How to make a laser cut lamp

Step 5: Finding and tracing a pattern

I Googled for an image of a flower pattern on the web and, once I found the one I liked, opened it in the vector software. I used the pen tool to trace the individual flowers and then patterned them over the template for the acrylic panels.

You'll notice I changed the lines to blue. A laser cutter reads different color lines for different types of cuts and engraving. Raster engraving needs to be black and a line I want to be cut needs to be blue.

You can download these files from my showroom on Ponoko.