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Fathersday DIY-Cup
Instruction
Information
Build your Fatherday´s gift
Men like to put things together so your gift can have some of that too :)
My first project with 0 wood scraps :)
The cup and base plate have a 1mm connection to break it out of the frame
Unfortunately, I couldn't do this step in XCS either
I had to do this in Ilustrator
XCS did not allow a separation of the line
his is not an easy project
it was trail and error for me too
My most important tip here is
always make backup copies of all objects
as soon as a shape fits and you want to unite it, make a copy beforehand and put it aside
if you get to a point where you still want to change something, the undo function also destroys everything else but the backup copy
can save nerves and time
Instruction
Step1: Create
Create a rectangle with the size of your wood
for me it is A4 - that has 210x297mm
the frame serves as a reference point so as not to work beyond the limits
Write your TExt at the top and center it
CREATE the shape with straight line and curve at the bottom
now it gets a bit difficult to explain
another shape and imagine the line you want the handle to have
copy the shape for the other side
backup copy
create an outline
subtract this from the main object and you get a thicker line that you can engrave
do the same for the handles
Step2: Base
For the base we proceed in the same way
always work with outline and important
backup copy
Step3: Base plate
the bar of the cup should have the same width as on the base plate
you have to include the kerf in the thickness
for me it is 2.79mm
Step4: Middle emblem
again the same shape
for this we select edit node and create a node in the middle and drag it up and change the node shape
Step5: Illustrator
Unfortunately, I couldn't do this step in XCS either
I had to do this in Ilustrator
XCS did not allow a separation of the line
you can trace the outer line that is cut with the vector tool and leave out the gap
I didn't do that because you can't work completely straight here
