Trace Mode ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED mode would be in papercraft/pepakura assisted cuts:
- Print model on one or more pieces of card stock, depending on model
size/complexity - Place printed sheet in Glowforge to scan
- Software automatically detects exterior borders of each cut
- 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).