# Amsterdam Houses, a combined printed, lasercut and laser engraved project

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**Category:** Pictures of Your Builds\
**Created:** [February 17, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/amsterdam-houses-a-combined-printed-lasercut-and-laser-engraved-project/6977 "2023-02-17T14:33:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rudy\_Caspers](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.makewithtech.com/rudy_caspers/32/90_2.png) [@Rudy\_Caspers](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/Rudy_Caspers)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/amsterdam-houses-a-combined-printed-lasercut-and-laser-engraved-project/6977/1 "2023-02-17T14:33:32Z")

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![IMG_0171](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/makewithtech/original/2X/1/1ab1c55a5f6fed49a90696d954fc45ae4dd5411d.jpeg)

Hi everyone,  
here’s my Amsterdam Houses project.  
I had the idea for this project for some time and this is what I came up with:  
I used a picture of a (already existing) typical Amsterdam street-facade which I converted into a SVG-file.

In my Lightburn software I adjusted this picture so I could engrave various parts and cut out other parts like the windows and contours of the houses.

 ![IMG_0170](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/makewithtech/original/2X/8/84a8b36fb2d6a93fec7ac29a2e99047d79264fdb.jpeg)

I made the facade of the front side with my Sculpfun S10 lasercutter.  
I glued some transparant paper on the back to paint-in different colours for the windows and curtains.  
Then I copied the Lightburn file of the front and erased all the inside information to create the backside of the houses.

 ![IMG_0173](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/makewithtech/original/2X/a/a1390ffb7df9502a8681a41196e62be1cee9ef59.jpeg)

The next problem was to create an offset so that I could place a 30cm. strip of led-lighting in between.  
To make this I changed the contour of the backside into a new object which I then could convert into a new SVG.

 ![Scherm­afbeelding 2023-02-17 om 12.30.59](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/makewithtech/original/2X/1/1490081c6c1dca4ec6489b1d23279dcba8fac6ee.png)

It’s the green contour on the right as a part of the complete Lightburn file.

This file was extracted in my Meshmixer software to create a 3D  
object which I could then print on my Prusa i3-MK3s printer.

 ![IMG_0168](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/makewithtech/original/2X/f/fe826b471396a97037403068ebad0daf219a107b.jpeg)

(I made the printed part just a bit smaller than the exact contour like it is in reality .)

Finally I cut out the bottom plate with two cut-out parts to fix both sides in, with the printed part and led lights in between.  
I hope you like my tinkering and perhaps I can inspire someone make nice things.