Tracing options

Trace Mode ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED mode would be in papercraft/pepakura assisted cuts:

  1. Print model on one or more pieces of card stock, depending on model
    size/complexity
  2. Place printed sheet in Glowforge to scan
  3. Software automatically detects exterior borders of each cut
  4. User cleans up extraneous cutlines and can:
    • draw-to-highlight or lasso areas to add interior or undetected cutlines
    • manually add cutlines using simple in-app tools
    • manually add cutlines using external program

I’m thinking that being able to scan in multiple sheets at the start would be a lot more efficient then scan, cleanup, cut, repeat. Taking sheets out after scanning and putting them back in to be cut introduces two problems: imperfect placement, and incorrect sheet order.

Perhaps between step 2 and 3, the Glowforge could etch a few registration marks in empty areas of the sheet to help counter any skew when the sheet is reinserted, and at the same time add a small sheet identifier to check that sheets are being reinserted in the correct order.

I was wondering about cutting a few extremely small perforation holes along fold lines to assist with stiff stock, but it would require a fair amount of research for optimal results (e.g. avoiding tiny singe marks on visible areas).

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