Difference between revisions of "Designing for laser cutting"
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*[http://support.ponoko.com/entries/498853-How-to-make-interlocking-wood-designs Ponko's How to make interlocking wood designs] | *[http://support.ponoko.com/entries/498853-How-to-make-interlocking-wood-designs Ponko's How to make interlocking wood designs] | ||
==Minimizing | ==Minimizing Burning and Laser Associated Damage== | ||
*[http://www.cutlasercut.com/resources/tips-and-advice/burn-heat-marks-and-how-we-prevent-them CutLaserCut's Advice on Minimising burn/heat marks] | *[http://www.cutlasercut.com/resources/tips-and-advice/burn-heat-marks-and-how-we-prevent-them CutLaserCut's Advice on Minimising burn/heat marks] | ||
*[http://www.rowmark.com/MARK/techhelpdocs/genericsheetdocs/Causes%20and%20Effects%20of%20Cracking%20in%20Acrylic%20Sheet.pdf Rowmark's Causes and Effects of Cracking] | *[http://www.rowmark.com/MARK/techhelpdocs/genericsheetdocs/Causes%20and%20Effects%20of%20Cracking%20in%20Acrylic%20Sheet.pdf Rowmark's Causes and Effects of Cracking] | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 20 August 2021
Back to the Laser Cutter Related pages
NOTE: Needs to be merged with Laser Cutting Resources
LaserCut Software Guides (deprecated)
Since the change to the new controller we are running RDWorks and Lightburn laser cutting software so Lasercut Guides are no longer particularly useful.
RDWorks Software Guides
Lightburn Software Guides
Using Inkscape
- London Hackspace's guide to using inkscape to draw things for laser cutting
- Cambridge Makespace's advice on using inkscape with the laser cutter at their Makespace
- IMAL's Inkscape & Lasercutters
Box Making
- Makercase's laser cut case design generator
- Boxmaker at Connection Lab - Another box maker
- Make-a-Box - yet another box maker
Laser Cutting Design and Fabrication Techniques
- Defferred Procrastination's guide to designing laser cut clip together construction
- Makezine Magazine - Visual reference for laser cut joint designs
- Ponko's How to make interlocking wood designs
Minimizing Burning and Laser Associated Damage
- CutLaserCut's Advice on Minimising burn/heat marks
- Rowmark's Causes and Effects of Cracking
- CutLaserCut's "Everthing you need to know about acrylic" If you're having problems with cracking/crazing, this link might help explain why (extruded vs. cast)