Adobe Illustrator for Laser Cutting 101! (& Easy DIY Ornaments)

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  • Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
  • Once you have mastered Adoble Illustrator, there's nothing you can't accomplish. This tutorial goes over pen tool, pathfinder, unite, align, image trace, shape tools, text outlines, and a sneak preview of Adobe Draw / Adobe Fresco. The idea with this is it walks you through a couple ornaments you can make in an hour or two at your local makerspace.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 49

  • @brain_apostrophe_t
    @brain_apostrophe_t 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for this. Im a graphic designer and Im making a cutting board for someones wedding and its being laser cut in another office, so its great to hear from a professional if I'm doing this to the standard they need it done

  • @sjlhm1
    @sjlhm1 3 роки тому +7

    I loved this, I am a complete beginner and you made it seem easy.

  • @some______guy
    @some______guy 2 роки тому

    Making a prototype for my brother in law's boardgame as a Christmas gift for him. Came here to find out how to actually do it in some maker space. Bonus: you're a very compelling person

  • @mannybencomo5740
    @mannybencomo5740 3 роки тому +2

    what a gorgeous smile, what a doll...

  • @vinspinful
    @vinspinful 3 роки тому +5

    Have you got a video where you then send it to your laser?

  • @XNRGYZDX
    @XNRGYZDX 10 місяців тому

    Yes, very easy to learn from you. Thank You! I've used Photoshop for years but never Illustrator for vector images.

  • @MihaBevcStraxer
    @MihaBevcStraxer 2 роки тому +2

    Video starts at 3 min mark!

  • @rp338
    @rp338 2 роки тому +6

    What file type do you save as? .svg?

  • @vincentlekei1969
    @vincentlekei1969 7 місяців тому

    Omg neat but you forgot the most important part how did do the laser cutting part?

  • @adamvoigt545
    @adamvoigt545 Рік тому +2

    Can you tell Ai, where to start on the cut? If I want to start on the outside or inside of the part?

  • @RedPillSurvival
    @RedPillSurvival Рік тому

    Glad to see this. Wish more videos were dedicated to AI rather than Corel. AI is SOOO much easier to learn and logical to use.

  • @FigmentsMade
    @FigmentsMade 4 роки тому +4

    Very cool! And I somehow didn't know about the Pathfinder > Unite tip! Thank you!!

    • @BeautyandtheBolt
      @BeautyandtheBolt  4 роки тому +2

      You're most welcome!
      Also after I published this video I realized it's avengers assemble not avengers unite and I was very bummed.

  • @zenku41
    @zenku41 Рік тому +2

    How do you export this to the laser cutter?

  • @shaunmckinnon1193
    @shaunmckinnon1193 3 роки тому +3

    Offset path would've helped with the inner part :) (great video though)

  • @nfinkle1
    @nfinkle1 4 місяці тому

    Hi, awesome video. I noticed that you didnt change the width. Do you have to change the width to 0.01pt or will it cut fine/ cleanly with the setting of 0.1pt?

  • @BL-mf5dn
    @BL-mf5dn 3 роки тому

    Thank you. Hope you keep posting vids as they are always helpful and entertaining.❤️❤️❤️👍😊

  • @GuntheeerK
    @GuntheeerK 10 місяців тому

    Hi, could it be that the makerspace map is gone?

  • @Sank1982
    @Sank1982 Рік тому

    Would be great to show how to save as DFX file

  • @samueltafolla619
    @samueltafolla619 8 місяців тому

    Great how-to video. I've used Illustrator for two years and still learned a few things. I am, however, a beginner using a laser. I'm curious about what file type you saved to import into laser software. Would I be saving as SVG?

  • @KrisAndLarry
    @KrisAndLarry 3 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing. We just picked up a glowforge laser and are beginning to design our new products.

  • @kamleshjethwa4151
    @kamleshjethwa4151 3 роки тому +2

    did you had to edit the line colors to RGB prior to sending the file for laser cut ?

  • @Makeupbymissesalove
    @Makeupbymissesalove 9 місяців тому

    Love it

  • @Wingspeak
    @Wingspeak 2 роки тому

    Amazing video!

  • @AandAWeddings
    @AandAWeddings 9 місяців тому

    how do you make your laser engraver cut/engrave the shapes you made on Ai?

  • @MCMCHRIS
    @MCMCHRIS 2 роки тому

    But how you export them, what config to lasergrbl not to understand line widht with two line passes?

  • @xena8_8
    @xena8_8 3 роки тому

    Very cool, thanks!

  • @robbiesmith79
    @robbiesmith79 11 місяців тому

    The makerspace-map url now redirects to "our-vision". Is the map still around?

  • @clydetaganahan5850
    @clydetaganahan5850 2 роки тому

    Very informative and fascinating. Thank you❤

  • @jenlo5977
    @jenlo5977 3 роки тому +3

    How do you get AI to communicate to your laser? Is there an extension or plug in or driver?

    • @TJ13062010
      @TJ13062010 3 роки тому

      Export the format your laser cutter software needs :-)

  • @alltaira5922
    @alltaira5922 2 роки тому

    Absolutely love this video! I’ve been using a trial version of CorelDraw and not liking. Now seriously considering looking at AI.

  • @Bob-rd2bq
    @Bob-rd2bq 4 роки тому

    Thank you

  • @ronaldmartin9808
    @ronaldmartin9808 2 роки тому

    How do o get my atom stack to communicate with adobe.‽

  • @allweb429
    @allweb429 10 місяців тому

    How do you save the doc

  • @GioJohnny
    @GioJohnny Рік тому

    Will this work for any laser ?? An epilog fusion edge 12 ?

  • @anadawson9305
    @anadawson9305 2 роки тому

    Super helpful. Do you have a patron?

  • @carynbrooks9767
    @carynbrooks9767 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this info. I will be watching soon. I was interested in your Beauty and the Bolt makerspaces map, but it seems the website is not active? Has that been updated or am i just missing something. thank you!

  • @W.E.
    @W.E. 4 роки тому +3

    "purchased merchandise" a 4 piece boy band back in the seventies. Did mostly blues stuff.

  • @vewarren
    @vewarren 2 роки тому

    What did you use as a backer for your epoxy ornament? Thanks for the pathfinder unite tip too!

  • @eyetwinkle
    @eyetwinkle 3 роки тому

    thank you! super helpful :)

  • @totlblnde002
    @totlblnde002 3 роки тому

    I noticed the map zoomed in on cleveland. Are you in the cleveland area by any chance!?

  • @thanemakes5377
    @thanemakes5377 4 роки тому

    👍💕

  • @YashRastogiVlogs
    @YashRastogiVlogs 4 місяці тому

    waste of time
    please show how you process this into the machine these things all of us know how to make those

  • @electricsmoke
    @electricsmoke Рік тому

    more like a sales site than instructional. Way too fast for beginners. More spam than needed.

  • @1-Nice-Guy
    @1-Nice-Guy 2 роки тому +1

    I'm sorry, but for someone that has used Illustrator for years, you sure made the tree harder that it should be and your lines don't meet up.

  • @robbiesmith79
    @robbiesmith79 11 місяців тому

    You literally skipped the most important part of why I'm here and it's the steps you'd take from illustrator to the laser cutter. Without that this was a wasted 10 minutes.

  • @trumpetflowerII
    @trumpetflowerII 9 місяців тому +1

    I don't do well trying to listen to someone who talks as quickly as you; it's not a good teaching style. So, I must replay your presentation many times to get what you say. Almost two minutes of the presentation wastes time, as you are not demonstrating "Laser Cutting 101!" Try to be calm and slow down - it helps others and does not diminish what you think of yourself.