Welcome! Today is a workday with some opportunities for feedback and using the laser cutters.
Contents
Welcome & A Warm-Up
- Welcome
- Warm-up led by Catherine and Kavya
- Reminder: Sign-up here for 2 times to co-lead a warm-up activity (if you haven’t already)
- Warm-up for next class is led by: Asad and Heeyun
House Keeping
- Cleaning up A31 after done working.
In-Class
Laser Cutter
- Those who have files ready we can help laser cut fabric.
- Laser Cutter Cheat Sheet (.pdf)
Laser Cutter Settings
- For muslin or canvas fabric:
- Sewing Line: cut – 375 speed – 10 power
- Cut Line: cut – 200 speed – 30 power
- For fleece fabric:
- Sewing Line: cut – 350 speed – 10 power
- Cut Line: cut – 100 speed – 30 power
ICYMI: Files from 2/7 & 2/9 & 2/14
- Laser Cutter Cheat Sheet (.pdf)
- Rhino Cheat Sheet (.pdf)
- Essential Rhino Commands List (.pdf)
- Rhino Demo File for 2/7 (.3dm)
- Rhino Demo File for 2/9 (.3dm)
- Rhino Demo laser cutter file (.dxf)
Homework
The following are due by the beginning of class, Monday, Feb. 21:
- Finish Push/Pull Part 1 for review in class on 2/21.
- Upload documentation by 2/28
- Your documentation should include: a paragraph outlining your explorations: your process, discoveries, successes, challenges.
- photographs or short videos of your objects (Please embed the video so it can be directly viewed; you may either upload an MP4 file to our server or use supported third-party hosting, such as Vimeo or Youtube, etc.)
- your finished Rhino files
- categorize your documentation as “Push/Pull Part 1”