5...3D Lithophanes Tutorial 5

2BOT ModelMaker: Lithophanes
Greetings. I am
George Washington
the .jpeg image.
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Lesson 7 Unit 1
side a
I am George the
Lithophane! In this
tutorial, you will
learn how to make
lithophanes like
me!
Load Materials
You will need two pieces of foam, one 1/4 lithophane foam and one 1 inch foam. Stack the two foams and insert
them into the cassette together.
1/4 inch sandfoam
1 inch sandfoam
LOAD BOTH PIECES
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Choose Materials
From the List Wizard, select “Choose Materials.” Navigate to sand foam and select
1 1/4 lithophane foam.
Set Base Pad and Model Quality
A base pad will need to be set to the thickness of the 1 inch backing foam, plus an additional .03 inches to
ensure that the 1/4 foam does not tear through. Set the basepad thickness to 1.03 inches. Set the Model
Quality Slider to anwhere at 0.04 or above.
Lesson 7 Unit 1
side b
2BOT Modelmaker: Lithophanes
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Send Lithophane to ModelMaker
From the List Wizard, select “Send Virtual Workpiece to ModelMaker.”
The lithophane is now located in the Virtual ModelMaker and is ready to
cut
List Wizard
X
1) Choose Material
2) Load Model
3) Scale/Orient Model
SEND TO MODELMAKER
4) Tile/Arrange Model Parts
5) Send Workpiece to ModelMaker
6) Make it!
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Make it!
Click “Make it!” from the List Wizard. Double check your
settings in the job summary:
0.04 Stepover
Feedrate at 1
Cut Border is checked
X
Job Summary
Model Quality
2-sided
Hi
Cut Border
.04 in. stepover
Feedrate
1
Start Job
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Remove Lithophane from Cassette
Cancel
The Top 1/4 inch piece of lithophane foam will contain the portrait of George Washington. The backing 1 inch
foam is discarded.
Remove George
REMOVE FOAM
Toss 1 inch foam
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Stepped
Shine a Light
Light the back of the Lithophane to see the image! Place it in front of a
window, or other light source.