Laser Maps for Family
Posted by
tclear01
PA, United States
Joined Nov 19, '18
Using some lessons learned from earlier maps, I was able to crank out a few 11"x14" panels as a gift for my sister who just graduated from med school and is getting hitched. What an overachiever! Each panel has a 0.5" heart where she or her fiancé lived during their journey. They’re a military couple, so I’m ready to bet these will not be the last panels in their story!
Materials:
- Proofgrade Medium Draftboard
- 11"x14" black float frames from Michaels.
Steps:
- Made a Glowforge-friendly template at SnazzyMaps
- Downloaded raster images of the appropriate areas
- Import to Inkscape, use trace bitmap function
- Select roads, remove fill, set stroke thin (0.1mm)
- Use the boolean operations as necessary to crop image and add hearts
Time:
- Design: 10-15 minutes per map
- Laser: 40-100 minutes per map, depending on detail
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