Bob

3d Printed

3D Part design with Inkscape and OpenScad #54: DXF dimples

An example of how to add a DXF made in Inkscape to the surface of a sphere

By Bob 3 Jun 2023

3d Printed

3d part design with OpenScad #53: Text on difficult objects.

Here's an easy way to add text to odd shaped objects and make it conform to the shape of the object, basically it

By Bob 28 May 2023

3D Printing

3D part design with Inkscape and Openscad #52: Making sweep bends for 3d printed tubing.

Sometimes it's handy to have a bend with a larger radius when you need to go around something or pull a wire through

By Bob 21 May 2023

3d Printed

3D part design with Inkscape and Openscad #51: Making a hollow egg.

An easy way to make a hollow egg for 3d printing.

By Bob 19 May 2023

3D Printing

3D part design with OpenScad #50: Making a protractor module.

An example of how to add a protractor for making measurements of 3d objects in openscad.

By Bob 7 May 2023

3D part design with Inkscape and OpenScad #49: Unique designs with the L-system extension.

An easy way to make a spiral shape to use in 3D printed designs.

By Bob 29 Apr 2023

3D Part design with OpenScad #48-Dimple module

A module for OpenScad to add spherical dimples to different shaped objects.

By Bob 16 Apr 2023

3d part design with OpenScad #47- Add an O-ring groove to any .stl file.

An easy way to add an O-ring groove to an existing .stl file with OpenScad

By Bob 7 Apr 2023

3D Printing

3D part design with Openscad #46-A revised STL Cutter

A revised version of the stl cutter I made in part #35 that is easier to see the cutting plane.

By Bob 6 Apr 2023

3D Printing

3D part design with Inkscape and Openscad #45: Making a 3d printed pop up sprinkler head

An example of how the use Inkscape and Openscad to make a pop up sprinkler head

By Bob 11 Mar 2023

OpenScad

3d part design with Openscad #44: making a beveled nut

An example of how to make a beveled nut or cone shaped washer with openscad

By Bob 10 Feb 2023

3d part design with Inkscape and Openscad #43: Revisiting the perforate module

A revisit to the tube perforate module to modify it so I can use an stl file in addition to a dxf file.

By Bob 27 Jan 2023

3D part design with Openscad #42: Reverse engineering threads

An easy way to match an existing thread profile using openscad.

By Bob 16 Nov 2022

3D part design with Inkscape and Openscad #41: Reverse engineering an STL file

How to reverse engineer an existing STL file using Inkscape and Openscad

By Bob 6 Nov 2022

3D Printing

3d part design with Inkscape and Openscad #40: Making a Hirth joint

An easy way to design a Hirth Joint

By Bob 22 Oct 2022