3D Printing WAS: RE: Sugru (moldable rubber) for ???

[Norman Jaffe]

I've also used OpenSCAD, since you can write 'programs' to generate precise dimensions.

Norm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Francois Dion" <francois.dion at gmail.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 12:48:55 PM
Subject: Re: 3D Printing WAS: RE: Sugru (moldable rubber) for ???

There's http://www.thingiverse.com  (how about a 1/9th scale Apple ][+?
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3823 )

I think though, that it is well worth the efforts to learn something like
Blender (
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/Modeling/PrintToolbox).
Plus you can actually do everything from the command line in python (I do
everything with it these days) if you want. Gears of any size, including
worm gears? There's a script for that. In fact, I'm about to go and talk
and demo precisely that at Wake Forest University in a few hours.


Francois
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On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 3:16 PM, Ali <cctalk at fahimi.net> wrote:

> > Hey that is a good idea :)   Man these 3d printers are so awesome!
> > Its getting to the point where, one could 3d print anything.
>
> Yes, 3D printers are very cool especially with this hobby. The problem, at
> least for someone like me, is that I can't design the items that need to be
> printed. For example, the capstan would be about as far as I could go
> assuming I had measurements from a "good one" since it is just a cylinder.
> What would be needed is an easy to use/store/search file format and
> database
> where people with talent could put in the "parts" you could print at home
> or
> local store. Of course then you have to worry about copyright infringement.
>
> -Ali
>
>