In our laboratory, we have Epilog Mini Laser and StepDir laser. Also we have Roland GX-24 vinyl cutter.
I decided to take the standard "Human head" model.
Next, I exported the DXF-plans and cut them out on the StepDir laser.
When I cut everything out, I consistently laid them out to make it easier to work.
And glued.
I also made a calibration plate for Epilog Mini for rather plywood thickness. Stripes are adjusted parametrically from the thickness. You should to call necessary dimentons for the correct names to add it into the table. More about it you see in this guide.
And I cut out star-stickers for the lid of the laptop.
For cutting on GX-24 plotter I'm using Roland CutStudio.
It's a commercial software for cutting with Roland's plotters.
It's very simple for using and friendly.
You can import jpgs and bmps and vectorize it here.
After tracing.
Cutting procces.
And cutted stuff.
A very important point - the force of the knife.
If it will be too small - knife will not penetrate.
If it will be too large - knife will shred paper.
You have to achieve a really good adjustment.
First of all, I have to design the contour of the new part.
It is important to set not only the size but also the names of the variables.
This will allow to build a table easier.
Next, I generated a table in which I set the dimensions from the part.
Then I set out the equations. This is done by Excel formulas.
After configuration, SolidWorks will notify us about new configurations.
(It's Russian language, don't be scared)
Final result.
We can see the different sizes.
They are configured automatically depending on the thickness of the material.
