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Step 3Making Lasers Cut Things
So now we're ready to send this file to the laser cutter.
To double-check:
Our rectangle is 1pt red stroke, no fill.
Our big text vector is 1pt black stroke, no fill.
(For our laser cutter, the color of strokes determines the order in which they are cut. That's why it's important to make the rectangle red!)
1. Go to File>Save As... We need to save the finished file as an SVG so the laser cutter can understand it.
2. This part is kind of up to you, based on what kind of laser cutter you're using. For us, we take our SVG and transfer it to a PC that has CorelDraw. Then we make all of the strokes "hairline", position the image in the right place on the picture plane, and then literally select "Print" to send it to the cutter. Everything from there is on the laser cutter's end.
3. General neatness rules apply here, like keeping your paper clean, avoiding folds, etc. etc. etc.
4. However you do it, cut the text vector out of the card stock.
To double-check:
Our rectangle is 1pt red stroke, no fill.
Our big text vector is 1pt black stroke, no fill.
(For our laser cutter, the color of strokes determines the order in which they are cut. That's why it's important to make the rectangle red!)
1. Go to File>Save As... We need to save the finished file as an SVG so the laser cutter can understand it.
2. This part is kind of up to you, based on what kind of laser cutter you're using. For us, we take our SVG and transfer it to a PC that has CorelDraw. Then we make all of the strokes "hairline", position the image in the right place on the picture plane, and then literally select "Print" to send it to the cutter. Everything from there is on the laser cutter's end.
3. General neatness rules apply here, like keeping your paper clean, avoiding folds, etc. etc. etc.
4. However you do it, cut the text vector out of the card stock.
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