Laser Cutter
CAD Software
I used Laser Maker 1.5 & 2.0.
Laser Maker 2.0 needs a license (registration code) to export as DXF file, so I used v1.5 to export as DXF if needed. To use the laser cutter, I could save the files as .lcpx, so DXF is not the must.
Laser Cutter
We used Thunder Laser Nova 51 with a cutting area 900 mm × 1300 mm.
In the group work, we tested the tolerance.
Here is the link of Our group assignment
The result was:
Positive features (material to be preserved): Actual width = Design width − 0.1mm → Design compensation: +0.1mm
Negative features (slots/grooves to be cut): Actual width = Design width + 0.1mm → Design compensation: −0.1mm
Laser Cutting Project
I used Doubao AI to generate a picture of horse (the Chinese traditional paper cutting style), then I used Photoshop to edit the image. Then I imported the image into Laser Maker.
The AI generated picture of horse.
The edited picture of horse.
I used Thunder Laser Nova 51 to cut the horse. I used the 3mm-thickness plywood to cut it.
The assembly of the horse.
The assembly of the horse.
The assembly of the horse. When I tried to assembling the horse, I found that even I considered the tolerance, some parts were still not fit perfectly, some were too tight, while some were loose. I also realized that the wood board was not exactly 3mm thick.
The assembly of the horse. After I finished assembly, I found the horse was strange as it looked like to be with 8 legs.
The assembly of the horse. My daughter liked it very much and she helped to color the horse.
Vinal Cutter
We have a vinyl cutter in the lab, we used it before. But we didn't have time to use it during CNY break.