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 By Bob 4 Mar 2024
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 By Bob 1 Mar 2024
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. By Bob 9 Feb 2024
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 By Bob 26 Jan 2024
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. By Bob 10 Dec 2023
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 By Bob 3 Dec 2023
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. By Bob 10 Nov 2023
3d Printed 3D part design with OpenSCAD #67: A sluice box riffle customizer. An example using OpenSCAD to make riffles for a sluice box. By Bob 21 Oct 2023
3d Printed 3D part design with OpenSCAD #66: Circular text. An example of how to make flat text on a circle using OpenScad. By Bob 1 Oct 2023
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. By Bob 24 Sep 2023
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. By Bob 17 Jun 2023
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 By Bob 9 Jun 2023
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 involves making 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 it, so By Bob 21 May 2023