A single piece
Petals and holes belong to the same closed outline: what comes off the laser is one whole piece, not a handful of cut-outs to reassemble.
The valley decides everything
How far the petal dips back towards the centre changes the look more than the number of petals: close to the outer radius you get a soft flower, much deeper and you get a star.
Coasters, rosettes, wheels
A few wide petals and it becomes a wheel; many narrow ones and it is a rosette to hang. The same outline, two different objects.
How the mandala generator works
The outline comes from two radii: the outer one, where the tip of the petal reaches, and the valley, where the profile dips back between one petal and the next. The petal count repeats the motif around the centre. Those three numbers give you the flower, the star and the soft-toothed wheel, with nothing drawn by hand.
What is the centre hole for?
To take a pin if the mandala turns, or a cord if you hang it. Set it to zero and it disappears, leaving a solid disc.
Can I stack several?
Yes, and it is the nicest thing you can do with them: download two or three with different radii and petal counts, then stack them in the full editor with a little rotation. That gives the multi-layer mandalas, glued or held together with a pin.
Is it really free?
The preview is open to everyone. Downloading the file asks for a free account, which also keeps your projects online so you can come back to them.
