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OPENSCAD ASSEMBLY HOW TO

To make a circle out of it, I just type it’s dimensions here : To draw a straight line, from a point to another. In this example, I will only use these tools for drawing : Also, CorelDraw is very handy to manipulate vector drawings. We use CorelDraw as an interface to the LASER-cutter because it has the same color-space as the Epilog Mini so it can do color mapping. Using CorelDraw ¶įor my final project, I had many parts to LASER-cut.

I did a 2D parametric design for Week 4 assignment. I know it can be used for 2D projection, as explained in the OpenSCAD User Manual. Still had no time to design the box in Openscad but I hope to do so. Then I tried to make the slots in my connection cube fit any given panel thickness.īut I found out that variables can only be used in 2D drawings, not for the depth of an extrusion (to be confirmed…).

Thanks to Christophe, I discovered that a design can be made parametric in Solidworks, using Tools -> Equations. For the website, I wanted to make an animated GIF so I exported an AVI and converted it into a GIF using OpenAviToGif. Once completed, the animation can be exported in AVI movie, or as image stack. It also allows you to change the picture ratio (I choosed 4:3). Double-clicking on the camera icon will open a frame that shows the virtual camera position and a preview of the output. To get a good orientation, you should add some keys to the camera line. The assembly got out of screen when I tried to export the movie. Then every path will be updated correctly.Īnother problem that I faced was the orientation of the “camera”. If you see the object in its old position and don’t understand why, you may have to click the Calculate button. Note that you may have some strange effects when you change the distance. If you change some parameter, a key will be created at this position.ĭouble-clicking on a key is the shortest way to change the associated parameter. The gray/orange vertical line indicates your position in the time-line. In the “Motion study” frame, you can add a “key” where you want to change the distance.

OPENSCAD ASSEMBLY HOW TO

I had to restart from the beginning 3 times before I understood how to animate the distance between parts without creating conflicts.

I tried to render an animation of the assembly everytime I added a component, but it was a little bit tricky. I downloaded connection cube and rails from Thorlabs website.Īnd I designed the panels, starting from 2D sketches : I used 7 differents parts in order to assemble it into a glove-box with fan outlets at the top : I can only guarantee compatibility with Solidworks 2016. The files for this design are archived in FumeHood.zip.

3D model of the connection cubes, according to the thickness of panels.

2D plans to laser-cut panels, according to the lenght of rails.

Then try do make the same design in Openscad, to have a parametric way of generating plans :

Make an assembly of a project with parts.

This is what I planned to do with Solidworks : I started the assignment using Solidworks because I expected to do it quickly and have some spare time to do it again in Openscad.