2D Design – A Guide!
SECTION 1
Using the LINE TOOL
Click on the line tool.
Click with the left hand mouse button to start
the line, move to where you want the line to
finish and click again. You have drawn a line.
Using the LINE TOOL
Create this drawing and make sure that all of
the lines overlap each other.
Using the DELETE TOOLS
Click on the DEL ANY button with the left hand
mouse button.
Move the mouse pointer to the middle line of
your picture click it with the left hand mouse
button. The line has completely disappeared.
Using the DELETE TOOLS
Select the DEL ANY icon but this time hold
down the button do not let go. Another menu
will come out, select the DEL PART button.
Move the pointer to where the lines overlap.
Click on the lines with the left hand mouse
button making sure that you click on exactly the
part you wish to delete.
Using the SELECT TOOL
Click on the select icon with the left hand
mouse button.
Move the pointer to the top left corner of the
white screen, press and hold down the mouse
button. Move the mouse to the bottom right of
the screen. This will select all of the lines you
have drawn. The lines of
your object will turn pink
and there will be some
small squares in yellow.
The small squares are called
handles and they can move
the object around the page.
Using the GROUP TOOL
To group the lines together, select Edit from
the main tool bar and click on Group.
This combines all four lines into one object.
Using the OBJECT HANDLES
The handles have different jobs to do. The
square ones at the corners resize the drawing.
Click on one till you get the double headed
arrow and hold down the mouse button whilst
you change the size of the drawing.
Using the OBJECT HANDLES
The two triangles on top of the sketch will allow
the sketch to be flipped from left to right.
The two triangles at the side of the sketch
allow you to turn the sketch upside down.
The circle on the right of the drawing is used to
rotate the drawing. You need to press down on
the right hand mouse button to do this.
Using the OBJECT HANDLES
The two boxes at the bottom of the sketch
allow you to make an exact copy of anything
that you have selected on the screen.
The square handle in the middle of the screen
allows you to move anything that you have
selected around the screen.
Using the CIRCLE TOOL
Press the circle tool. Move the mouse cursor
onto the screen and hold down the left hand
mouse button. Move the pointer away from the
original point that you made and you will find
that you have created a circle.
Using the CIRCLE TOOL
Use the select button to move all of the circles
around so that they are all touching.
Click on the delete part button to remove any
lines that overlap.
Using the CONTOUR TOOL
Click on the contour button, press OK and click
on the shape that you have made it will draw a
line around the shape as shown.
Press ESCAPE and click on the contour button
again. This time change the distances for the
contour spacing from 5 to 1 mm. Try this again
to see what kind of patterns can you produce.
Using the ARC TOOL
Click on the Arc button. When drawing an arc
tool it needs three points, a start, middle and an
end.
Click once onto the drawing screen move the
pointer up there will be a straight line. Click
again move the pointer to the end of the arc
click once and the arc will be created.
Create the drawing as shown.
Remember to use the delete part, arc, circle
and group functions.
TEST POINT 1
Copy the eye drawing and move it so that they look
like a pair of eyes.
Now draw the full face.
Save your finished file in STUDENT WORK
File name: YOUR NAME_TEST1
e.g. MISS TAYLOR_TEST1
2D Design – A Guide!
SECTION 2
Using the SHAPES TOOL
Click and hold down the rectangle button.
A fly out menu will come out showing the other
shapes that you can use.
TEST POINT 2
Try to draw the tractor below.
Save your finished file in STUDENT WORK
File name: YOUR NAME_TEST2
e.g. MISS TAYLOR_TEST2
2D Design – A Guide!
SECTION 3
Using the PATH TOOL
Click on the path tool.
Move the pointer, clicking at any point on the
screen. Try not to cross over any lines.
Using the PATH TOOL
Use the select button to highlight the path. In
the bottom right hand corner a little box with
Property and Start Edit will appear. Click on
Start Edit. You can move your squiggly line up
and downwards to any position that you wish.
TEST POINT 3
Trace the drawing below using the PATH and DEL PART
tools.
Save your finished file in STUDENT WORK
File name: YOUR NAME_TEST3
e.g. MISS TAYLOR_TEST3
2D Design – A Guide!
SECTION 4
Using the TEXT TOOL
Click on the text button and click on screen.
Type in your message , click on OK and your
message will appear.
Repeat the process again and press settings to
try the different fonts and sizes.
Using the FILL TOOL
First you must draw a shape on the screen.
Click on the fill button and the options box
appears. Click on SOLID FILL and choose your
colour. Press OK, click on the line of the shape
with your mouse and another box will come up.
Select no and your shape will be filled.
Using the FILL TOOL
Draw a new shape like the drawing below.
Select the fill tool, press OK and click on the
rectangle. When it asks if you have any islands,
click YES.
Click on the line of the circle and press no.
Using GRID LOCK
Press Grid Lock.
Move your mouse around the screen. You will see
it moves between the dots of the background.
When Grid Lock is pressed you will only be able
to move between the dots.
Using STEP LOCK
Press Step Lock.
Move your mouse around the screen. The mouse
curser will now move between the dots.
Using the BACKGROUND TOOL
RIGHT CLICK on the background tool.
An options box will appear.
This changes the Grid
Lock measurements.
This changes the Step
Lock measurements.
Using ISOMETRIC
To select the isometric background RIGHT click
on the background tool.
Click here and press OK.
Using ISOMETRIC
The background will change to an isometric
overlay.
Select Grid Lock to draw using the isometric
background.
TEST POINT 4
Copy the isometric drawings below.
Save your finished file in STUDENT WORK
File name: YOUR NAME_TEST4
e.g. MISS TAYLOR_TEST4
2D Design – A Guide!
SECTION 5
Using the ATTACH TOOL
The Attach tool allows you to connect a drawing
to a point on the screen.
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Draw a rectangle
Press the attach button
Press the line button
Move near the rectangle and click, the tool
will attach your line to the rectangle.
Using the FUNCTION TOOLS
The zoom buttons allow you to zoom in and out
of the page.
The undo button will undo the LAST operation.
Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
An image cannot be used by the laser cutter unless it
is VECTORISED.
NOT VECTORISED
VECTORISED
Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
To create a vectorised image, copy an image onto the page.
Click BITMAPS, then select
VECTORISE BITMAPS and
Click on the image,
Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
Select Monochrome to simplify the image,
Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
To create a clean image move the luminance slider.
Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
Press OK and select the image. Press Fill and select NO FILL
from the menu.
Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
To edit the vectorised image you need to EXPLODE it.
Press EDIT, EXPLODE.
Select EXPLODE FULLY.
Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
Use the Delete Full and Delete Part buttons to clean up the
image.
TEST POINT 5
Create a vectorised image of a cartoon character of
your choice from the internet.
Save your finished file in STUDENT WORK
File name: YOUR NAME_TEST5
e.g. MISS TAYLOR_TEST5