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Designing for Ponoko Laser Cutting with SketchUp and Inkscape (a study in cubes)

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Having presented three different designs, different approaches, and different materials for making cubes, it is time to show practical application of this learning process.

The following pictures show a combination of the different joins used in the cubes. Also notice that as a side-effect of exporting from Sketchup, curves are actually approximated with lines. It is hardly noticeable to the eye, but it reduces cutting costs significantly.

What are the pictures showing? Well it's not quite finished (there are still pieces to be added) - but to give you a clue, the hole on top is a sound hole.

Instruction 6: Visit my blog - Flights of Ideas

O.K. That last instruction is optional.

Have fun designing your own creations - and remember to visit the previous Instructable for more information, and the SVG plugin website for all of the cube examples used in this Instructable.
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I have a PhD in pretty pictures and heavy lifting. Computer scientist by day and frustrated craftsman by night (and weekends). I repurpose anything that I find discarded (or left in one place too lon...
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