Laser Cutting with Rhinoceros
Units and Scale
- Have artwork drawn at actual size in the Top Viewport(in inches)
- To change units to inches type in “units” command and change to inches.
- In default layer, draw a reference rectangle the size of the material sheet (max 18” x 32”) and allow for 1/8” margin for the border of the material.
RED – laser cutting lines
- Set stroke to true color red (RGB 255,0,0)
- Set line weight to .01”
- Put in a layer called “cut”
BLUE – vector engraving/ scoring lines
- Set stroke to true color blue (RGB 0,0,255)
- Set line weight to .01”
- Put in a layer called “score”
BLACK – raster engraving
- Raster engraving in Rhinoceros must be solid hatches set to black RGB 0,0,0
- Put in layer called “engrave”
Cleaning up overlapping components
Make sure to remove overlapping/ duplicate lines and polylines.
If you have duplicate lines on top of eachother, the project will take much longer and you risk damaging the material or the laser cutting machine.
