Illustrator is a software by adobe that lets you create different designs for different occasions. Some that we did is a laser engraver which engraved in acrylic, matboard and vinyl. It can be used for more than just engraving it can also be used to design pictures, videos and websites.
This is my illustrator file for my keychain
this is my illustrator file for my vinyl cutout
the first step to engraving my keychain was to transfer my illustrator file to the laser engraver to be engraved. to do that I had to put the file on a flash drive to be put into the engraver, to do that I copied the filed and pasted it in the flash drive. then I went to the computer attached to the engraver and open the file and changed the illustrator file to be printed in the laser engravers software and printed.
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vinyl cutter
then I weeded out the outside so just my name was left and I had to put the letter on the transfer paper to transfer to my folder and I had problems at first with it sticking to the transfer paper but I used a dental tool to make it stick. then I transferred the decal to my folder to finish the project
In this unit we learned about illustrator and how to make a design and digital file to be laser engraved or cut on a vinyl cutter. Another thing we learned is how to apply the vinyl cut out to a surface and how to weed the vinyl off the paper. As well as how to use the laser engraver and how to transfer files from one computer/machine to another.