In order to learn textile laser cutting, I designed this snowflake-like “flower” and laser cut them on a linen fabric at the 3DExperience Lab in Boston! Thanks to @OA's help, I learned how to optimize the CO2 laser cutting parameters on fabrics. It only took 1 minute to cut each piece, and the result was beautiful!

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Setting: 

• Adobe Illustrator: File > Print (Printer settings):
  • Select the top left corner as the placement
  • Resolution: 500dpi
  • Halfton: Color
  • Make sure to check the boxes for Inner geometries first
• Job Control Material Setting:
  • Material: Fabric > Linen (100% Cotton - Navy Blue)
  • Power: 70
  • Speed: 5
  • Frequency 2000
  • Thickness: 0.01" (setting the thickness to help with focusing)
  • Passes: 1

File:

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