#freecad — Public Fediverse posts

You'd think #FreeCAD would have a simple and intuitive way to "copy" a sketch, aka "duplicate" - but buggered if I can find it, and DDG/Google searching isn't helping much. (I am very very impatient with software these days lol.)

@freecad After getting disappointed with the new version of the pinball drink holder, I resurrected my old design from the early 2020s I had done with OpenSCAD and re-did it with #FreeCAD instead. Here's a work-in-progress model.

Of course, at some point in the 2000s a designer at #renault decided that a flat roof rack is practical but not looking nice. So they curved it by 15mm (7.5mm on each side).

My "new" 1983 vintage roof box is not curved on the bottom side. It got steel tubing and a sturdy zigzag pattern on the bottom. It. Will. Not. Bend. And that's fine.

So to mount it in 2026 I need spacers. And as we live in the future™ now I just fired up #freecad and let the #3dprinter do the work.

This is no shiny fancy thing, just a wedge with a hole. But in 2026 it just makes sense to let the machines do the job - I would not be faster/better if I started to cut and grind plastic or wood.

Tested at up to 130 km/h the roof box is nice: nearly no sound, just a silent "sssshhh" wind noise, and its not noticeable regarding driving dynamics at least in empty state. and the whole thing is just 2m tall.

Of course, at some point in the 2000s a designer at #renault decided that a flat roof rack is practical but not looking nice. So they curved it by 15mm (7.5mm on each side).

My "new" 1983 vintage roof box is not curved on the bottom side. It got steel tubing and a sturdy zigzag pattern on the bottom. It. Will. Not. Bend. And that's fine.

So to mount it in 2026 I need spacers. And as we live in the future™ now I just fired up #freecad and let the #3dprinter do the work.

This is no whiny fancy thing, just a wedge with a hole. But in 2026 it just makes sense to let the machines do the job - I would not be faster/better if I started to cut and grind plastic or wood.

Tested at up to 130 km/h the roof box is nice: nearly no sound, just a silent "sssshhh" wind noise, and its not noticeable regarding driving dynamics at least in empty state. and the whole thing is just 2m tall.

FreeCAD Swag Shop Now Open!

We are super pleased to announce that the FreeCAD official swag store is now open! All the designs in there are made in FreeCAD and we have tee, hoodies, mugs, water bottles and more....

#FreeCAD #Swag #Merch #Opensource #FreeCADFriday

https://blog.freecad.org/2026/09/11/freecad-swag-shop-now-open/

FreeCAD Swag Shop Now Open!

We are super pleased to announce that the FreeCAD official swag store is now open! All the designs in there are made in FreeCAD and we have tee, hoodies, mugs, water bottles and more....

#FreeCAD #Swag #Merch #Opensource #FreeCADFriday

https://blog.freecad.org/2026/09/11/freecad-swag-shop-now-open/

FreeCAD Swag Shop Now Open!

We are super pleased to announce that the FreeCAD official swag store is now open! All the designs in there are made in FreeCAD and we have tee, hoodies, mugs, water bottles and more....

#FreeCAD #Swag #Merch #Opensource #FreeCADFriday

https://blog.freecad.org/2026/09/11/freecad-swag-shop-now-open/

FreeCAD Swag Shop Now Open!

We are super pleased to announce that the FreeCAD official swag store is now open! All the designs in there are made in FreeCAD and we have tee, hoodies, mugs, water bottles and more....

#FreeCAD #Swag #Merch #Opensource #FreeCADFriday

https://blog.freecad.org/2026/09/11/freecad-swag-shop-now-open/

FreeCAD Swag Shop Now Open!

We are super pleased to announce that the FreeCAD official swag store is now open! All the designs in there are made in FreeCAD and we have tee, hoodies, mugs, water bottles and more....

#FreeCAD #Swag #Merch #Opensource #FreeCADFriday

https://blog.freecad.org/2026/09/11/freecad-swag-shop-now-open/

Hey wonderful people, it's #FreeCADFriday once again! What are you working on in #FreeCAD at the moment?!

One further design iteration of my 3D printed lens hood/light baffle seems to have done the trick. v5b goes back to the 5 mm long, 2 perimeters thick telescope interface but bumps up the diameter just slightly for a snug push fit into the aperture on the 'scope. The thread is in place to stop it dropping on to the concrete patio tiles when the Seestar closes itself at the end of the night so hopefully I won't get any more broken lens hoods.

I've designed all these so that they shouldn't induce any vignetting at all, but I'll still take some new twilight flats shortly just in case the illumination is slightly different to the previous version.

The weather forecast says it'll be clear pretty much all night but that humidity will hit 99% by around midnight so it'll probably be foggy before morning. Definitely a night to turn the dew heater on, but the lens hood should also help keep condensation off the lens.

#Seestar #SeestarS30Pro #3Dprinting #FreeCAD #FreeCADFriday #TMMT #ThirtyMillimetreTelescope #Astrophotography #SmartTelescope #SmartScope

One further design iteration of my 3D printed lens hood/light baffle seems to have done the trick. v5b goes back to the 5 mm long, 2 perimeters thick telescope interface but bumps up the diameter just slightly for a snug push fit into the aperture on the 'scope. The thread is in place to stop it dropping on to the concrete patio tiles when the Seestar closes itself at the end of the night so hopefully I won't get any more broken lens hoods.

I've designed all these so that they shouldn't induce any vignetting at all, but I'll still take some new twilight flats shortly just in case the illumination is slightly different to the previous version.

The weather forecast says it'll be clear pretty much all night but that humidity will hit 99% by around midnight so it'll probably be foggy before morning. Definitely a night to turn the dew heater on, but the lens hood should also help keep condensation off the lens.

#Seestar #SeestarS30Pro #3Dprinting #FreeCAD #FreeCADFriday #TMMT #ThirtyMillimetreTelescope #Astrophotography #SmartTelescope #SmartScope

One further design iteration of my 3D printed lens hood/light baffle seems to have done the trick. v5b goes back to the 5 mm long, 2 perimeters thick telescope interface but bumps up the diameter just slightly for a snug push fit into the aperture on the 'scope. The thread is in place to stop it dropping on to the concrete patio tiles when the Seestar closes itself at the end of the night so hopefully I won't get any more broken lens hoods.

I've designed all these so that they shouldn't induce any vignetting at all, but I'll still take some new twilight flats shortly just in case the illumination is slightly different to the previous version.

The weather forecast says it'll be clear pretty much all night but that humidity will hit 99% by around midnight so it'll probably be foggy before morning. Definitely a night to turn the dew heater on, but the lens hood should also help keep condensation off the lens.

#Seestar #SeestarS30Pro #3Dprinting #FreeCAD #FreeCADFriday #TMMT #ThirtyMillimetreTelescope #Astrophotography #SmartTelescope #SmartScope

One further design iteration of my 3D printed lens hood/light baffle seems to have done the trick. v5b goes back to the 5 mm long, 2 perimeters thick telescope interface but bumps up the diameter just slightly for a snug push fit into the aperture on the 'scope. The thread is in place to stop it dropping on to the concrete patio tiles when the Seestar closes itself at the end of the night so hopefully I won't get any more broken lens hoods.

I've designed all these so that they shouldn't induce any vignetting at all, but I'll still take some new twilight flats shortly just in case the illumination is slightly different to the previous version.

The weather forecast says it'll be clear pretty much all night but that humidity will hit 99% by around midnight so it'll probably be foggy before morning. Definitely a night to turn the dew heater on, but the lens hood should also help keep condensation off the lens.

#Seestar #SeestarS30Pro #3Dprinting #FreeCAD #FreeCADFriday #TMMT #ThirtyMillimetreTelescope #Astrophotography #SmartTelescope #SmartScope

One further design iteration of my 3D printed lens hood/light baffle seems to have done the trick. v5b goes back to the 5 mm long, 2 perimeters thick telescope interface but bumps up the diameter just slightly for a snug push fit into the aperture on the 'scope. The thread is in place to stop it dropping on to the concrete patio tiles when the Seestar closes itself at the end of the night so hopefully I won't get any more broken lens hoods.

I've designed all these so that they shouldn't induce any vignetting at all, but I'll still take some new twilight flats shortly just in case the illumination is slightly different to the previous version.

The weather forecast says it'll be clear pretty much all night but that humidity will hit 99% by around midnight so it'll probably be foggy before morning. Definitely a night to turn the dew heater on, but the lens hood should also help keep condensation off the lens.

#Seestar #SeestarS30Pro #3Dprinting #FreeCAD #FreeCADFriday #TMMT #ThirtyMillimetreTelescope #Astrophotography #SmartTelescope #SmartScope

I was asked to help with a new fiber connection, so I assisted with some planning and provided these 3D-printed conduit seals:

They are made up of two symmetric halves that fit together without slipping. Clamp them around the cable and push them into the tube. Simple.

As always, I provide the @freecad file along with the printable files so you can inspect and adapt the model.

https://www.printables.com/model/1838517

#FreeCADFriday #FreeCAD #CAD #3DPrint #DIY #Repair #Fiber #Fibre

Test ride with temporarily mounted speaker (at the air intake) was more or less a success. Instead of single bell ringing sounds I mixed some together into a longer sequence for upcoming tests.

Early adopters download:
https://nueb.net/blob/Kling-el.zip

#velomobile
#FreeCAD

Rapid prototyping.

I quickly knocked up v5a of my lens hood/light baffle design (loop for attaching a thread, telescope interface wall 3 perimeters thick instead of 2, but 3 mm long instead of 5, opening half angle increased from 2.3° to 2.4°), printed it on my Prusa Mini+, and put it on the telescope by the time the night was about half over.

I'm pretty happy with the design but it did expose the issues with relying on a push fit. Despite being designed with the exact same outer diameter as my previous lens hoods this one (and only this one) was too loose, and was going to fall out when the telescope moved. An emergency application of a single strip of masking tape on the interface surface to tighten it up may just be enough to keep it in place for tonight, but I'll need to investigate more tomorrow.

I may be partly due to my printer producing a smoother surface than the previous prints that suffered from cold conditions, but I suspect it was actually the shortening by 2 mm that is the main problem. Now that I think about it I recall there being a fine moulding line or seam between parts a few mm inside the aperture. My previous lens hood might have been relying on that for grip, and the new one doesn't quite reach it. I can tweak the dimensions to try to get the perfect fit but I really should find a way to use the magnets instead.

#Seestar #SeestarS30Pro #3Dprinting #FreeCAD #SmartTelescope #TMMT #ThirtyMillimetreTelescope

Damn. I forgot I broke another of my v5 25° 3D printed Seestar lens hood/light baffles on Tuesday night so tonight the Thirty Millimetre Telescope is wearing the ludicrously large v5 20° design.

These things are getting broken at the end of the night when the Seestar automatically closes the telescope arm, bending the push-fit lens hood out of the aperture and causing it to drop onto the concrete patio below.

The weak point is where the narrow cylindrical section that fits inside the Seestar aperture meets the top of the conical section. The walls are as thin as I can make them at that point because any additional thickness right there intrudes on the telescope beam, losing light. Compounding the issues are the fact that these are printed in matte black PLA which is rather brittle, and they were printed when it was very cold inside the house wasn't doing the layer adhesion any favours.

I don't know whether they're breaking when the telescope is forcing them out of its aperture or when they hit the ground. For now I can reduce the length of the cylindrical section to reduce the moment arm when it gets nudged out and add a loop so I can tie a safety harness to the lens hood to stop it dropping all the way to the ground.

Longer term I can try printing them in tougher filament (I have a spool of PETG-CF I bought for this purpose, but need to swap out my brass nozzle for hardened steel first) and switch to magnetic attachment instead of a push fit.

For tonight I'll just turn off the automatic closing function of the Seestar, I don't think the bigger, heavier 20° hood will survive the fall to the ground. As long as I bring the telescope inside in the morning before the Sun can shine into it that'll be fine.

#Seestar #SeestarS30Pro #3Dprinting #FreeCAD #SmartTelescope #TMMT #ThirtyMillimetreTelescope

I got the dimensions of the USB-C jack wrong the first time … :eyeroll: But now everything fits fine. The PCB is held exactly in place by the top lid.

For such #3dprinting projects I like those self-tapering screws for plastics. Once installed in my #velomobile with the right lengthened wires, electronics and speaker enclosures will be closed (the later one w/ glue).

Making enclosures and lids fit was easy w/ binders (offset -0.1mm) in #FreeCAD.

@sam01 @freecad

Hi ! I'm looking for a 3d printer / linux fer m'y classroom. What's the best 3 ? Thanks for pour answers.

#FreeCADFriday #Anycubic #FreeCAD #woodworking

@freecad I am designing and building a new enclosure for my 3D printer. I finished the main part already, but another door is still missing. So today I added my acrylic glass parts to the FreeCAD model to think about the second door.

Since this always feels like a rabbithole to me, I created a model of my room, the shelf next to the enclosure, a Eurobox to sit below and the Anycubic Vyper 3D printer.

#FreeCADFriday #Anycubic #FreeCAD #woodworking

Je cherche à ajuster la vitesse du moteur...
#zoetrope #blender #3d #animation #freecad #cairo

Every Free App You Actually Need Explained (Part 1-4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGWSs6laAO0

#OpenSource #freeapps #LibreOffice
#VLC Media Player
#DaVinci Resolve
#OBS Studio
#GIMP
#Audacity
#Blender
#Obsidian
#Scratch
#Godot
#Krita
#Photopea
#Inkscape
#LMMS
#Shotcut / Kdenlive
#KeePassXC
#Thunderbird
#Calibre
#Joplin
#MPV
#Affinity
#ProtonVPN
#Bitwarden
#PDF24 Creator
#LocalSend
#VirtualBox
#Notepad++
#FreeCAD
#Ardour
#WinRAR
#Everything
#Syncthing
#Penpot
#Proton Pass
#KDE Connect
#Parsec
#VSCodium
#Scribus
#HandBrake
#7-Zip
#ShareX
#qBittorrent
#Free Download Manager
#totalcommander

Spannender Artikel mit interessanten Resultaten: https://www.heise.de/news/MIT-Studenten-konstruieren-Jet-Triebwerk-mit-KI-innerhalb-eines-Monats-11404710.html

Sicherlich auch ein tolles Aufregerchen für die #fuckai bubble. 😅🍿

Insgesamt entsprechen die Ergebnisse den Erwartungen aus den SWE Bereich:

• Ohne jede Vorahnung: Schafft es....fast
• Mit partieller / orthogonal passender Ahnung: Yup, works

Mit anderen Worten: Es ist ein nützliches Power tool was ohne die nötigen Konzept Kenntnisse eben nicht alleine glücklich macht.

Ein Bekannter mit Maschinenbauer Hintergrund hat eine vollständige Konstruktion/Simulation/Analyse Schleife mit ich meine FreeCAD Anbindung gebaut und kann sich jetzt mit LLM&Co durchaus interessante Teile konstruieren lassen.

#maschinenbau #llm #ai #freecad #konstruktion #simulation #boschblau #powertool

Spannender Artikel mit interessanten Resultaten: https://www.heise.de/news/MIT-Studenten-konstruieren-Jet-Triebwerk-mit-KI-innerhalb-eines-Monats-11404710.html

Sicherlich auch ein tolles Aufregerchen für die #fuckai bubble. 😅🍿

Insgesamt entsprechen die Ergebnisse den Erwartungen aus den SWE Bereich:

• Ohne jede Vorahnung: Schafft es....fast
• Mit partieller / orthogonal passender Ahnung: Yup, works

Mit anderen Worten: Es ist ein nützliches Power tool was ohne die nötigen Konzept Kenntnisse eben nicht alleine glücklich macht.

Ein Bekannter mit Maschinenbauer Hintergrund hat eine vollständige Konstruktion/Simulation/Analyse Schleife mit ich meine FreeCAD Anbindung gebaut und kann sich jetzt mit LLM&Co durchaus interessante Teile konstruieren lassen.

#maschinenbau #llm #ai #freecad #konstruktion #simulation #boschblau #powertool

Spannender Artikel mit interessanten Resultaten: https://www.heise.de/news/MIT-Studenten-konstruieren-Jet-Triebwerk-mit-KI-innerhalb-eines-Monats-11404710.html

Sicherlich auch ein tolles Aufregerchen für die #fuckai bubble. 😅🍿

Insgesamt entsprechen die Ergebnisse den Erwartungen aus den SWE Bereich:

• Ohne jede Vorahnung: Schafft es....fast
• Mit partieller / orthogonal passender Ahnung: Yup, works

Mit anderen Worten: Es ist ein nützliches Power tool was ohne die nötigen Konzept Kenntnisse eben nicht alleine glücklich macht.

Ein Bekannter mit Maschinenbauer Hintergrund hat eine vollständige Konstruktion/Simulation/Analyse Schleife mit ich meine FreeCAD Anbindung gebaut und kann sich jetzt mit LLM&Co durchaus interessante Teile konstruieren lassen.

#maschinenbau #llm #ai #freecad #konstruktion #simulation #boschblau #powertool

Spannender Artikel mit interessanten Resultaten: https://www.heise.de/news/MIT-Studenten-konstruieren-Jet-Triebwerk-mit-KI-innerhalb-eines-Monats-11404710.html

Sicherlich auch ein tolles Aufregerchen für die #fuckai bubble. 😅🍿

Insgesamt entsprechen die Ergebnisse den Erwartungen aus den SWE Bereich:

• Ohne jede Vorahnung: Schafft es....fast
• Mit partieller / orthogonal passender Ahnung: Yup, works

Mit anderen Worten: Es ist ein nützliches Power tool was ohne die nötigen Konzept Kenntnisse eben nicht alleine glücklich macht.

Ein Bekannter mit Maschinenbauer Hintergrund hat eine vollständige Konstruktion/Simulation/Analyse Schleife mit ich meine FreeCAD Anbindung gebaut und kann sich jetzt mit LLM&Co durchaus interessante Teile konstruieren lassen.

#maschinenbau #llm #ai #freecad #konstruktion #simulation #boschblau #powertool

Spannender Artikel mit interessanten Resultaten: https://www.heise.de/news/MIT-Studenten-konstruieren-Jet-Triebwerk-mit-KI-innerhalb-eines-Monats-11404710.html

Sicherlich auch ein tolles Aufregerchen für die #fuckai bubble. 😅🍿

Insgesamt entsprechen die Ergebnisse den Erwartungen aus den SWE Bereich:

• Ohne jede Vorahnung: Schafft es....fast
• Mit partieller / orthogonal passender Ahnung: Yup, works

Mit anderen Worten: Es ist ein nützliches Power tool was ohne die nötigen Konzept Kenntnisse eben nicht alleine glücklich macht.

Ein Bekannter mit Maschinenbauer Hintergrund hat eine vollständige Konstruktion/Simulation/Analyse Schleife mit ich meine FreeCAD Anbindung gebaut und kann sich jetzt mit LLM&Co durchaus interessante Teile konstruieren lassen.

#maschinenbau #llm #ai #freecad #konstruktion #simulation #boschblau #powertool

Printed a new dial plate designed with #FreeCAD for this french #Socotel S63 #telephone

Il y a 1 an et demi, j'entamais la conception d'un nouveau zoetrope que j'ai appelé le K2.
Aujourd'hui, il est terminé à 98%. C'est un gros prototype (POC Proof of Concept).
Cette expérience m'amène à développer un nouveau le K3 qui réutilise les innovations du K2 mais plus esthétique.
Plus de détails sur cette page de blog
https://3dminfographie.com/fr/blog/zoetrope-k2
#zoetrope #K2 #3d #blender #freecad #poc #conception #cairo #jenny #funky

My wife is an Occupational Therapist and Certified Hand Therapist, so I've been focusing some of my #FreeCAD and #3DPrinting work on helping her to provide better care for her patients. I designed a "tissue mover" already for massaging scar tissue, and now I've made a "key hole peg board" for exercising wrist motion.

Really happy with how this first version turned out! I'm eventually going to come up with some sort of clip or clasp to keep the lid shut so that you don't need a rubber band or a hair tie, but I'd first like to get some feedback from her after she's been able to use it in the field for a little while and see where there are usability issues.

As always: FreeCAD project, STEP, STL, and 3MF files are provided.

https://www.printables.com/model/1750119-occupational-therapy-key-hole-peg-board-parametric

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2918576-occupational-therapy-key-hole-peg-board

https://thangs.com/designer/haliphax/3d-model/Occupational%20Therapy%20Key%20Hole%20Peg%20Board-1562481

#occupationaltherapy

Another video promoting #FreeCad. In this video this guy shows you how to model a bike frame in FreeCAD, covering all the techniques that professional designers use to create this model.

Educational and clear how complex designs can be created with open-source tools!

#fablab #makerspace #CAD #fabacademy

https://youtu.be/STNWOpwYJKw

Watch this video! It is a clear introduction to #FreeCAD 1.1 and shows tips and tricks on how to make optimal use of the new features and workflows.

#fablab #makerspace #CAD #fabacademy

https://youtu.be/JjFh8vtMBC8

A definite quality of life improvement in FreeCAD was to set the sizes of the points in a sketch a LOT bigger. The default is 5 px which on my 4k screen was about 0.2 mm and almost impossible to hit. Trying to set up constraints was so bloody frustrating as lining up the mouse pointer on a point took ages. Much better now, could go even bigger than 20 px.

#freecad #frustrating

Beim #Bogenschießen am Wochenende sind mir ganz schön viele Nocken abgebrochen. Und weil es immer bisserl nervig ist, die mit einem Spiralbohrer aus den Pfeilschäften herauszuzittern, ohne den eigentlichen Schaft zu demolieren, habe ich mir in #FreeCAD eine kleine Vorrichtung gebaut, die das vereinfacht. Passt aktuell nur auf 7.2mm #Pfeile mit 4.2mm Nocken, aber die Design Files sind dabei und die Anpassung ist ziemlich trivial. As usual: CC-BY-SA

https://www.printables.com/model/1323887-arrow-nock-remover

Beim #Bogenschießen am Wochenende sind mir ganz schön viele Nocken abgebrochen. Und weil es immer bisserl nervig ist, die mit einem Spiralbohrer aus den Pfeilschäften herauszuzittern, ohne den eigentlichen Schaft zu demolieren, habe ich mir in #FreeCAD eine kleine Vorrichtung gebaut, die das vereinfacht. Passt aktuell nur auf 7.2mm #Pfeile mit 4.2mm Nocken, aber die Design Files sind dabei und die Anpassung ist ziemlich trivial. As usual: CC-BY-SA

https://www.printables.com/model/1323887-arrow-nock-remover

Beim #Bogenschießen am Wochenende sind mir ganz schön viele Nocken abgebrochen. Und weil es immer bisserl nervig ist, die mit einem Spiralbohrer aus den Pfeilschäften herauszuzittern, ohne den eigentlichen Schaft zu demolieren, habe ich mir in #FreeCAD eine kleine Vorrichtung gebaut, die das vereinfacht. Passt aktuell nur auf 7.2mm #Pfeile mit 4.2mm Nocken, aber die Design Files sind dabei und die Anpassung ist ziemlich trivial. As usual: CC-BY-SA

https://www.printables.com/model/1323887-arrow-nock-remover

Beim #Bogenschießen am Wochenende sind mir ganz schön viele Nocken abgebrochen. Und weil es immer bisserl nervig ist, die mit einem Spiralbohrer aus den Pfeilschäften herauszuzittern, ohne den eigentlichen Schaft zu demolieren, habe ich mir in #FreeCAD eine kleine Vorrichtung gebaut, die das vereinfacht. Passt aktuell nur auf 7.2mm #Pfeile mit 4.2mm Nocken, aber die Design Files sind dabei und die Anpassung ist ziemlich trivial. As usual: CC-BY-SA

https://www.printables.com/model/1323887-arrow-nock-remover

Beim #Bogenschießen am Wochenende sind mir ganz schön viele Nocken abgebrochen. Und weil es immer bisserl nervig ist, die mit einem Spiralbohrer aus den Pfeilschäften herauszuzittern, ohne den eigentlichen Schaft zu demolieren, habe ich mir in #FreeCAD eine kleine Vorrichtung gebaut, die das vereinfacht. Passt aktuell nur auf 7.2mm #Pfeile mit 4.2mm Nocken, aber die Design Files sind dabei und die Anpassung ist ziemlich trivial. As usual: CC-BY-SA

https://www.printables.com/model/1323887-arrow-nock-remover

#DocumentFreedomDay in #Gbg arranged by #Fripost in collaboration with us covering #DocumentLiberationProject #LibreOffice @tdforg #CollaboraOnline @CollaboraOffice #WritingAid #NativeFileFormats #ODF #FreeCAD @FreeCAD #Inkscape #SailfishOS #JollaMind2 @jolla #peertube @peertube #Stickers #Merch #Fun #accessibility #gdpr #ePub

Just uplaoded my sklupt case mod that reaplces the top case and enables own designs and materials for that little synthesizer on cults.

Mine is applewood milled version with fictive alien squiggles :D

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/front-plate-for-modal-skulpt-va-synthesizer

#musodon #diycnc #freecad #skulpt #modalelectronics

My daily CADs are #Plasticity3D, #Moi3d, #FreeCAD #gCAD3D and #Blender3D, for 2D I use #QCAD, I don't use any more Windows since years, #Linux

Status: Happy.

Tried Ondsel assembly today with a project that largely stalled bacause of the Fusion360 exodus.

It' s basically a minimal ressource, part count and weight mill for soft plate material or laser applications. Originally inspired by the MPNC roller system.

I like the Gui tweaks and helpers so far and it was mostly frictionless to assemble this project that has been altered by multiple Freecad Version and came originally from F360.

Sure the sketches and informations are largely lost but its enough to make necessary adjustmens to the generally working design:

#mechanicaldesign #freecad #ondsel #diycnc #makerculture #mpcnc

-> This means I can finally release it in STEP (single parts) and Ondsel assembly format. \o/

It's already brought to the real world waiting for some soldering and testing.

Budowa remizy - vol 4

Podstawowa konstrukcja została zakończona. Górny element udało się z sukcesem skręcić i stanowi jedną dużą płytę.

Remiza wytrzymała test obciążenia 13.5kg. Była to pierwsza rzecz, którę syn zrobił - wygrałem z żoną zakład.

Bardzo szybko pojawiło się dodatkowe dobudowane piętro ;)

Ogólnie projekt wyszedł sztos. W kilku miejscach zrobiłem błąd przy projektowaniu, które poprawiłem już.

Planuję wrzucić projekt na Printables dla zainteresowanych do samodzielnego montażu.

Strażacy zamówili kolejne mody: dodatkowe płytki, pokrywające jak najwięcej dachu garażu. To jest około 40x30cm (pole druku u mnie to 25x21cm).

W mojej gestii jest napis "Straż pożarna" oraz bramy do garażu.

Zdjęcia:
1. Wykorzystywana już do zabawy remiza z dobudowanym piętrem / dachem nad samolotem.
2. Gotowe do złożenia dwie płytki, które zostały wykorzystane jako strop piętra. Zastosowałem tam takie wcięcie, które ma wzmocnić połaczenie. Zrobienie tego kosztowało mnie 2-3h pracy. Wydaje mi się, że pozwoliło mi to wypracować sposób na budowanie dowolnie dużych płytek Duplo.

Myślę, że płyty powyżej 30cm wzmacniałbym rurką aluminiową 6mm. Na ten momement uważam, że dałoby się w ten sposób na luzie zaprojektować płytę 80x80cm. Na razie nie mam pomysłu na wykorzystanie, ale nie wątpię, że się pojawi. Mam też pomysł na moda: drukowałbym płyty z dziurą w środku, dzięki czemu możnaby dowolnie środek zagospodarować.

3. Na ostatnim zdjęciu można zobaczyć, że wykorzystałem śruby 7x M3x30 do połączenia dwóch płytek.

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Whoohoo! Finally some progress on the #WhootCNC! X-axis mounts done.

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Budowa remizy - część kolejna, 3?

Pudło wstepnie złożone, dolne płytki przykręcone do sklejki.
Górne płytki przymierzone, ale zdenerwowały mnie śruby M2 pod które je oryginalnie przygotowałem i rozwierciłem plastik dla śrub M3. Projektując te płytki zapomniałem o dziurach na montaż narożnych słupów, które mają być przykręcone do sklejki poprzez te płytki, kolejne wywiercone.

Wyciągnąłem też juz z drukarki obydwie grube płyty na dach. Jedna byla drukowan z wsparciami, a drugiej zmienilem tyci projekt od dołu i drukowalem bez wsparć. Ostatecznie uważam, że wersja bez jest lepsza. Jest jeszcze kilka drobnych rzeczy do poprawienia w modelu. Te dwie grube części drukowaly się 19h wieksza i 14h mniejsza.

W weekend planuję wszystko skręcić:)

No i jeszcze pewnie pojawi się napis "straż pożarna";-)

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Budowa remizy postępuje. Kwestia czy młody dostanie złożoną czy do montażu jest otwarta ;D

Główne pudło ze sklejki (płyta fundamentowa, strop nad parterem, ściany parteru).

W sali odpraw na parterze i w dyspozytorni na piętrze będzie przykręcona płyta duplo, tak aby można wykorzystać klocki do urządzenia przestrzeni strażakom.

Piętro będzie rozmiaru 30x21cm. Tylko w rogach planuję słupki, ściany będą puste, celem samodzielnej zabudowy. Całość zostanie przykryta wydrukowaną płytą duplo, to spore wyzwanie, bo trzeba ją wydrukować w dwóch częściach, które planuję połączyć śrubami M3.

Te wszystkie części razem tworzące szkielet będą poskręcane śrubami. Muszą być skręcone, bo od dachu na parter będzie rura strażacka (z rurki aluminiowej 6mm).

Na dachu będzie miejsce na lądowisko dla helikoptera.

Na fotach po kolei:
1. Płytak na aprter z miejscem na montaż rury
2. Płytak na piętro z celownikiem dla wiertarki
3. Model podpór dachu, to zielone to są podpory (w #PrusaSlicer), które są wyłamywane, służą temu by drukować elementy wiszące w powietrzu.
4. Wideo z wydruku słupów, które będą podtrzymywać dach.

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Since I've been stuck quarantining for a few days after a COVID scare, designed this.

I really like the chin horn blower concept and gives me way more airflow than other designs. For the cooker

Thinking of calling it the Balor. Will be probably my best delta effector I've ever designed.

#freecad #3dprinting #deltaprinter

Sometimes I try them all but in the end even if #gCAD3D has its flaws it remains the only one that manages to export #STEP or #IGES files that can be opened by #Plasticity, I'm talking about #DXF drawings, I have to do so many of these steps it's incredible that #Moi3D, #FreeCAD or Cad Assistant all fail and a 1.3mb program does the job just fine.