Designing Laser Cut Structures with Adobe Illustrator

Now for a much requested behind the scenes look at how I design my structures for the laser cutter using Adobe Illustrator. In this step-by-step tutorial, I demonstrate my favorite practices, techniques, and shortcuts for designing a structure in 1/4 inch scale, and then translating that design into laser cut parts. Naturally, all of the techniques are useful in other scales too. Some experience with cad or Adobe software is useful, but not required.
Thanks for watching amigos!
Dave

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Adobe design software: https://www.adobe.com/

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