Illustrator Laser Project
What is Illustrator?
Illustrator is a program made by Adobe Software. It is used to make and edit vector graphics, which are made of mathematical statements that place lines and shapes instead of individual pixels like raster images. The program can be used for multiple projects, but is mainly used for logos, icons, drawings, typography, and complex illustrations
Illustrator is a program made by Adobe Software. It is used to make and edit vector graphics, which are made of mathematical statements that place lines and shapes instead of individual pixels like raster images. The program can be used for multiple projects, but is mainly used for logos, icons, drawings, typography, and complex illustrations
- Open Illustrator
- Create a new project. The dimensions of the project should by 2.75 inches by 1.75 inches.
- Find an image you want to be on the key-chain, for this example we will be making a LV key-chain.
- Paste the image into the work space.
- Change the image type from raster to vector. This will be done by clicking window>image trace>trace.
- Now click the image. In the top left, make the farthest left box appear white with a red line through it, and the box to the right with red and the small white box in it.
- Change the stroke to .001 pt.
- Save the file to your H drive
- Open the laptop next to the laser cutter. Open your file and print it. When asked what printer to use, select the name of the laser cutter.
- Turn on the fan by the laser cutter.
- In the screen with the graphic placed in the 3-D printer, move the graphic to the top corner of the printer. This way you can place the acrylic in the right place.
- Now add acrylic to the laser. Make sure you place acrylic where your graphic appears on the computer.
- Start the cutter, you should have an acrylic key-chain soon.