Another #sacredgeometry figure that I created in #openscad : The Merkabah, made of 2 interlocking tetrahedra. For the figure to be correct, each of the sides of the tetrahedra must form an equilateral triangle.

Still plenty to add, but after some tweaks it's starting to look right, so why not.

Interesting #3dDesign thing I noticed in #OpenSCAD...

You can take the xy coordinates of a thread profile, use them as rθ coordinates (stretching the x range to cover 360°), and create a polygon from that.

That polygon, then, represents a cross-section of a bolt with that thread profile.

You can then do a linear_extrude() on the polygon with 360° of twist per pitch length (e.g. a 1mm length with .1mm pitch needs to twist 3600°).

And that creates a bolt with the original thread profile.

My first steps in 3D modelling.
I created the Flower of Life in OpenSCAD. #openscad is a code-based open-source #3Dmodelling software. I am receiving my 3D printer soon, to be able to print it out.

A little fidget thing my daughter asked me to make and print. It's amazing what you can make in a few lines of OpenSCAD code. The two parts should slot into each other, but I'm expecting to have to iterate a little on the clearances.
#OpenSCAD

I have finally found a #3dcad tool that works for me. #openscad lets me just write code for objects and (duh), that works for my brain. No fiddly mouse operations, and having to rebuild things from scratch. Just declarative objects. It's lightweight, you can check stuff into git. As long as you can visualize object transformations reasonably, it has been simple (so far) to build quite complex objects. The parametric features were very helpful for this object. I wasn't sure how many grooves I wanted, but you can just change a for loop till it looks right. Openscad does the visualization, I'm editing in vi. It's light weight..

With this latest news, I’ve decided to launch a new project repo called “Open Guillotine” where I’ll iterate on plans for a fully open source guillotine in openSCAD.

https://archive.ph/hsatR

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My daughter wanted a moon lamp when we went to Space Expo in #noordwijk. I remembered that I had this in my list of 3d printable things: https://www.printables.com/model/23859

But I wanted to use a 12 LED neopixel ring as a light source and therefore needed room for a Wemos D1 Mini as well. My #OpenSCAD skills are poor, but with some time and hot glue I came up with this design: https://www.printables.com/model/1283609

And here is the simple #esphome config:
https://paste.sh.jl42.de/iyanilakir.yaml
All in all I'm quite happy
#3dprinting

#PowerBook 5xx rear feet:

I first tried to print the TPU part lying but it's ugly, I'll attempt on the side now.

#3DPrinting #OpenSCAD cc @shyra

How to easily model curved functional parts in #OpenSCAD: 1. Take a picture of the profiles of the parts and draw their contours in #Inkscape, then save the file as an SVG; 2. Import all the SVG files into OpenSCAD and intersect the extruded profiles; and 3. Model the functional features accordingly. Happy #3Dprinting

Now printing out a prototype hinge for a set of wind deflectors for the Stupid Car. Let's see if they

a) fit
b) withstand 60mph+ winds.

OH: Zeig mir auf dem parametrisierten Modell wo er dich angefasst hat #openscad #mseleaks

Nanoblock Vaporeon:
- top: original
- bottom: convex or almost-convex body parts enclosed in convex hulls in OpenSCAD
#nanoblock #vaporeon #pokemon #openSCAD

Sorry #OpenSCADClub but I've been slammed with work lately! Here's a thing I did a while back I finally got around to posting.

I'm wondering if anyone has a better way of doing a 3D printed cutter design by loading in an SVG file...

(Code is the same for each example, only the SVG is different.)

https://codeberg.org/raster/OpenSCAD/src/branch/main/Cookie%20Cutters

Sometimes I design the obvious layout for something, and then look at the 19 hour print time and realize I don't need half the mass, even though it would look kind of nice.. so it gets chopped... saving pla. #3dprint #openscad

I designed a compact and stackable Gridfinity bin to hold parts for my 3D printer (Bambu Lab A1 Mini Heated Nozzle Wiper parts).

Model: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1339960-gridfinity-bin-for-a1-mini-heated-nozzle-wiper