Activity: Create a puzzle!

This page serves as a guide to creating your own custom puzzle in DaBL!

Requirements

• A computer with Inkscape installed.
• Completion of the 2D CAD tutorial (Optional).
• Completion of the laser cutter certification.
• A sheet of laserable material.

Guide

Design your puzzle

The first step in making your own puzzle is going to be creating a 2D design of what the pieces will look like. Using Inkscape's free plugin extension Lasercut Jigsaw, we can specify size and dimensions of our puzzle pieces. In order to use this plugin, we have to install it from the GitHub files found here. Clone or download these files and move both the .inx and .py files to the directory found under Edit > Preferences > System: User extensions in the Inkscape top menu. Once Inkscape is restarted the files should be installed. Now, we can properly design our puzzle in Inkscape! Open the puzzle dialogue menu under Extensions > Render > Lasercut Jigsaw. A popup menu should appear with settings for creating the puzzle grid.