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I do like that #SolveSpace can load images (though only pngs...) for reference to design your model around. But I really wish it was a *little* easier to auto-scale it to its real dimensions 😅

The old semicircle lens dwelled on my worktable for ages, i mean, like, 20 years.

Only today I've got an idea to assemble some kind of a frame with holder for the third arm field kit. Thanks #solvespace for saving decades old junk!

After a whole day of flash-read-rebuild cycle I felt like I wont make it through the one more flashrom session. Though I was silently staring at the programmer itself.

I decided that it deserves propper box, in return for all the fun time of hardware hacking.

#SolveSpace is a pleasant to work with, With it's minimalistic, yet powerfull toolset with relaxed UX so you can be a bit creative and omit some params of a streamline profile cutterwhile being precisely exact in the rail profile.

I designed this model for the M-VAVE FM-1 using SolveSpace, as I couldn't find a suitable model for it online.

The model was designed from scratch to fit the FM-1 and was printed in PLA using multiple colors.

Download the model here:

https://www.printables.com/model/1819065-m-vave-fm-1-case

#mvave #synth #3dprinting #case #solvespace

fluencyCAD is progressing pretty well. Last things that were added:

• threads (metric)
• fillets, chamfer
• mirroring of bodys and features
• arrays
• revolve
• rendering with raytracing
• assembly
• parametric editing of sketches, features, operations, assembly without breaking things.
• step based project saving format
• step and stl export

Still a lot to do but I already started using it for small projects to see how it holds up.

#cad #opencascade #solvespace #python #pyside6

Continued to work on fluencyCAD.

Had to abandon it in the past because of the new primary job. Picked it up again and let the bones translate away from sdfCAD to the openCascade Kernel (FreeCAD).  That makes it much simpler as I don#t have to compute the meshhelpers for 3d manipulation.

Will see how it goes and if its usable some day. I was still torn between SolveSpace and FreeCAD and lost the joy of designing mechanical parts so thats pretty much the motivation.

Because I do have very little energy left usually, this needs to be coded with help of agents and LLMs partly local.

It still follows the original idea very closely and has all the design decisions form the internal architecture and the UI concept.

Its an experiment but I think this can go further than the original approach.

#fluencycad #cad #python #pyside6 #opencascade #solvespace

@dbauer #SolveSpace feels a bit like something between #OpenSCAD (ultra solid workhorse, approachable in an interesting way, though limited in annoying places) and #FreeCAD (ridiculously powerful, but complex, thus massive learning curve, also crash-prone).

@dbauer #SolveSpace has a very pragmatic approach. By default, every geometry element stays referencable and draggable at all times, which is pretty dynamic. It's a very small program that compiles&runs everywhere, even in the browser (https://solvespace.com/webver/solvespace.html). It can only do basic solid geometry operations though (sketches, text, extrude, difference, helix, translate/rotate-repeat). Its biggest weakness is thus a lack of click-and-chamfer (or fillet) or extrude along path and the like.

#SolveSpace is supremely suited to quickly do some technical drawings. Handed this to our institute's machinist and they were very happy to make me the part 😊

#CAD #3dDesign

New #SolveSpace 3.2 seems to have changed laptop touchpad behavior. Previously, RightClickDrag would move and Shift+RightClickDrag would rotate the view. Now I have to TwoFingerDrag and Shift+TwoFingerDrag to do the same. Not sure if I like that... I'll have to bisect my way through the repo and maybe revert that for my version. Luckily SolveSpace is super easy to build.

EDIT: Found the culprit, it's a Touchpad setting in #XFCE that I changed at some point 🤪

Huh, I totally missed that #SolveSpace made a release - after four years! I was building from git anyway so didn't notice:

https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#32

And there's even one of my additions in there:

> Add an 'only unconstrained' option on the Property Browser home screen that shows only unconstrained groups.

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@twilliability LTSpice reminds me a bit of #solvespace, which has completely ignored every single UI fad of the last 30 years.

Restarting my efforts to learn CAD. This time with Solvespace which is actually surprisingly accessible considering the first visual impression. Freecad just never really clicked with me.

Following along the excellent tutorials by Paul Luton like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBNAIMiomls

#solvespace

@DoctorMad Damn, the #SolveSpace web version works very well now, amazing!! 🥳

#solvespace, a #foss (GPLv3) parametric 2D/3D CAD tool. Trying out the experimental web version. Absolutely fascinating and a joy to behold 🙌 👌 🤠

Try it yourself on: https://solvespace.com/webver/solvespace.html
#STEM #3Ddesign

SolveSpace is a free, open-source CAD tool that fits in 1MB, with a full 3D solver, parametric sketching, and a browser-based version.

Full details here: https://ostechnix.com/solvespace-open-source-cad/

#Solvespace #CAD #ComputerAidedDesign #Opensource #3D #Linux #Macos #Windows

Open source CAD in the browser (Solvespace)

https://solvespace.com/webver.pl

#HackerNews #OpenSource #CAD #Browser #Solvespace #3DDesign #TechInnovation

A collage of parts I made in Solvespace.

I agreed with myself on using Freecad now but when I recently went back to SolveSpace it just felt so snappy and fun again.

#solvespace #cadsoftware

Remastered walkthrough! Watch a clean Solvespace build of a Geneva drive, then 3D-print the parts—step-by-step CAD tricks, parametric tips, and print hacks for makers who love mechanical motion. A great hands-on remix inspired by Maker's Muse. #Solvespace #GenevaDrive #3DPrinting #CAD #Maker #DIY #MechanicalDesign #OpenSource #English
https://peertube.linuxrocks.online/videos/watch/5d78eec9-a7b9-4edc-8f47-ffd6d462f0e0

I’m having a bit too much fun designing a grindbox with SolveSpace.

#CAD #3D #SolveSpace #skating #DIY

The knob of the dimmer in the kitchen was broken. I designed a simple knob in #Solvespace as a replacement. The color is not exactly matching but I had this filament lying around.

#3dcad #diy #3dprinting

Is there a concept of attaching the exact program used to create a file to the file? Like: I created this 3D model with this #SolveSpace or #FreeCAD version, with these patches applied, I want to do something so I can re-open this exact model with that exact version , without glitches, 5 years later. I feel, backwards compatibility is not what it once was. Ideally, double-clicking the file would open it in that initial version.

@olm_e @FreeCAD You could use :gitannex: #gitAnnex and/or :datalad: #dataLad to version control your designs. I have not tried it with #FreeCAD, but I do it all the time with #solveSpace and #OpenSCAD. Git Annex allows version-controlling arbitrarily-large files and provides a simple 'git annex assist` command to 'do the git stuff' and sync everyone up. Don't know how assemblies work in FreeCAD, but if it is one file that sources other, independent files, then it should work.

Wife and I improvised a wardrobe from scrap stuff we had laying around. 0€ spent, some 3D printed parts (designed in #SolveSpace) hold everything together. That's why I love #3DPrinting. 💪

fluencyCAD in the wilds

I just mirrored the fluencyCAD repository to the open section form internal so anyone who is interested have a look. Don´t expect super clean stuff though. It´s in a very early experimental state.

I´ll add more documentation as I find more time.

https://git.raise-uav.com/Hermes/fluencyCAD

#fluencycad #sdfcad #solvespace

@scudderfish I could never find my way through #cadquery. Too weird the syntax and concepts. I forked #sdfCAD and worked on something I understood myself but in the end stayed with #solveSpace.

I put waaay too much effort into this 3D model

#solvespace #electronics

Little sad that solvespace doesn't have variables / parameters, but I guess this is a functional workaround.

Just drew some lines, and add an equal constraint when I want some part of my drawing to have that length

#solvespace

I made a mistake in the freecad version of this model I made a few days ago. And instead of going back into freecad to try and figure out how to fix it, I instead remade it in solvespace. And it was so much easier to make it look a lot better.

#solvespace

Ok, apart from the annoying... feature?... I mentioned in my previous post. I quite like solvespace, I think this can be my 3D CAD tool of choice for creating my KiCad 3D models.

It has some annoyances which I might honestly consider trying to patch the source code for at some point in the future. But other than that, it is not a pain to use, it can export STEP files, and its open source, which are the most important things I need.

#solvespace

Uhhh, does solvespace really not have a way to flip text? Everything online says this is intentional because this means text always remains "readable". But I need text on the back of my object, therefore it is always not readable.....

I saw someone online suggest rotating the sketch around the Z axis, but after that I cannot difference extrude it anymore..... Is there a workaround? Can I extrude rotate and then boolean or something?

#solvespace

We got a step closer to not requiring deepClone and a postFetch hack to build #solvespace with #nix (yes for some reason in nixpkgs this hack hasn't yet[?] been necessary) by using a newer freetype2 clone url, but the above error is still a blocker...

https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/pull/1543/files#r1984547923

#nixos

@alexwarth this looks easier than drawing a hexagon in #SolveSpace.
https://www.forresto.com/fab-academy/02-solvespace.html

I added a new feature to #SolveSpace: hiding all groups (sketches) that are fully constrained, leaving only the ones you can still drag around.

One of Solvespace's powers is that every single sketch entity stays draggable and reference-able all the time. But this can get overwhelming as in the video. You can manually hide individual sketches, but this is tiring as you need to untick the right groups.

With 'only unconstrained' this is now easy 😊

https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/pull/1525

#CAD #3dPrinting #FOSS

@elight #SolveSpace has a very approachable paradigm where *everything* is based on constraints. All points and lines stay referenceable and draggable (if still unconstrained) all the time, which I absolutely love.

It's #FOSS, compiles in a minute, launches instantly and has mostly what I need. Coming from #OpenSCAD myself, the interactivity was very welcome and far less overwhelming and bloated than #FreeCAD.

No arbitrary chamfers and fillets, lofts and extrude-along-path hurts though.

@nobodyinperson TIL about #solvespace. Wow! And here I was all about OpenSCAD because I could write in (almost) math. But this looks absurdly easy compared to most of the CAD tools I've seen and used!

Another day, another #3Dprint designed in #SolveSpace. This time it's a strain relief and dirt protection housing for a USB extender coupling.

BTW the USB cable on the left with the transparent plug costs 200€ (!). Manufacturers of measurement equipment for #meteorology sure know how to make money...

@bshaw #SolveSpace (or #OpenSCAD if coding is welcome) to make 3D #CAD models, #PrusaSlicer to turn it into gcode, a Prusa MINI printer (+textured sheet +filament sensor). Best value for least tool complexity I'd say. #FOSS and pragmatic all the way

I designed this comb guide for my Philips One Blade. The original ones break easily and are expensive. I also made the #Solvespace source file available e.g for them who want change the height of the comb.

https://www.printables.com/model/1138612-philips-one-blade-comb

#3dcad #oneblade #3dprinting