Virtual Object: 2D/Drawing Cutting
CAEL2032
This unit is designed to provide a studio based approach to translating drawings into materials through the industrialized processes of cutting such as laser cutting, vinyl cutting, plasma cutting etc. Digitally mediated cutting such as laser cutting or vinyl cutting opens up possibilities for reproducing or translating graphic ideas and drawings in a variety of different ways. The unit will work through the processes necessary for making graphic art work ready to take up these possibilities, such as, producing a large quantity of smaller elements, the cutting of intricate patterns, working with materials that are difficult to cut, or using the process to distort shape or manipulate the scale of the final work. Our focus will be on translating digital drawing into materials. The software we will be using will be a combination of commercial and open source software and we will be outsourcing the actual cutting process and working with the relevant companies.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Intermediate
Credit points: 3
Commencing semesters: 1, 2
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: CAEL2032
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes