Illustrator is a program that is used to make vector drawings and images. It is used to put designs on 3 dimensional objects and is used for printing. What it does for images is when you put an image in it is all one thing but when you trace it it makes it so you can divide it into points and vectors to make the image disconnected from everything and into different parts.
In Illustrator I learned that images are all one thing but can be put into different parts. I also learned that with illustrator you can make a design and laser it onto practically any material. I also learned that you can make a 3 dimensional thing from illustrator by making parts that would fit together. In the vinyl cutting I learned that you can cut out decal images from illustrator and it is very easy. In Illustrator you can make so 2D things.
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The first thing you do in this project is find a picture that you like. I picked a BYU logo and put that in the size and shape I wanted it then you click the button Image trace. After that I made it so all of the lines had an outline and I got it ready to laser. I grabbed my acrylic and measured it and placed it in the laser. I then closed the lid and turned on the air vents. Then I logged into the computer and got my design on the format. I made sure that the laser was calibrated to all four corners of my acrylic and then started to print. |
Here is the Final Design I printed out.
First we put our names in a document and we made it ready to print and we evened up the decal material so the wheels were even and we pushed down the purple clamp. Then you press roll 1 press set and then hit enter to even up the material. Then you press cutting master on the computer and get all of the settings and hit print and the vinyl will cut out the material. After that you get the scalpel and start weeding the edged of your same so its just the letters in your name. After that you put tape over it and apply pressure to it. Then you peel back the tape at an angle so you have all of the letters on and then you apply the tape to the object you want it to which was our notebook so then you put the tape on and apply pressure and peel back at an angle and then you will be done.