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Step 2Deconstructing it in 123D Make
I then imported the model into a preview version of 123D Make. At the time of writing, the publicly available version of 123D Make does not include the "Panel" function that I used for the horse, but it is due to become available at some point in the future.
In theory, this horse model could be made using only 28 folded panels .Many of those panels, however, would have been much larger than the bed of our laser cutter. Once I'd adjusted the size limits within 123D Make, the model had been deconstructed into 119 pieces. That's quite a lot of cardboard.
123D Make lets you choose from a variety of joinery methods for your seams, allowing you to make structures from a wide variety of materials, from sewn fabric to riveted sheet metal. For one glorious day-dreamy half-hour, I contemplated making this Trojan horse from sheets of 1/4" plywood strapped together with industrial metal cable ties. Fortunately, Eric talked me down off that particular ledge of impracticality, so I went for cardboard joined together with plastic zip ties.
In theory, this horse model could be made using only 28 folded panels .Many of those panels, however, would have been much larger than the bed of our laser cutter. Once I'd adjusted the size limits within 123D Make, the model had been deconstructed into 119 pieces. That's quite a lot of cardboard.
123D Make lets you choose from a variety of joinery methods for your seams, allowing you to make structures from a wide variety of materials, from sewn fabric to riveted sheet metal. For one glorious day-dreamy half-hour, I contemplated making this Trojan horse from sheets of 1/4" plywood strapped together with industrial metal cable ties. Fortunately, Eric talked me down off that particular ledge of impracticality, so I went for cardboard joined together with plastic zip ties.
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