WEEK 3 – Computer-Controlled Cutting

Assignments

Group Assignment

• Do your lab's safety training
• Characterize your laser cutter's focus, power, speed, rate, kerf, joint clearance and types

Individual Assignment

• Cut something on the vinyl cutter
• Design, laser-cut, and document a parametric construction kit, accounting for the laser-cutter kerf
• Extra credit: design it to be assembled in multiple ways
• Extra credit: include elements that aren't flat
• Extra credit: engrave as well as cut

Group Work

Our group work is accessible HERE (add the link)

Individual Work

Parametric Modelling

Principal + SolidWorks tutorial

Design and Laser-cut a Parametric Construction Kit

Modular construction kit process description.

Vinyl Cutter

Describe the process to cut my logo with the vinyl cutter at UNNC FabLab.