Laser Cutting is a industrial process commonly used to cut out materials with much precision using a high-powered laser, following a G-code of a pattern to be cut out. Generally, the laser will burn or melt through the material, leaving behind a smooth, high-quality finished edge. Laser cutting has multiple applications in the real world, but in Design & Build challenge, participants will explore it using Falcata wooden boards and cardboard. 

To create the file for laser cutting, users can turn to Inkscape, a free downloadable software that is used for designing of the vector files. The files can later be then converted to the G-code for the machine to process the design. 

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