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3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD # 116: Getting bounding box information from multiple objects.

When you import multiple objects into OpenSCAD there is an easy way to get the individual bounding box information for each object by simply showing

By Bob 15 Feb 2025

3D part design with OpenSCAD#115 : Auto center an stl file.

A few days ago I saw a post by krysus on reddit that showed a really neat way to automatically center an stl: Any protip

By Bob 6 Feb 2025

3D part design with OpenSCAD # 114: centering an stl file.

Sometimes you get an stl file that someone else has designed and it is not centered or you want to center two files and it

By Bob 2 Feb 2025

3D part design with OpenSCAD #113: More fun with for loops.

I was experimenting with the basket code I made quite some time ago to see if I could make some lamp shades, after simplifying it

By Bob 31 Jan 2025

3D part design with OpenSCAD#112: Adding a box lid snap ring.

After taking a look at the box maker in the last post I decided I wanted to add some features to it just for fun

By Bob 20 Jan 2025

3D part design with OpenSCAD #111- Rounding corners

Quite some time ago I was making a project box customizer but never got around to finishing it, I still need to add standoffs, holes

By Bob 18 Jan 2025

3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #110: "sculpting" with OpenSCAD?

intersection() is a really cool way to add some more capabilities to your code, here is an example of how you can take some basic

By Bob 22 Dec 2024

3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #109: adding SVG import capability to the slotted disk module.

For the slotted disk module I made in the last post to be fully customizable it needed the capability to add any pattern you want

By Bob 2 Dec 2024

3D part design with OpenSCAD # 108: making a customizable slotted disk.

Being able to make slots that are evenly spaced around a disk is pretty useful for making machines and timing a rotating object. Here is

By Bob 2 Dec 2024

3Dpart design with OpenSCAD #107: Puffy text.

Recently I was experimenting with a way to expand certain items using a move-able "pillow" shape so I can make some different designs

By Bob 8 Nov 2024

3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #106: Making nice curves.

Sometimes it's nice to smooth out a corner where two objects meet and Inkscape has some tools to make this pretty easy. Here

By Bob 27 Oct 2024

3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #105: A handy use for minkowski()

I was experimenting with a way to turn a flat 2D line into a round 3D line and minkowski works great for this, here is

By Bob 20 Oct 2024

3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #104: Inkscape tip-adjusting multiple nodes at the same time

Once in a while I make a design and I want to round the corners or just specific corners so they have the same radius

By Bob 19 Oct 2024

3D part design with OpenSCAD #103: grabbing an outline from an stl file with offset()

After making the last post I was experimenting with a way to grab an outline from any area of an stl file to use for

By Bob 12 Oct 2024

3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD#102: put a fillet or chamfer around anything.

A few posts back I added an option to do a fillet or chamfer with svg layers imported from Inkscape, but it lacked the capability

By Bob 24 Sep 2024