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PLACE : Onl'Fait Geneva
DATE: 13/10
PEOPLE: Cristina, Sébastien

STEP 1

SOFTWARE: I used paper and pencils to draw the modules and see how they could connect to each other

ISSUES: in 2 cases I decided to print the pieces before deciding the final object to build. It stimulated my creativity but some cuts were actually not necessary

NOTES: (if time allows) cut the pieces and see how they connect before starting the actual drawing

STEP 2

SOFTWARE: I used Inkscape to draw the pieces. I started from basic shapes (circles and squares) and concluded with drawing tiles to make a heart (credits: Wemake Milano) and of different sizes.

ISSUES: more practice with Inkscape

NOTES: remember to make the group the internal cuts to make sure the laser cutter start cutting from them and not from the external margins. Also remember to label the group (ID) to facilitate the ordering with the laser cutter

STEP 3

SOFTWARE: I used Laserweb to generate the Gcode and Fabrica to communicate with the laser cutter.

MACHINE: Laser Cutter CO2, 90W, 1000 x 600 mm, SigntsTech/1060SP with felt. Power 100%, speed 4000.

ISSUES: felt was not completely natural and we realized it from the smoke it was produced during the process. The sheets of felt that I used were only 160 x 160 mm: easier to use big ones.

NOTES: it is better to test the cuts on scrap material to avoid wasting the actual one we want to use.

STEP 4

TOOL: Hands-on + brain-on

ISSUES: I realized some cuts where not necessary or some pieces were to small to be assembled only after the laser cut.

NOTES: make sure to have a lot of material and colors to be as creative as possible.

STEP 5

TOOLS: hands and muscles
ISSUES:too many pieces, some cardboard slices bended
NOTES: as soon as our laser cutter is working, cut the 3 missing parts. Promised.