Lesson Plan - Creating A Luggage Tag With Adobe Illustrator And The Full Spectrum Laser Cutter Page 3

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5. Create   a   s econd   R ounded   R ectangle   w ith   w idth   a nd   h eight   o f   3 7.7   m m.  
 
6. Select   t he   S election   t ool   i n   t he   t op-­‐left   c orner   i n   t he   t ool   p anel.  
 
 
 
7. Select   t he   s econd   r ectangle   ( the   s maller   o ne).  
Hover   t he   c ursor   s lightly   o utside   o f   o ne   o f   t he   c orners.   T he   c ursor   w ill   b ecome  
a   r otator   a s   s hown   b elow.  
 
 
 
8. Hold   S hift,   a nd   d rag   t he   r otator   t o   s pin   t he   s quare   t o   b e   a t   a   4 5-­‐degree   a ngle  
so   i t   l ooks   l ike   t his:  
Tip:   H olding   S hift   m akes   t he   r otator  
snap   t o   t he   n earest   4 5-­‐degree   a ngle.  
 
In   t his   c ase   t hat’s   w hat   w e   n eed,   b ut  
you   c ould   r otate   t he   s hape   t o   a ny  
other   a ngle   b y   l etting   g o   o f   s hift.  
 
 
9. Using   t he   S election   t ool,   d rag   t he   d iamond   t o   l ine   u p   w ith   t he   l arger   r ectangle  
and   c reate   t he   b asic   s hape   o f   t he   t ag   a s   s how   b elow.  
 
 
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