I made a tiger for this project. I started by modeling the tiger in Meshmixer and Cinema 4D.
I tired to keep the shapes very simple, because I didn't want 123 Make to get confused while slicing the model. (Sorry I forgot to take a screen shot at school of 123 Make)
Flat pieces generated by 123 Make.
I slanted the horizontal axis slightly to give it more interest.
1st Axis: 9 pieces
2nd Axis: 9 pieces
I imported the PDFs into AI and edited the lines to be read by the laser cutter. I added cut outs to mimic tiger stripes.
I cut 2 of each sheet in case pieces were lost, or I wanted to omit some and use doubles of another. I cut the pieces out of chip board (cardboard).
I had to watch the preview video (123 Make) as I was assembling it, because it got pretty confusing even though I only had around 50 pieces. A couple pieces need to be cut or trimmed in order to fit, because the slicing program didn't take into account nearby obstructing pieces. Also, I expected the slices to be symmetrical since the model was, however there were subtle differences in some of the pieces from left to right side. I used the duplicates I cut to even it out.
I enjoyed this assignment. I think that the 123 Make (Slicer) software is a good tool to use as a base that can be altered from as needed to fit various projects.
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