Illustrator is a software that we used to make our key chains and our vinyl decals. It's a software where you use a picture from google and paste it into the illustrator. Then from there you change it and make it how you want it to look. For our key chain we added a hole to the corner of it. For our vinyl we had to separate all three colors of the picture. Then using what you made on illustrator you can use the laser or the vinyl cutter.
1. First you plug in your flash drive to the laser and go to the print tab.
2. Then go to preferences and after you measured the thickness of your acrylic interest the correct measurement.
3.Then put your file on UCP and activate the laser, make sure to turn the fan on.
4.Then insert your acrylic in the laser and place it in one of the corners.
5. Line up the laser and your image by using the relocation tool to make sure each corner between you image and your acrylic lines up.
6. Then press the play button on the UCP not on the laser and stay by the laser while it is running. Then remove your acrylic.
2. Then go to preferences and after you measured the thickness of your acrylic interest the correct measurement.
3.Then put your file on UCP and activate the laser, make sure to turn the fan on.
4.Then insert your acrylic in the laser and place it in one of the corners.
5. Line up the laser and your image by using the relocation tool to make sure each corner between you image and your acrylic lines up.
6. Then press the play button on the UCP not on the laser and stay by the laser while it is running. Then remove your acrylic.
Vinyl Directions
1. Garden out Then t the outside of your name and any holes in the letters but be slow and careful.
2. Then apply a piece of tape to your name and use a squeegee to make sure it has a good seal.
3. Remove the backing of your name so that all the your name is attached to is the tape.
4. Place the tape with your name on your notebook and squeegee the tape down for a good seal on your notebook.
5. Finally peel off the tape so that your name is on your notebook.
2. Then apply a piece of tape to your name and use a squeegee to make sure it has a good seal.
3. Remove the backing of your name so that all the your name is attached to is the tape.
4. Place the tape with your name on your notebook and squeegee the tape down for a good seal on your notebook.
5. Finally peel off the tape so that your name is on your notebook.
Throughout this unit I learned many new things. One of these is how to use Illustrator. I never used the software before so everything was new to me and I am still learning how to use is. Another thing I learned is how to use the laser. I learned how to use it to make my key chain. One last thing that I learned was how to use the vinyl cutter. I learned how to apply a vinyl decal as well.