I am looking for a way to resize assembly slots in projects. In the attached image, the required size of the rectangular slots in the sleigh body are dependent on the thickness of the material used for the floor piece. Is there a simple way of selecting and resizing the slots in LightBurn or is it easier to export the image to another program for this task?
If the slots are defined as actual rectangles in LightBurn you could potentially change width or height of all selected slots using Shape Properties.
If they are not rectangles and just paths then this won’t work. What complicates this for your design is that the slots are rotated at varying degrees across the design.
I am working on a project that will require a similar capability, as well as the means to adjust other portions of the work. The only solution I’ve found thus far is Fusion 360 with parameters attached. I’m currently insufficiently skilled to accomplish my objective but working on resolving that.
I’ve also used a program called SolveSpace which purportedly provides for parametric creations but have not pursued that avenue, as F360 appears to be an easier shot.
Thanks.
The slots are not rectangles but it shouldn’t take long to create rectangles and replace the paths. The time consuming part of the task will be rotating the view to match the X and Y axis to create the rectangles.
Using Arrange->Two-point rotate may allow you to match the rotation fairly easily/quickly. At least where you have a limited number of rotations.
Thanks. I never noticed that feature before.
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Another option (and easier) is to note the scaling difference of a slot that parallels the grid, and then select and scale any “angled” slots to match.
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