Laser Cutting Induction

This week we were inducted into the 3D CAD room, where Adan the technician demonstrated the 3D printer and laser cutting services. We got an overview of the machines and were told what programmes to use to digitally render our creations, like Solid-Works, CAD and Illustrator. We learned that when using illustrator to prepare for the laser cutter that red lines would be processed as a cut and blue lines would be processed as an engraving. Today we got a chance to practice the laser cutting on some 15x15cm plywood tiles. The session was very informative and I know now to perhaps develop and push my 3D thinking a bit more and also practice on my Adobe Illustrator skills.