I make sure the colors of the grid lines are easily visible. For example, the plywood I typically use for models is 1/8" thick, so most of the slots I create are 1/8" thick. I turn on the grid and set the grid subdivisions to 8 because much of my work is done in 1/8" increments.
I set the color model to RGB, because that is what my laser cutter recognizes (as opposed to CMYK, which is used for printing). You can also make this size match the materials you will be using, for example 12" x 12" plywood sheets. I make the drawing 24" by 18" because that is the size of my laser cutter bed. Since I am designing a model that I will be executing using inches for my physical dimensions, I use inches for my drawing scale. In case you don't get the caps at ends try adding a Cap Holes Modifier, deselecting smooth new faces.Ĭheck vertex by vertex that the shape is closed.The first thing you will need to do is create your drawing and organize your workspace.
Go into Utilities (the hammer icon on your command panel) and run 'shape check' on the spline, if no problem are detected proceed to the next step.Īdd a STL Check Modifier, and check the shape for errors.Įxtrude the shape with Cap Start and Cap End checked and with Mesh as Output. Convert your shape to outline in Illustrator, check before exporting it if the number of points is too high go to Pathfinder Options > Remove Redundant Points, then export the shape as your desired format.Ĭheck if the scale of your scene is too small, 3DS Max does not work very well with minuscule objects, scale the scene up if you find it necessary.Ĭheck if all the vertices are at the same level (the vertices must be contained in a 2 dimensional plane), you can fix this by applying Make Planar to the shape.Īdd a Weld modifier to the shape and make sure that all the vertices are connected.
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