Difference between revisions of "Laser Jigsaw Puzzle"

Latest revision as of 13:09, 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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-[http://bit.ly/jigsawsvg Jigsaw SVG Generator]
+Medium weight chipboard works best for a puzzle.  Below is a links to different products on Amazon...
+*[https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00161W6L8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Medium weight 8.5x11]
+You can use various adhesives to attach a document / photo to the chipboard.
+*[https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PCWRMC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 3M General Purpose 45 Spray Adhesive]
+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 - [http://bit.ly/jigsawsvg 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