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Digital Fabrication Lab

Laser Cutter

We have a Trotec Speedy 400 which can cut, engrave or etch paper, card, wood and plastic designs.

About

The laser cutter was purchased in 2021 by UAL Creative Computing Institute and partly funded by t...

Safety

The laser cutter while generally quite safe to use when operated correctly, however it can be a d...

Inductions

Creative Computing Institute Chris Bull Camberwell College of Art Please contact the named induct...

Laser Safe Materials

Only approved materials can be used in the laser cutter. If you are unsure please visit the CCI t...

Creating a file in Illustrator

Although it's outside the scope of this guide to tell you how to use Adobe Illustrator, we'll cov...

Ruby: Introduction

This is the first of several pages that will guide you through how to use Trotec Ruby to prepare ...

How to trust Trotec Ruby certificate on Windows 10

This guide will show you how to trust the Trotec Ruby certificate on Windows 10 to avoid security...

How to trust Trotec Ruby certificate on macOS

This guide will show you how to trust the Trotec Ruby certificate on macOS to avoid security warn...

Ruby: Manage Screen

The manage view allows you to open, delete or upload files as well as organise them, we'll start ...

Ruby: Design Screen

Once you open the design in Design Screen you should see the artwork you've created. You will be ...

Powering on the laser cutter

The laser cutter key is currently stored in the CCI staff office PR_B503. To turn on the laser cu...

Ruby: Prepare Screen

Once you've pushed your design over to the Prepare Screen you'll see it sitting in the working ar...

Ruby: Design Array

One of the most useful features in Ruby is the ability to automatically create a repeating grid f...

Ruby: Produce Screen

On this screen you can see the queued jobs and monitor their progress remotely. This is useful if...

Focusing the laser

Once your material has been put in, you need to focus the laser beam onto the surface of the mate...

Running a job

Once you've designed, prepared and queued up your job it will appear on the touch screen ready to...

Box maker software/apps

Any material box makers: https://www.instructables.com/The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Laser-cut-Box-Genera...

About the Silhouette Cameo 4 vinyl cutter

We have a Silhouette Cameo 4 vinyl cutter which can also operate as a pen plotter (although in a...

Drawing Machine

We have an Evil Mad Scientist AxiDraw V3 A3 as well as a Silhouette Cameo 4, which you'll find un...

About the our 3D printers

In the Digital Fabrication Lab we have a range of 3D printing equipment for CCI students to use, ...