<teepee>
ok, lets see how the use/include autocomplete works :)
<teepee>
unfortunately it I can't get absolute path to work
<Jack21>
it sounds very nice
<teepee>
it's not perfect, but the current autocomplete inside use/include is totally useless
<InPhase>
Oh right. I never finished making that use optimization PR. I should look back at that over the winter break.
<teepee>
if you find a way to improve this, that would be great
<teepee>
I could not find a way to get the autocomplete trigger in some cases which is an annoying limitation
<teepee>
the current code looks only relative against the library path + current folder so it should cover at least some reasonable cases
<InPhase>
Removing extra calculations with no effect other than some echos is totally possible. And because of the echo side-effect I have a test-case for success. I just need the time to finish tracking it down.
<teepee>
now I think I missed part of the disucssion :)
<InPhase>
I'm not talking about what you're talking about. :)
<InPhase>
Just you mentioning use/include reminded me.
<teepee>
yeah, that I figured now :)
<teepee>
but unintentional reminders are good anyway :P
<InPhase>
I wanted to purge the computational overhead on use that makes BOSL2 avoid it entirely.
<teepee>
ahh, that one, yes, that would be awesome
<InPhase>
The thing where we repeatedly recalculate all the constants.
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<pa>
hi folks
<pa>
noob question: i defined a module, clipZPositive(), that does intersection() { translate([0,0,500]) cube([1000, 1000, 1000], center = true); children();}
<pa>
when i use it, in preview mode it glitches always
<pa>
like showing the bottom half instead
<pa>
With F6 instead, it looks ok. However, if i don't use it, and i do the intersection with the cube instead, preview is fine
<pa>
what am i doing wrong?
<peepsalot>
that's a known limitation of preview mode. if the camera is within bounds of intersected/differenced objects, then it causes problems
<peepsalot>
one workaround is to use orthographic view, as opposed to projection
<pa>
peepsalot: ok, but why then it looks fine if i don't use the module, but rather what's inside?
<pa>
ah no wait, you are right, it glitches with that too
<pa>
sorry
<peepsalot>
as opposed to *perspective* i meant to say
<pa>
so one workaround is to reduce the clipper size, right?
<peepsalot>
yes that too
<pa>
thanks
<Jack21>
pa there are some possibilities to imitate this by choosing a smaller cube
<Jack21>
i am defining the cube via calculated viewing area ( dependent $vpd viewing distance) in preview and only for render the cube gets full size to ensure
<Jack21>
that also limit the zoom out when hitting view all
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<peeps[win]>
stupid power outages
<peeps[win]>
i should really get a UPS
<peeps[win]>
power went down for literally 1 second
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<peepsalot>
...ok that was longer than 1 second
<peepsalot>
on the bright side i've performed my roughly annual lawn mowing
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<InPhase>
peepsalot: Now instead of a UPS you need to buy solar panels and a lithium battery pack for the basement.
<peepsalot>
haha, basement, funny. you obviously have never lived in texas
<InPhase>
and a lithium battery pack for your oil well.
<peepsalot>
ok, fine, but its called an oil derrick :P
<teepee>
lawn mower with built-in generator?
<peepsalot>
sure, a magneto is sort of a generator
<InPhase>
teepee: I looked into that, but the alternators on those things are pretty low current, and not great for strapping to an inverter.
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<teepee>
...shouting from inside the house... mow quicker, the lights going dim!!!
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<InPhase>
The best thing I ever owned with a side utility of being a generator was my former Prius. That was like a generator but much more efficient, and had an alternator sufficient to run a 1000W inverter..
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<peepsalot>
the true texan way would be a PTO generator to attach to your tractor or heavy duty pickup truck. sadly i don't have any of those
<peepsalot>
but in case it wasn't obvious or teepee wasn't joking, its all mostly gas(petrol) mowers around here
<peepsalot>
i actually had a rechargeable battery powered mower for a while, but the batteries were not good enough to cover front and back yard in a charge
<teepee>
I was, but if it gives you ideas, I'm good with that too :)
<peepsalot>
wasn't sure if gas mowers are banned in euro land or something
<InPhase>
peepsalot: Yeah, the battery ones didn't work for me until I moved closer to the city and got a smaller yard.
<peepsalot>
i even tried a push reel for a time, but as soon as you let the grass grow a little too high, then its basically worthless. it just rolls over without cutting
<InPhase>
Same.
<InPhase>
It's a nice concept that doesn't work without pristine yard conditions.
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<InPhase>
When there weren't sticks or other hard fallen objects lurking in the grass, I did really appreciate the push reel mowers. They're quiet, not really too much work, and just about right for some good exercise.
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<pa>
ups ftw
<pa>
used they cost literally nothing
<pa>
that is, you can likely find them for free
<pa>
and plug a car battery :D
<ccox>
used, means replacing the batteries - which is the most expensive part.
<ccox>
ouch. Also, the charger built into it probably isn't designed for car batteries.
<pa>
it's 12v, should work
<ccox>
lead acid liquid open vented, versus lead gelled acid sealed.
<ccox>
Not exactly safe.
<pa>
afaik agm batteries are also seale
<pa>
d
<pa>
plus, being still, i doubt they would incur in big risks. Considering my ups is a 650VA, and these batteries are able to sustain over 1000A peaks, i'm not worrying :)
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<ali1234>
petrol mowers are just really uncommon for homeowners in the UK at least. we have tiny gardens and petrol kills grass.
<ali1234>
mowing with extension cables was common until a few years ago. now battery mowers are becoming more common
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<ali1234>
in fact mowing with extension cables was so common that there used to be public safety messages about not running over the cable and/or using an RCD