Laser Cutting

The aim of the project is to use the rotating words to create a pattern code to create a design and print it out on acrylic using a laser cutter. We would do this by using programs such as processing and adobe illustrator.

Aim

First Design

PFont font;

void setup(){

size(800, 800);
background(255,255,255);
font=createFont("arial",48);
textFont(font,200);
translate(400,400);

for(int i=0;i<6;i=i+1){
fill(180, 207, 201);
textAlign(CENTER);
pushMatrix();
rotate(PI*i/3);
text("Jy",0,0);
popMatrix();
}
}

Code

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figure 1.

Screen Shot 2020-07-30 at 2.41.31 PM.png

figure 2.

For my first design, I decided to merge two patterns together. I used the overall outside pattern of figure 1 but the design of the hole in the middle of figure 2.

After merging the two designs on adobe illustrator, the final result is shown on the left. All the lines are coloured red because I wanted all the lines to be cut instead of engraved.

Images

Second Design

PFont font;

void setup(){

size(800, 800);
background(0);
font=createFont("Geneva",48);
textFont(font,200);
translate(400,400);

for(int i=0;i<6;i=i+1){
fill(#CE7DA5);
textAlign(CENTER);
pushMatrix();
rotate(PI*i/3);
text("wow",0,0);
popMatrix();
}
}

Code

Screen Shot 2020-05-29 at 8.51.14 PM.png

Pattern in processing

After the pattern was traced on adobe illustrator. The pattern is traced in red because I wanted to cut all the lines instead of engraving them.