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Project Objective:
Project Objective:
Students will design and make an laser cut acrylic sign lit by a string LED.
Learning Goals:
Learning Goals:
Students will practice detailed design sketching and daily project documentation in their student portfolios
Students will gain experience using the following shop equipment: the laser cutter and Ink Scape vector software.
Project Objective:
Project Objective:
Students will design and make an laser cut acrylic sign lit by a string LED.
Learning Goals:
Learning Goals:
Students will practice detailed design sketching and daily project documentation in their student portfolios
Students will gain experience using the following shop equipment: the laser cutter and Ink Scape vector software.
Project Specifications:
Project Specifications:
Sign Dimensions: Your sign must be either 4" or 6" in length. You may have more creativity with the height of your sign but the max height is 8".
Creative license: Sign image may be either raster engraved or vector engraved into the acrylic. The image must be school appropriate.
Project Steps/Components:
Project Steps/Components:
Design Your Sign:
Design Your Sign:
Consider the individual for whom you are designing the sign? Young child? School age child? Teenage or adult? Older adult? Your end user will impact the style of your sign. Additionally, your user will impact the sort of image or collection of images you choose for the sign.
Choose the image you would like to use to create your sign. You also might find it fun to create a collage of images for your sign.
Gather all needed images. Save all the images you will need for your sign in your MAKE folder in your Google Drive.
Open InkScape software. Watch the video below for steps of how to create your sign. After watching the video in its entirety, watch it again and follow step by step.
Design your sign. See the video below.
Check your project page template.
Check your project page template.
Do you have the photos, screenshots, etc. required saved in your MAKE folder? If not, do that now.
Take some time to update your project page.
Assemble Your Sign:
Assemble Your Sign:
Once your base layers are cut they should look like the picture below.
Be sure to document this process and work in your student notebook!!
Be sure to document this process and work in your student notebook!!
Remember to take photos as you go.
Remember to take photos as you go.
Flip Design in Inkscape.webmFlip Design Horizontally
Flip Design Horizontally
Watch this video for directions on flipping your design horiztonally and taking a screenshot in Inkscape.
ADD A CUT LINE
ADD A CUT LINE
Watch the video for directions on adding a cut line (vector line) to your LED sign in Inkscape. Work with a teacher to turn on and set up your sign file for cutting. Your sign file should be saved in your MAKE file in Google Drive. Open the .pdf file on the laptop that runs the laser. Position the laser over the acrylic for cutting.
Cut the sign.
SAVE and upload.webmSAVE AND UPLOAD FILE
SAVE AND UPLOAD FILE
Take SCREENSHOT of design in Inkscape.
Upload screenshot to LED SIGN folder in MAKE folder. (use this for your website)
SAVE AS PDF onto computer.
Upload pdf to LED SIGN folder in MAKE folder.
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