No Comments - Published January 31st, 2011 in Ponoko, Tips
Getting superb results from thin plywood and bamboo.
Every now and then we come across P3 design files that are so densely populated with designs that we marvel at the super efficient use of space. It is fantastic cutting something that will generate minimal waste. However, there can be a downside to adding so much detail [...]
No Comments - Published August 18th, 2010 in Tips, Uncategorized
The importance of radii
Here are some tricks to stop those cracks that can appear in weak points such as sharp corners of your design:
No Comments - Published August 18th, 2010 in Ponoko, Tips
The right way, and the wrong way
Here are useful tips from our friends at Ponoko on combining shapes in Illustrator to get your files ready for laser cutting:
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In this short tutorial, I’ll show you how to combine shapes in Illustrator to create single vector objects for laser cutting with Ponoko.
No Comments - Published August 11th, 2010 in Ponoko, Tips
This application generates laser cutting templates for a chair from a sketch.
A collaboration between Greg Saul and the JST ERATOR Design UI Project in Tokyo has resulted in Sketch Chair.
“Sketch Chair” is a exploration in using computation and rapid manufacturing techniques to allow users to design and build their own products or in [...]
