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When I saw this contest My first thought was that if I won the laser unit I could build a very unique gift/veteran display that I have been wanting to build for a while. Its made of etched glass or acrylic with wood top and bottom and lights up with led's.
I'm putting my idea into sketch up, grabbing pictures as i model the stages and render the final picture.
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There are 5 branches of U.S. military service, all seals would be etched onto glass or acrylic. I modeled 5 plates of glass 5"x5" square and then etch them with the service seals.
draw a 5"x5" square and extrude 1o 1/8"
select all parts, add a translucent color, and make a component
select move and hold control, draw out the second plate, repeat till you have 5 plates for glass.
make each plate unique.
go to materials, on the translucent color u picked, make a copy for each branch of service.
on each new copy, replace the picture with the appropriate .jpg or .png you will be etching.
select each material in turn and apply to on of the glass plates.
draw a 5"x5" square and extrude 1o 1/8"
select all parts, add a translucent color, and make a component
select move and hold control, draw out the second plate, repeat till you have 5 plates for glass.
make each plate unique.
go to materials, on the translucent color u picked, make a copy for each branch of service.
on each new copy, replace the picture with the appropriate .jpg or .png you will be etching.
select each material in turn and apply to on of the glass plates.
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Nice job.
Active duty Coasty sends.