ImagesMagUK_December_2021

www.images-magazine.com DECEMBER 2021 images 55 TIPS & TECHNIQUES STEP-BY-STEP: LASER CUTTING AND ENGRAVING Duplicate your job for how many units you need to produce, and select your material from the database. We used Trotec's LaserLeather, which is 0.65mm thick, for this step-by-step Create your artwork using the Ruby laser software from Trotec, or any commercial drawing package such as Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw. The areas to be engraved are in black, while the cutting path is red. Press go and watch your creation come to life. It took three minutes and five seconds to complete all six badges in this design, so around 30 seconds each 3 1 5 Load the material into the laser cutter; we used the Trotec Speedy 300 Once finished, export your finished design as a PDF into the Trotec Ruby software. The power and speed of a Trotec laser can be controlled directly in the software; adjusting settings will achieve different results on fabrics Apply your personalised textile to the garment. A fabric glue was used here to attach the badge, but stitching would also work and be long-lasting 4 2 6