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Technical Library: Resizing Puzzle Slots for Different
Material Thicknesses
When you receive a puzzle file, you can create 3D models
that really stand out - but how can you use these files
with different thicknesses of materials? In a few easy
steps below, we'll show you how to resize each of the
slots within a puzzle, such as our mammoth or giraffe
puzzles.
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First we need to change the size of each slot to the
thickness of the wood we are working with. For
this example we will change the slot that is circled
in red. |
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Measure the thickness of the material you are going
to be creating the puzzle with. Let's say
for this example that your wood is going to be
1/8" thick. We need each slot to be a little
larger than 1/8" wide. We'll make
them 0.13" wide.
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Draw a box with the height equal
to 0.13", and a little longer than the existing
slot.
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Place your new slot over the old slot and rotate it
until it is in approximately the same positioning
as the old slot.
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With the Shape Tool selected, double click on
each of the bottom nodes of the old slot so that the
nodes are deleted, leaving just the new slot already
positioned.
Next
we want to open the Shaping window. From "Arrange" on
the menu bar, choose, "Shaping", then "Shaping" again
to open the window shown at the right. Choose Trim
from the drop-down box. Make sure there are no check
marks
next to Source Object(s) and Target
Objects.
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Select the red box, then click Trim in
the Shaping menu, then click on the shape we want to
connect it to. The image should now look like the picture
to the right.
Continue
resizing the slots until they have all been changed
to fit the width of the material you are
using. When you're done, you'll have a great new puzzle
to show off! |
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