I wanted to design a slot form that could have many
variations and be used in many ways. I went with a triangular shape because I
felt that it would be sturdy and allowed for a lot of creativity. I was able to
incorporate several other geometric forms into my designs as well.
I began by creating a circle and the origin with a point in
the center. After cutting the slots into the circle I used ArrayPolar to spread
the circles out evenly. Then I created the connecting shapes based on the
different variations I wanted and added the inner designs. After placing all
the lines on their corresponding layers and grouping the three root variations
together I used another polar array to spread them out evenly on my template
for cutting.
For some reason the laser cutter did not cut all the way
through one of my variations so the inner design does not pop out as it should.
I learned a valuable lesson in the “measure twice, cut once” department however
as my slots were too big, and did not hold together. However, I am happy with
the slots themselves and even though I was not able to create a sculpture I
feel that I took away something valuable from this exercise.
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