Posts Tagged ‘Laser Cutter’

DIY Glowflake

DIY Glowflake

Shortly after we posted our 2010 Holiday Card video, we had many people ask us for the patterns and a how-to manual for making spherical, “glowflake”-style shapes. Fortunately, making a “Glowflake” isn’t hard or time consuming. We’ve posted both the Grasshopper definition as well as the 2D pattern for our Glowflake below. Just follow the simple instructions and you too can be the proud owner of a custom magnetic light fixture.


Happy Holidays from LMN

Happy Holidays from LMN

Happy Holidays from everyone at LMN.
This Holiday Season, we made “Glowflakes” …a hybrid of snowflakes and LED throwies. Glowflakes!


Grasshopper Contour Tool

Grasshopper Contour Tool

This definition was written to speed up the process of creating a contour model while limiting the amount of waste generated during the fabrication of the physical model.  An interface was developed within Grasshopper where all of the important settings can be controlled, allowing those who know little about grasshopper to still use the definition.  [...]