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3D part design with OpenSCAD#125: multiple export files from a single design.

In the last two posts I covered an easy way to split large files into multiple parts with an svg file so they could be

By Bob 26 Apr 2025

3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #124: More details on making "cut" SVGs with Inkscape

I try to keep my posts as simple as possible so anyone with any amount of experience with the software can follow the code and

By Bob 20 Apr 2025

3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD#123: Unlimited stl cutter and splice joints any shape you can imagine.

Slicing an stl file that is too big for your printer can be done with many slicing programs but I wanted a way to make

By Bob 18 Apr 2025

3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #122: Textured text.

After a quick search I didn't see many options for adding a texture to the surface of text so I made one. This

By Bob 13 Apr 2025

3D part design with OpenSCAD #121: Electronics enclosure helper.

Lining up the holes for different ports on an enclosure can be tedious, here is a helper program made with OpenSCAD that helps to align

By Bob 6 Apr 2025

3D part design with OpenSCAD #120: Transparency trick

Sometimes it's helpful to "see into" your design to align objects or make sure they overlap properly, and while you can

By Bob 31 Mar 2025

3D part design with OpenSCAD #119: Adding a few more features to the text outliner code.

After experimenting with the text outliner I wanted to add some things like selecting the color from a drop down list, being able to make

By Bob 21 Mar 2025

3D part design with OpenSCAD #118: Text outliner.

Sometimes it's nice to have outlined text for making signs with letters that really stand out, I didn't see any that

By Bob 20 Mar 2025

3D part design with OpenSCAD #117: Color Picker

If you ever need to select a large number of names from a list OpenSCAD has an easy way to do this. Here is a

By Bob 22 Feb 2025

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