Difference between revisions of "Laser Jigsaw Puzzle"

Latest revision as of 14:09, 24 May 2019

Medium weight chipboard works best for a puzzle. Below is a links to different products on Amazon...

You can use various adhesives to attach a document / photo to the chipboard.

Steps

Attach your document / photo to the piece of chipboard. Try and keep it parallel to one of the edges.
Measure the dimensions of the puzzle
- You will need this for the next step to create the SVG
- For this puzzle it is 260mm x 201mm.
Generate a Jigsaw SVG file - Click Here
- For this example I configured tiles to be 8 x 6 for a total of 48 pieces
- Remember to click Download SVG as this will be needed later
Use Illustrator and create a document the desired size of the puzzle
Use File -> Place function to import the SVG file into the AI document

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 Steps
 # Attach your document / photo to the piece of chipboard.  Try and keep it parallel to one of the edges.
-# Measure the dimensions of the puzzle. You will need this for the next step to create the SVG.  For this puzzle it is 260mm x 201mm.
+# Measure the dimensions of the puzzle
+#* You will need this for the next step to create the SVG
+#* For this puzzle it is 260mm x 201mm.
 # Generate a Jigsaw SVG file - [http://bit.ly/jigsawsvg Click Here]
-* For this example I configured tiles to be 8 x 6 for a total of 48 pieces
+#* For this example I configured tiles to be 8 x 6 for a total of 48 pieces
-* Remember to click Download SVG as this will be needed later
+#* Remember to click Download SVG as this will be needed later
 # Use Illustrator and create a document the desired size of the puzzle
 # Use File -> Place function to import the SVG file into the AI document