3D Printing 3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #90: adding extrude scale to the svg import modules. One of the options I had neglected to add to the svg import modules was the ability to automate the scale option in linear extrude so I added it. Here is the updated code: /*[SVG_Layer_Import] */ Path_to_SVG_File="/home/none3/Desktop/openscad working folder/drawing.svg&
3D printed Lithophane 3D part design with OpenSCAD #85: Bending an .stl file. A method to curve a flat stl file around a round object.
3D Printing 3D part design with OpenSCAD #83: Bending text part 2. Some improvements to the bend text module for OpenSCAD from the last post.
3d Printed 3D part design with OpenSCAD # 79: Adding shell to the tapered text module. Since I can make letters as large as my printer will allow I thought it would be useful to make them hollow so I could add a transparent top layer or two and use them to make an led sign, so I added a way to do that. Here is
3D Printing 3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #77: More with the shape builder tool and checking dimensions before 3d printing. In the last post I used the shape builder tool in Inkscape to do some basic addition and subtraction of objects, in this post I'm going to use it to add multiple cut outs to a new design. Here is a plate with a Db9 connector and I
3D Printing 3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #75: using guidelines for precise object positioning. An example of how to use guidelines with Inkscape to precisely position objects.
3D Printing 3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #73: automating difference() with the customizer. Being able to click a box and add or subtract an object from a project is pretty handy, and combined with the svg layer import template it increases the speed of the workflow quite a bit. Here is an addition I made to the svg layer import code so I
3d Printed 3D part design with OpenSCAD #70: coiled tube module. A simple example of how to make a coiled tube with OpenScad that can be 3d printed.
3D Printing 3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #68: Using SVG layers with the customizer. An example of how to import layers from an Inkscape SVG file and make a 3d object with OpenSCAD
PET bottle cutter Making free filament from soda bottles part 1- A simple and accurate plastic bottle strip cutter. A simple and accurate diy plastic bottle strip cutter using scissors to make free filament for 3d printing.
3d Printed 3D part design with OpenSCAD #67: A sluice box riffle customizer. An example using OpenSCAD to make riffles for a sluice box.
3d Printed 3D part design with OpenSCAD #66: Circular text. An example of how to make flat text on a circle using OpenScad.
3d Printed 3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #64: making corrugated riffles for a sluice box. An easy way to make a corrugated panel with holes using Inkscape and OpenScad.
3d Printed 3D part design with OpenSCAD #56: Making geodesic dome hubs with the pipe fitting module. An easy way to use the pipe fitting module for OpenScad to make hubs for a geodesic dome.
3d Printed 3D part design with Inkscape and OpenScad #55: combining intersection with surface. A module for OpenScad that uses a .png file made with InkScape to add interesting designs to curved objects
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
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 involves making a copy of the original object then clipping the text with the copy so it has the same shape as the main object.
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 it, so here's a method to do that: I made a circle in Inkscape the size I wanted my pipe to be, I&
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.
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.
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
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.
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
3D Printing 3d part design with Inkscape and Openscad #40: Making a Hirth joint An easy way to design a Hirth Joint
