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Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p>Playing with creating auto-dimensioned views in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSCAD</span></a> </p><p>Potentially useful for parametric models where certain dimensions are calculated.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3Ddesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Ddesign</span></a></p>
amd<p>I was reading the manifold GitHub page and I saw that the STL format <a href="https://github.com/elalish/manifold#3d-formats" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">loses topology</a> and can make a properly manifold mesh <a href="https://sinestesia.co/blog/tutorials/non-manifold-meshes-and-how-to-fix-them/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">non-manifold</a>.</p><p>The suggestion is to use 3MF.</p><p>Is there any reason not to use 3MF when sharing files? Are there any slicers that can’t ingest 3MF at this point?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://techhub.social/@3dprinting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>3dprinting</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://gts.amd.im/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://gts.amd.im/tags/3ddesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DDesign</span></a> <a href="https://gts.amd.im/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://gts.amd.im/tags/freecad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCAD</span></a></p>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p>Mouse Guts!<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3Ddesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Ddesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arduino</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.printables.com/model/1348074-mouse-guts" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">printables.com/model/1348074-m</span><span class="invisible">ouse-guts</span></a></p>
ZoLo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇳🇴🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♾️<p>Printed myself a business card holder and I love it; the design is so elegant and clever, all printed in one piece with no supports, and it works beautifully.</p><p><a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/make:1232098" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">thingiverse.com/make:1232098</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/thingiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thingiverse</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/3Ddesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Ddesign</span></a></p>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p>I did a little <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSCAD</span></a> animation showing the assembly of a printable mouse I've been working on.</p><p>The objects in red are non-printable parts (scroll wheel encoder, microswitches, optical mouse sensor, microcontroller, battery pack). The gray pieces are 3D printable.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3Ddesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Ddesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a></p>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p>Getting a lot of use out of these cocktail glass chillers now that the weather's warmer. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3Ddesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Ddesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScribesAndMakers</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.printables.com/model/1101764-cocktail-glass-chiller" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">printables.com/model/1101764-c</span><span class="invisible">ocktail-glass-chiller</span></a></p>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p>Here's a demo of some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSCAD</span></a> code I wrote to generate mice and trackballs. In this case, I'm setting the parameters to generate a simple wireless mouse. The video's been sped up 8× so you don't have to slog through 15 minutes of me messing with sliders.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3Ddesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Ddesign</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4WtJQeDkXg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=L4WtJQeDkXg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p>I used my over-engineered, mouse/trackball/whatever generating <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSCAD</span></a> code to make a Bluetooth scroll wheel because why not? 😄 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arduino</span></a></p>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScribesAndMakers</span></a> Jun 27: If someone wanted to learn your art/craft, what advice would you give?</p><p>( <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dDesign</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arduino</span></a> )</p><p>Think of something you'd like to read/have/use, and try to create it. If you get stuck look for examples from other creators. Don't get too stressed out about getting it perfect on the first try.</p>
Alexandre MarcatiA fun little sylized laptop computer. Modeled and textured in <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Blender?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blender</a> <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/3D?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3D</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Blender3D?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blender3D</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/3DModeling?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3DModeling</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/3DProps?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3DProps</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Prop?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Prop</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/3DArt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3DArt</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ConceptArt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConceptArt</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EnvironmentAsset?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentAsset</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Design?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Design</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/3DDesign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3DDesign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MotionGraphics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MotionGraphics</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Computer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Computer</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Laptop?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Laptop</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/colorful?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#colorful</a>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p>Everything came out remarkably well, considering the design's about 95% parametric. The top didn't print well (support issues) but it was good enough for a test fit.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSCAD</span></a></p>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p>Currently printing this. And, no, I don't think it looks like Jabba the Hutt's sail barge. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dDesign</span></a></p>
Gabriel :golang:<p>Hello fediverse,</p><p>I believe I remember viewing a GitHub repository containing a FreeCAD workbench facilitating designing for 3D printing. It included tools to generate features around holes for example, like the teardrop horizontal hole, the vertical pocketed hole, etc.</p><p>No amount of googling seems to bring it back to me so either I misremember (probable), or I’m bad at googling (also probable).</p><p>Can you help me? 🙏🏻</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/askfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>askfedi</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FreeCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeCAD</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cad</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/3ddesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>3ddesign</span></a></p><p>Cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD" class="u-url mention">@<span>FreeCAD</span></a></span></p><p>Edit: found, thanks!</p>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p>An <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSCAD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WIP</span></a> update...</p><p>So far, I've gotten to the point where I can specify mouse or trackball, then the locations and orientations of the components.</p><p>From that, the code can generate a model with supports for those components.</p><p>And I can print that to assemble the device.</p><p>Next step is modeling an enclosure.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dDesign</span></a></p>
apfeltalk :verified:<p>Apples neuer 3D-Look: Liquid Glass enthüllt<br>Apple führt mit Liquid Glass ein neues Design ein. Doch was steckt hinter dieser 3D-Ästhetik? Ein genaues Hinsehen lohnt sich.<br>VisionOS als Inspiration<br>Auf der WWDC 2025 kündigte Apple das neue Designkonzept "Liqu<br><a href="https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/apples-neuer-3d-look-liquid-glass-enthuellt/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/appl</span><span class="invisible">es-neuer-3d-look-liquid-glass-enthuellt/</span></a><br><a href="https://creators.social/tags/iPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPad</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/3DDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DDesign</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/AppleEvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleEvent</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Applekosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applekosystem</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Benutzeroberflche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benutzeroberflche</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Designkritik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Designkritik</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Grafiktechnologie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grafiktechnologie</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/LiquidGlass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiquidGlass</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/visionOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>visionOS</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/WWDC2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWDC2025</span></a></p>
Juan<p>I thought designing a simple 3D model would be easy, but I ended up failing quite a lot. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-818AtI2M_g" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/-818AtI2M_g</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3ddesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3ddesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tinkercad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tinkercad</span></a></p>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p>Made a video documenting a trackball testbed I'm using to evaluate an optical sensor.</p><p>The video shows two testbeds: one for a 50.8mm ball; one for a 34mm ball. The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSCAD</span></a> code automatically adjusts for the size of the trackball.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScribesAndMakers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arduino</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTIYleXXjCc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=iTIYleXXjCc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScribesAndMakers</span></a> May 29: What is your proudest or best moment with your creative endeavor this month?</p><p>I did a little proof-of-concept for a DIY optical mouse. Now the hard work begins. 😄 </p><p>Also bashed out a fun little piece of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FlashFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFiction</span></a>. Waiting for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@SmallWondersSFF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SmallWondersSFF</span></a></span> to open up submissions again so I can send it in. 👀 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arduino</span></a></p>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p>Today, I flipped the sensor upside down, and used it in a trackball testbed.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arduino</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3ddesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3ddesign</span></a></p>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p>Happy RepRap Day!<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3ddesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3ddesign</span></a> <br><a href="http://blog.reprap.org/2025/05/29th-may-reprap-day.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.reprap.org/2025/05/29th-m</span><span class="invisible">ay-reprap-day.html?m=1</span></a></p>
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