LaserMakercaseDIYMid-Autumn Festival lantern
Lantern is a cage shaped lighting fixture. Its outer layer is mostly made of thin strips or iron wires as a skeleton, and covered with transparent materials such as paper or yarn for internal combustion lamps and candles. For lighting, decoration, or enjoyment. Lanterns integrate painting, Paper Cuttings, paper binding, sewing and other techniques, and are connected with the life of Chinese people. Lanterns are everywhere in temples and living rooms. Mid Autumn Festival lanterns not only create a festive atmosphere, but also provide people with more inspiration for praying and expressing their beautiful expectations for reunion and peace.
In this issue, we will bring you a course on how to design Mid Autumn Festival lanterns. Through this course, you can design and make Mid Autumn Festival lanterns, and give them to friends and family on the occasion of Mid Autumn Festival reunion! Laser expert brings works to everyone“DIYMid Autumn Lantern Festival!
work analysis
The structure of Mid Autumn Festival lanterns consists of a handle, lantern body, and pendant:
Bill of Materials
Laser modeling
Lantern design
（1） Enter the keyword "Chang'e Flying to the Moon Sketches" in "Baidu Images", select your favorite image and save it; Click on 'File' in the upper 'Function Area', then click on 'Open', double-click to open the saved Chang'e Flying to the Moon simple stroke image, as shown in the following figure:, as shown in the following figure:
（2） Click on the image of Chang'e flying to the moon with the left mouse button, click on 'Outline Drawing', adjust the parameters, and obtain the line drawing of Chang'e flying to the moon, as shown in the following figure:
（3） Left click on the left toolbar of the mouse and select 'Rectangle'. Draw a rectangle and set its length and width to“120、120”；
Left click on the left toolbar of the mouse and select 'Ellipse' to draw a perfect circle. Set the length and width to“20、20”；
Copy and paste the regular circles twice, place the three circles in the appropriate position, merge them, and obtain a cloud shaped pattern;
Move the cloud pattern to align with the top left corner of the rectangle, and then align the cloud patternxcoordinates-15，ycoordinates-8As shown in the following figure:
（4） Select the cloud pattern with the left mouse button, copy and paste it once, and move it to the upper right corner of the rectangle while horizontally mirroring it. Finally, copy and paste the cloud patternxcoordinates-15，ycoordinates+8；
Select the two cloud patterns above the rectangle, copy and paste them once, move them directly below the original cloud pattern, align them with the bottom of the rectangle, and then vertically mirror the last two cloud patterns separately. Finally, copy and paste the cloud pattern in the bottom left cornerycoordinates+8The cloud pattern in the bottom right cornerycoordinates+8As shown in the following figure:
（5）Left click on the left toolbar of the mouse and select 'Ellipse' to draw a perfect circle. Set the length and width to“90、90”；
Place the circle in the middle of the rectangle, and then place the pattern of Chang'e flying to the moon in the middle of the circle, as shown in the following figure:
（6）The function of the "Break Line Segment" in the "Eraser" toolbar on the left side of the mouse is to break the intersection of the "Chang'e Flying to the Moon" and the "Circle" in the four small rectangles on the left, and then use the "Composite Curve" to connect the outer rings of the "Chang'e Flying to the Moon" and the "Circle";
Select all the internal lines of 'Chang'e Flying to the Moon', left click on the layer panel in the lower left corner of the mouse to change the layer to red, as shown in the following figure:
（7）Left click on the left toolbar of the mouse and select 'Rectangle' to draw a rectangle1、2Set both width and height to“65、5”Place them in the center of the upper and lower inner sides of the large rectangle;
Left click on the left toolbar of the mouse and select 'Rectangle' to draw a rectangle3、4Set both width and height to“10、3”, transform the rectangle3Place it in a rectangle1Align the bottom center of the rectangle4Place it in a rectangle2Align the top center;
Transform the rectangle1、3Merge, rectangle2、4Combine as shown in the figure below, and then use the pattern obtained from the union to subtract from the large rectangle separately
（8）Left click on the left toolbar of the mouse and select 'Rectangle'. Draw four small rectangles and set their width and height to“3、120”Place them in pairs on the inner sides of the left and right sides of the large rectangle, as shown in the following figure:
（9）Left click on the image in the upper right corner of the 'Gallery'【2.Decorative border, select Dragon Totem1】Select the border in the upper left corner1Place it in the upper left corner of the large rectangle to align, and at the same time, align the border1ofxcoordinates+8，ycoordinates+8；
Move the border1Copy and paste once to obtain the border2Move to the upper right corner of the large rectangle and simultaneously move itxcoordinates-8，ycoordinates+8；
Select border1、2Copy and paste it once to obtain the border3、4Perform a vertical mirror and then move it to the border1、2Align the bottom of the rectangle with the inner side of the bottom, and finally align the border3、4ofycoordinates-8As shown in the following figure:
（10）Right click and select the cloud pattern of the large rectangle and its four corners, merge them once, then delete the rightmost and leftmost small rectangles inside the large rectangle, and modify the height of the remaining two small rectangles to60；
Right click to select all patterns and copy and paste them once;
Move the two small rectangles in the left pattern to align with the top of the cloud pattern, and move the two small rectangles in the right pattern to align with the bottom of the cloud pattern, as shown in the following figure:
（11）Right click and select the cloud pattern of the large rectangle and its four corners, merge them once, then delete the rightmost and leftmost small rectangles inside the large rectangle, and modify the height of the remaining two small rectangles to60；
Right click to select all patterns and copy and paste them once;
Move the two small rectangles in the left pattern to align with the top of the cloud pattern, and move the two small rectangles in the right pattern to align with the bottom of the cloud pattern, as shown in the following figure:
（12）Left click on the rectangle in the left toolbar and draw it3A rectangle, a rectangle1Width and height are“10、3”, rectangle2Width and height are“3、10”, rectangle3Width and height are“108、108”；
Left click on the left toolbar of the mouse and select 'Ellipse' to draw a perfect circle. Set the width and height to“10、10”；
Transform the rectangle1Move to rectangle3Align the rectangle in the center directly above and then align it1Copy and paste once, and move the resulting rectangle to the rectangle3Align the center directly below;
Transform the rectangle2Move to rectangle3Align the left side with the center, and then align the rectangle2Copy and paste once, and move the resulting rectangle to the rectangle3Align the right side in the center;
Transform the rectangle2Perform another copy and paste operation and move the resulting rectangle to the rectangle3At the same time, move the regular circle to the rectangle in the middle3In the middle;
Left click on the rectangle with the mouse button3Perform a difference set on the middle rectangle, and then select the rectangle3Perform a union with the four rectangles around it, as shown in the following figure:
（13）Select all patterns with the left mouse button, copy and paste them once, and then use all the small rectangles inside the lantern to perform a difference set with the outer contour of the lantern to obtain all the drawings for making Mid Autumn Festival lanterns, as shown in the following figure:
Laser processing
1、 Mid Autumn Lantern Craft Parameter Setting
（1）Select the internal lines of Chang'e's journey to the moon, left click on the layer panel in the lower left corner of the mouse to change the layer to yellow; Select the outline of Chang'e flying to the moon and all other patterns, left click on the layer panel in the lower left corner of the mouse to change the layer to black, as shown in the following figure:
（2）Double click the red layer with the left mouse button to set the material, thickness, and process to oak board3mmDraw lines; Double click the black layer with the left mouse button to set the material, thickness, and process to oak board3mmCut, as shown in the following figure:
Assembly tutorial
Step 1: Stick frosted plastic sheets on the inside of the four wooden boards at the front, back, left, and right of the lantern, and connect the hemp rope and pendant through the small hole in the middle of the upper and lower covers of the lantern;
Step 2: Connect the front, back, left, and right sides of the lantern with mortise and tenon structures;
Step 3: Install the lower cover into the lantern according to the hole position;
Step 4: Turn on the light strip switch and place it inside the lantern, then cover the upper cover according to the hole position;
Step 5: Finally, connect the wooden stick to the hemp rope.
Works Display
This issue brings you a tutorial on how to design and make Mid Autumn Festival lanterns.
The process of making lanterns is not difficult, mainly requiring thinking about how to connect the six sides of the lantern using mortise and tenon structures. The Mid Autumn Festival is approaching, come and follow the footsteps of laser experts to learn how to make lanterns. Send handmade Mid Autumn lanterns to friends and family during the Mid Autumn Festival!
Laser expert wishes all designers a happy Mid Autumn Festival!
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