Design & Model an Acrylic LED Sign for CNC | Complete FreeCAD + Inkscape Tutorial (Part 1) скачать в хорошем качестве

Design & Model an Acrylic LED Sign for CNC | Complete FreeCAD + Inkscape Tutorial (Part 1)

Create your own acrylic LED sign from scratch using FreeCAD and Inkscape — 100% free and open-source tools! In this first part of the project, you’ll learn how to design and model the LED sign step-by-step: from preparing the SVG logo, fixing fonts, and modelling the acrylic sheet, to making perfect holes and outlines ready for CNC machining. This workflow is perfect for makers, beginners, and CNC hobbyists looking to combine CAD design and CNC creativity in one workflow. What You’ll Learn How to prepare clean SVG files in Inkscape for CNC Modelling the acrylic sign in FreeCAD step-by-step How to create pockets, holes, and outlines ready for G-code generation In the second part of this series, you’ll take the 3D model created here and learn how to generate G-code in FreeCAD CAM, set up your CNC machine, and mill the acrylic LED sign step-by-step. Perfect follow-up if you want to see the full design-to-milling workflow in action! From G-Code to CNC Milling | Acrylic LED Sign Project:    • Generate G-Code & Mill an Acrylic LED Sign...   00:00 Intro: Designing an acrylic LED sign from scratch 01:32 Importing and editing text in Inkscape 01:56 Scaling and adjusting the font for CNC use 02:14 Redrawing letters for consistent thickness 05:04 Combining all paths into a single vector 05:14 Adjusting path thickness and letter shapes 07:48 Final SVG tweaks before importing into FreeCAD 08:19 Exporting SVG and modelling the acrylic piece in FreeCAD 09:11 Importing the SVG in FreeCAD 09:25 Converting all paths into a single sketch 09:40 Mapping the sketch to the 3D acrylic face 10:27 Creating the pocket for the engraved text 10:52 Drawing and preparing the cutout outline in Inkscape 12:12 Importing the outline SVG in FreeCAD 12:44 Transforming into a sketch and positioning it 13:34 Cutting the acrylic sheet shape 14:14 Adding cable holes 16:47 Fixing overlapping geometry to prevent CAM issues 18:01 Creating holes to mount the acrylic to the wooden base 18:55 End of modelling – project ready for CAM setup Thank you for watching! Visit my Patreon page for a lot of useful files:   / opensourcecnc   If you don't feel like subscribing yet, you can support me by buying a one time thanks or big thanks from here: Big Thanks ($10):   / one-time-big-thanks-244233   Thanks ($3):   / one-time-thank-you-244228   You can book a one on one session with me, to sort things out if you need help with certain projects or situations:   / one-hour-one-on-138672386   #CNCProject #FreeCAD #AcrylicSign #LEDSign #FreeCADTutorial #CNCProjects #CNCtutorial#CADCAM #GCode #AcrylicLEDSign