2D Design – A Guide!

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 Using the LINE TOOL
Click on the line tool.

Click with the left hand mouse button to

start the line, move to where you want the
line to finish and click again. You have
drawn a line.
 Using the LINE TOOL
Create this drawing and make sure that all
of the lines overlap each other.
 Using the LINE TOOL
Create this drawing and make sure that all
of the lines overlap each other.
Using the DELETE TOOLS
Click on the DEL ANY button with the left
hand mouse button.

Move the mouse pointer to the middle line

of your picture click it with the left hand
mouse button. The line has completely
disappeared.
Using the DELETE TOOLS
Select the DEL ANY icon but this time hold
down the button do not let go. Another
menu will come out, select the DEL PART
button.

Move the pointer to where the lines overlap.

Click on the lines with the left hand mouse
button making sure that you click on exactly
the part you wish to delete.
Using the SELECT TOOL
Click on the select icon with the left hand
mouse button.

Move the pointer to the top left corner of the

white screen, press and hold down the
mouse button. Move the mouse to the
bottom right of the screen. This will select
all of the lines you have drawn. The lines of
your object will turn pink
and there will be some
small squares in yellow.
The small squares are called
handles and they can move
the object around the page.
Using the GROUP TOOL
To group the lines together, select Edit from
the main tool bar and click on Group.
This combines all four lines into one object.
Using the OBJECT HANDLES
The handles have different jobs to do. The
square ones at the corners resize the
drawing.

Click on one till you get the double headed

arrow and hold down the mouse button
whilst you change the size of the drawing.
Using the OBJECT HANDLES
The two triangles on top of the sketch will
allow the sketch to be flipped from left to
right.

The two triangles at the side of the sketch

allow you to turn the sketch upside down.

The circle on the right of the drawing is used

to rotate the drawing. You need to press
down on the right hand mouse button to do
this.
Using the OBJECT HANDLES
The two boxes at the bottom of the sketch
allow you to make an exact copy of anything
that you have selected on the screen.

The square handle in the middle of the

screen allows you to move anything that you
have selected around the screen.
Using the CIRCLE TOOL
Press the circle tool. Move the mouse cursor
onto the screen and hold down the left hand
mouse button. Move the pointer away from
the original point that you made and you will
find that you have created a circle.
Using the CIRCLE TOOL
Use the select button to move all of the
circles around so that they are all touching.

Click on the delete part button to remove

any lines that overlap.
Using the CONTOUR TOOL
Click on the contour button, press OK and
click on the shape that you have made it will
draw a line around the shape as shown.

Press ESCAPE and click on the contour

button again. This time change the
distances for the contour spacing from 5 to
1 mm. Try this again to see what kind of
patterns can you produce.
 Using the ARC TOOL
Click on the Arc button. When drawing an
arc tool it needs three points, a start, middle
and an end.

Click once onto the drawing screen move

the pointer up there will be a straight line.
Click again move the pointer to the end of
the arc click once and the arc will be
created.

Create the drawing as shown.

Remember to use the delete part, arc, circle

and group functions.
 TEST POINT 1
Copy the eye drawing and mov
e it so that they
look like a pair of eyes.

Now draw the full face.

Save your finished file in STUD

ENT WORK
File name: YOUR NAME_TEST1
e.g. MISS TAYLOR_TEST1
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SECTION 2
Using the SHAPES TOOL
Click and hold down the rectangle button.

A fly out menu will come out showing the

other shapes that you can use.
 TEST POINT 2
Try to draw the tractor below.
Save your finished file in STUDENT WORK
File name: YOUR NAME_TEST2
e.g. MISS TAYLOR_TEST2
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SECTION 3
 Using the PATH TOOL
Click on the path tool.

Move the pointer, clicking at any point on

the screen. Try not to cross over any lines.
 Using the PATH TOOL
Use the select button to highlight the path.
In the bottom right hand corner a little box
with Property and Start Edit will appear.
Click on Start Edit. You can move your
squiggly line up and downwards to any
position that you wish.
 TEST POINT 3
Trace the drawing below using the PATH and DEL PART
tools.
Save your finished file in STUDENT WORK
File name: YOUR NAME_TEST3
e.g. MISS TAYLOR_TEST3
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SECTION 4
 Using the TEXT TOOL
Click on the text button and click on screen.

Type in your message , click on OK and your

message will appear.

Repeat the process again and press settings

to try the different fonts and sizes.
 Using the FILL TOOL
First you must draw a shape on the screen.

Click on the fill button and the options box

appears. Click on SOLID FILL and choose
your colour. Press OK, click on the line of the
shape with your mouse and another box will
come up.

Select no and your shape will be filled.

 Using the FILL TOOL
Draw a new shape like the drawing below.

Select the fill tool, press OK and click on the

rectangle. When it asks if you have any
islands, click YES.

Click on the line of the circle and press no.

 Using GRID LOCK
Press Grid Lock.

Move your mouse around the screen. You

will see it moves between the dots of the
background.

When Grid Lock is pressed you will only be

able to move between the dots.
 Using STEP LOCK
Press Step Lock.

Move your mouse around the screen. The

mouse curser will now move between the
dots.
Using the BACKGROUND TOOL
RIGHT CLICK on the background tool.
An options box will appear.

This changes the Grid

Lock measurements.

This changes the Step

Lock measurements.
 Using ISOMETRIC
To select the isometric background RIGHT
click on the background tool.

Click here and press

OK.
 Using ISOMETRIC
The background will change to an isometric
overlay.

Select Grid Lock to draw using the isometric

background.
 TEST POINT 4
Copy the isometric drawings below.
Save your finished file in STUDENT WORK
File name: YOUR NAME_TEST4
e.g. MISS TAYLOR_TEST4
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SECTION 5
Using the ATTACH TOOL
The Attach tool allows you to connect a
drawing to a point on the screen.

1. Draw a rectangle
2. Press the attach button
3. Press the line button
4. Move near the rectangle and click, the
tool will attach your line to the rectangle.
Using the FUNCTION TOOLS
The zoom buttons allow you to zoom in and
out of the page.

The undo button will undo the LAST

operation.
Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
An image cannot be used by the laser cutter
unless it is VECTORISED.

NOT VECTORISED VECTORISED

 Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
To create a vectorised image, copy an image onto the
page.

Click BITMAPS, then select

VECTORISE BITMAPS and
Click on the image,
 Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
Select Monochrome to simplify the image,
 Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
To create a clean image move the luminance slider.
 Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
Press OK and select the image. Press Fill and select NO
FILL from the menu.
 Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
To edit the vectorised image you need to EXPLODE it.

Press EDIT, EXPLODE.

Select EXPLODE FULLY.

 Using the VECTORISE FUNCTION
Use the Delete Full and Delete Part buttons to clean up
the image.
 TEST POINT 5
Create a vectorised image of a cartoon character
of your choice from the internet.

Save your finished file in STUDENT WORK

File name: YOUR NAME_TEST5

e.g. MISS TAYLOR_TEST5