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Step 2: CAD it up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Step 5: Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Step 1:
I started by looking for a simple clip art style bird that I could modify. I just did an image search for "baby bird cartoon" and got heaps of results.
I was looking for an image that either had wings spread, or would be easy enough to modify, either in an image editor or by making photocopies and sketching on top of a
printed image.
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Step 2: CAD it up
I used AutoCAD to puzzle out the design and create the vector outlines used to laser cut the pieces.
bird:
After modifying the bird to the style I wanted (wings open), I started a new CAD file and imported the bird image.
There's no way to convert a raster image (JPG, BMP, TIFF) to a vector, but you can easily trace over your image in CAD to create a vector image. Using the SPLINE tool
(other programs may have this function, or similar function using a 'pen tool'). I made an outline of the bird image I modified on one layer, and the details of the inside (the
eye and the curve of part of one wing) on another layer. With two layers I can differentiate cutting or etching when I laser cut later.
To keep things tidy and prevent accidentally deleting a portion of the outline I created a BLOCK of my bird outline.
egg:
After making the bird outline I could start on the egg. I started with a basic oval shape, then scaled it up to roughly match the size of my bird outline. Placing the egg over
the bird CAD block, I designed the egg crack sawtooth, then played with the location and size until I was happy with a design.
The CAD bird block was re-sized a few times to get the placement to line up with the egg design, and the travel distance required when the egg cracked open. This was
the toughest part of the build, as the bird size and travel distance kept needing to be changed to meet the design intent. Doing this in CAD really allowed me to explore a
few different design options.
After a few iterations I made a glide track inside the lower portion of the bird (which would be hidden behind the egg), and created a few mounting brackets the matched
the interior diameter of the racetrack. Then copied out the final design into a new CAD file and saved it for laser cutting.
You're welcome to download the CAD file I made below.
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Step 5: Paint
Before assembling the coat hook everything was painted.
Each piece was sprayed with an acrylic primer and allowed to dry for about an hour. Then, I hand painted each element with a brush. The etching on the bird was used
as a guide to colour the beak and wings slightly different shades of the same colour than the rest of the bird. The eye was painted black.
The egg was painted a light blue, then I flicked some watered down white paint with a brush to create a spotted effect.
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