He uses a laser cutter to cut Mylar sheets into stencils ... If they are exported as DXF files, he explains how to scale them using AutoCAD. The re-sized file is then exported as a PDF.

And with the right map data, you can make some amazing 3D laser cut maps that feature ... and the best part — export to .dxf. After he was happy with his new map file, it was time to get cutting.

Laser cutting works by directing a laser ... Create the shape that you want to be cut as a sketch in NX. Nothing else, like solid geometry should be in the .prt file. The sketch should be a closed ...