
I used the typical 0.001 in, red line for the cutting process, since I wanted the entire thing to be cut out.
My Thoughts:
I really enjoyed the process of changing an image into something (that will be) physical. I really liked the image I was working with, which made the process, that much better. I didn't particularly dislike any part other than cleaning up the images excess lines.
The assignment was overall fairly easy, although if I did not have help it would be rather difficult, due to how particular this process must be done.
Laser cutting is used frequently in industry, therefore it can be seen in any manufactured tool, vehicle, etc.
I think anyone can benefit from learning this skill, although I doubt it will be useful for most people's everyday lifes, unless they work in this field.