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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

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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

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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 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

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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

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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

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3D Part design with Inkscape and Openscad #36: Designing a bearing with Inkscape

An easy way to design 3d printed bearings using Inkscape and openscad.

By Bob 28 Sep 2022

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3D part design with Inkscape and Openscad #33: Custom Knurling

An easy way to add custom designs for knurling 3d printed knobs and tool handles

By Bob 13 Sep 2022

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3D part design with Inkscape and Openscad #32: DXF matrix

An example of how to make a 3d matrix using Inkscape and Openscad

By Bob 11 Sep 2022

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3d part design with Openscad #31: More thread module improvements.

A re-visit to the thread module to add some features and test new rendering capabilities in Openscad.

By Bob 6 Sep 2022

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3D part design with Inkscape and OpenScad #30: Easy way to add accurate scale marks to a bed template

An easy way to make a ruler or add scale marks using Inkscape

By Bob 4 Sep 2022

3D part design with Inkscape and OpenScad #29: fancy gears

An easy way to make 3d printable gears using Inkscape and Openscad.

By Bob 31 Aug 2022

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3d Part design with Inkscape and Openscad #28: stackable trays

An easy way to make different shaped trays with Inkscape and OpenScad

By Bob 6 Aug 2022

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3D part design with Inkscape and Openscad #27: Using Kicad to make a pcb stencil

There are several ways to make printed circuit boards at home, here is an example of an easy way to use a 3d printer to

By Bob 25 Jul 2022

3D part design with Inkscape and openscad #26 : Filter Funnel

It's pretty easy to make any shape or size of funnel with Inkscape and OpenScad, here is an example of a funnel with a filter

By Bob 4 Jun 2022