FreeCAD Resources
I’m not a FreeCAD Expert – but I realize that OpenSCAD isn’t for everyone. So I’ve put together a collection of some decent FreeCAD resources.
Author: Shane
Getting Started with OpenSCAD
The concept behind OpenSCAD is that your 3D model is defined as a script. That’s actually what the S stands for in OpenSCAD: Open Scriptable Computer Aided Design. By using basic shapes and transformations, you can design all sorts of neat stuff.
Click here to read more about "Getting Started with OpenSCAD"...
Box Blade – Goodbye Potholes!
My 1/4 mile driveway can be a lot of work in the winter – but it goes mostly neglected in the summer. Time to fix these potholes!
Click here to read more about "Box Blade – Goodbye Potholes!"...
Key Events in Open-Source Additive Manufacturing
Introduction The RepRap Project In 2009, Dr. Adrian Bowyer and his students published “RepRap – The Replicating Rapid Prototyper.” which detailed an Open Source, unpatended, FDM 3D Printer with plans made freely available. By no coincidence, Scott Crump’s patent on FDM expired in 2009. The manuscript is an interesting read, especially some of the backing […]
Click here to read more about "Key Events in Open-Source Additive Manufacturing"...
Key Events of Closed-Source Additive Manufacturing
Introduction Additive Manufacturing Before 3D Printers According to Wikipedia – 3D Printing and additive manufacturing (AM) are synonymous (Two words for the same thing). But I contest that point – given the name, additive manufacturing means to create something by adding material. If we stick with that interpretation, the concept of adding materials to make […]
Click here to read more about "Key Events of Closed-Source Additive Manufacturing"...
How Much Patents & Copyrights Take From Your Wallet
Video: Transcript: I read a book a few months ago called “Who owns this Sentence: A History of Copyrights and Wrongs” which painted a good picture of the evolution of copyright and IP laws. Near the end of the book, I read something pretty staggering about how much intellectual property costs the average American. The […]
Click here to read more about "How Much Patents & Copyrights Take From Your Wallet"...
3D Printing Introduced
This page is just going to serve as a very basic primer as to what 3D Printing is (I’ll use this term interchangeably with Additive Manufacturing, and sometimes abbreviate it as 3DP). Almost every sentence in this page will be extrapolated to an entire lecture later.
Manufacturing Methods
3D-Printing has quickly become a ubiquitous means of prototyping and manufacturing. But it is wise to understand what other means of manufacturing are out there in order to understand where 3D-Printing fits in and what makes it so powerful.
The Necessity of Pomodoros
I’ve found recently that I really miss using the pomodoro technique. I find that sometimes I have a hard time kick starting myself to get to a project, and pomodoros have always helped with that.
Click here to read more about "The Necessity of Pomodoros"...
Cladens Notes: Learning to Dance
Playing D&D using the SWADE system, I personify Claden—an Ironing in a collaborative homebrew world. He gathers data for the “great machine.” This session involved encounters with earth-controlling Pangodigs, communicating with a bright stone, and learning from two dancing Pangodigs, alongside experiencing the unique effects of molten zinc.
Click here to read more about "Cladens Notes: Learning to Dance"...