In order to use the laser cutter with Adobe Illustrator it is necessary that you create a new file with the following settings.
Before you begin, Adobe Illustrator needs to be Installed on your computer.
Go to help.meadowbrook-ma.org for those instructions.
Open Adobe Illustrator on your computer.
In the top-left, click New File...
- Click on Web
- Give your file a "good name", which is one that describes what you're making, has your name in it , and a version number (for example: Ms Fisher House 1)
- Give it a width and height of 24 inches and 12 inches.
- Color Mode should be RGB Color.
- Click Create.
Setting up the Essentials Classic Workspace
In order to have all the drawing tools you'll want, set up your new document with the Essentials Classic Workspace.
Click on Window menu -> Workspace -> Essentials Classic
Now you're ready to start creating your Adobe Illustrator file for Laser Cutting.
Need to learn how to use Adobe Illustrator? See one of the other help articles under EurekaLab -> Laser Cutting. Go to help.meadowbrook-ma.org for those instructions.