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MS-L-Using Inkscape and vCarve for 2.5D CNC Projects

When
09/19/2018
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location
Makersmiths Leesburg 106 Royal Street Leesburg, VA 20175
Registered
4 registrants

Registration

General Public – $25.00
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Members – $20.00
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This class is a follow up to the Intro to Vector Drawing with Inkscape class or for people who already have a background in vector drawing. If you want to get the most out of using the Makersmiths CNC machines, you will want to learn how to draw for those machines so that you can create custom designs and projects. This is a one evening class to take you through the basics of creating your design in Inkscape, importing it into vCarve and then setting up the toolpaths for cutting on the CNC machines. Basic vector drawing skills are required to take this class.

In this class we will:

1. Explain the key 2D design considerations for 2.5D CNC projects - endmill types and sizes, tool paths, and order of operations.

2. Show how to create basic drawings in Insckape, then import them to vCarve and setup toolpaths for CNC cutting

3. Create a design for a sign in Inkscape and prepare it for cutting on the CNC machine.

If time permits, this class will include a demonstration of the CNC machine carving a sign, but in order to use the CNC on your own, you must also take the CNC class.

***NOTE: You will need to bring a laptop to this class, preferably with Inkscape and the vCarve trial edition pre-installed. A separate class will be run for laser/vinyl cutting.

The instructor for this class is Jonathan White: JustOneCube@gmail.com

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