3D Wall Decoration: Elephant

Preparation

Materials

Small Decoration (Width: 15 cm)

1 sheet of 12" x 24" TroCraft Eco (1 mm)

Large Decoration (Width: 60 cm)

6 sheets of 12" x 24" TroCraft Eco (3 mm)

Trotec Laser and Accessories

You can use any laser engraver from the Speedy series for this project.

Be sure to use the appropriate template for your project. The template folder contains files for both the smaller and larger versions of the project.

Wall Decoration Elephant

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Step by step

Step 1

Step 1: Prepare Your Design and Send the File to Your Laser

Create your own design, or download our templates (above) and make any desired edits. Send the file to your Trotec laser using the following settings:

Print Settings

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Standard	500 dpi	none

Halftone	Others
Ordered Dithering	optimized geometries, inner geometries first

Important

If you are using one of our templates, double-check that you are using the correct file. We provided templates for both small (15 cm width) and large (60 cm width) project sizes.

3d wall decoration elephant laser cutting

Step 2

Step 2: Process the TroCraft Eco Sheet

Place the TroCraft Eco sheet on the aluminum cutting grid table (or honeycomb cutting tabletop) in your laser. Cover the remaining work area with scrap paper (e.g., printing paper). This trick will help to maximize the vacuum suction force on your material, which will prevent it from moving when being cut and engraved.

Next, enter your laser processing settings. Please note that the parameters below pertain to 1 mm TroCraft Eco. The processing parameters my vary depending on the thickness of your sheet and your laser's maximum wattage.

Processing Parameters

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
Black	Engrave CO₂	9	50	500 ppi
Red	Cut CO₂	24	2	1000 Hz

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Direction	Advanced
1	ON	-	top down	High quality
1	ON	-	-	-

Step 3

Step 3: Assemble Your Decoration

Once laser processing is completed, remove all of the cutouts from your laser. The parts are arranged by their size and sequence from bottom right to top left. Place the rectangular plate (i.e., bottom-left cutout) to the side.

Start by inserting the elephant head outline without internal cuts (i.e., top-left cutout) into the the into the rearmost slots on both trunk pieces (i.e., bottom-right cutouts). Proceed to insert the remaining elephant head pieces in the same manner. The order depends on the size of the individual parts - the smallest element is placed in the front slot.

Finally, turn the elephant head over and push the rectangular plate through the two back slots. This fixes the pieces in place, and at the same time serves as a suspension eyelet.