Laser Cutting Guide: Difference between revisions

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Another thing to keep in mind as you layout your design in the template is that the machine will cut your lines (according to the color) in the order that you draw them in Illustrator - so you either need to draw the design in that order or cut and paste them in the correct order from another file.

~~[[File:FSH Components Amel~~.~~jpg|left|thumb|Balsa Wood~~ with laser ~~cuts for~~ a ~~Microscope design by Amel Ali-Bey]]~~

Also, to be more efficient with your time you should place all of your pieces side by side and only include 1 line for pieces that are the same size and touching each other. For example; if you are cutting 2 squares, they should be placed side by side and the line that touches in the middle should only exist one time - so it is an open square with 3 sides and a complete square with 4 full sides. If you don't design like this the laser cutter will literally cut both instances of this line because it is following your lines exactly and it is not smart enough to simply create a single cut when lines overlay each other.

~~Also, to be more efficient~~ with ~~your time you should place all of your pieces side by side and only include 1 line~~ for ~~pieces that are the same size and touching each other. For example; if you are cutting 2 squares, they should be placed side~~ by ~~side and the line that touches in the middle should only exist one time~~ - so it is an open square with 3 sides and a complete square with 4 full sides. If you don't design like this the laser cutter will literally cut both instances of this line because it is following your lines exactly and it is not smart enough to simply create a single cut when lines overlay each other.

[[File:FSH Components Amel.jpg|thumb|left|Balsa Wood with laser cuts for a Microscope design by Amel Ali-Bey]]

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 Another thing to keep in mind as you layout your design in the template is that the machine will cut your lines (according to the color) in the order that you draw them in Illustrator - so you either need to draw the design in that order or cut and paste them in the correct order from another file.
-[[File:FSH Components Amel.jpg|left|thumb|Balsa Wood with laser cuts for a Microscope design by Amel Ali-Bey]]
+Also, to be more efficient with your time you should place all of your pieces side by side and only include 1 line for pieces that are the same size and touching each other. For example; if you are cutting 2 squares, they should be placed side by side and the line that touches in the middle should only exist one time - so it is an open square with 3 sides and a complete square with 4 full sides. If you don't design like this the laser cutter will literally cut both instances of this line because it is following your lines exactly and it is not smart enough to simply create a single cut when lines overlay each other.
-Also, to be more efficient with your time you should place all of your pieces side by side and only include 1 line for pieces that are the same size and touching each other. For example; if you are cutting 2 squares, they should be placed side by side and the line that touches in the middle should only exist one time - so it is an open square with 3 sides and a complete square with 4 full sides. If you don't design like this the laser cutter will literally cut both instances of this line because it is following your lines exactly and it is not smart enough to simply create a single cut when lines overlay each other.
+[[File:FSH Components Amel.jpg|thumb|left|Balsa Wood with laser cuts for a Microscope design by Amel Ali-Bey]]
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