From Idea to Object – Designing for the Shaper Origin
Course details
There are many different ways to create files for the Shaper Origin. In this course, you will learn the advantages and limitations of the most commonly used programs and how to streamline your workflow. The main demonstrations will be done in SketchUp, but you are not tied to any specific software.
The instructor will use numerous examples to show how you can develop your ideas and translate them into workable designs using your computer and the Shaper Origin. This course provides a practical introduction to developing your own projects and will help you decide whether an additional software package might be useful for you. No objects will be cut with the Shaper Origin in this course. You do not need to bring anything with you.
Content:
The instructor will use numerous examples to show how you can develop your ideas and translate them into workable designs using your computer and the Shaper Origin. This course provides a practical introduction to developing your own projects and will help you decide whether an additional software package might be useful for you. No objects will be cut with the Shaper Origin in this course. You do not need to bring anything with you.
Content:
- How is an SVG file structured, and how are the cutting modes encoded?
- Limitations of Shaper Studio and where it excels
- Which programs expand the capabilities of Shaper Studio?
- What must your drawing program be able to do?
- What added value do paid versions of these programs offer?
- Transferring data into Shaper Studio
- Editing data in Shaper Studio
- Prototyping
- Error correction and post-processing of data
- Smart use of the Shaper Origin’s import and export functions
Instructor
Peter Lanz
While studying ethnology, the qualified cabinetmaker already worked as a set builder at the Munich TV studios. He was working as a freelance art carpenter in the Munich Gewerkehalle. For several years, he has worked as a consultant for DICTUM in courses dealing with Japanese wood joints.
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At the DICTUM workshop Kurswerkstatt München we have adapted our handicraft courses to suit the urban life style. In after-work classes or semester courses the participants learn how to handle machine tools and employ their new knowledge in project courses.
DICTUM Kurswerkstatt Munich
Haager Str. 9 - 4th floor
81671 Munich
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Haager Str. 9, IV. Stock
81671 München
