03:24 <Guest2616> I am trying to download OpenScad on my  Mac (  macOS Monterey) but the system will not allow it. Getting error message: "OpenSCAD” cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified."

03:25 <Guest2616> ...and "macOS cannot verify that this app is free from malware."

09:21 <gbruno> [github] frazar opened issue #4288 (CGAL error when using `projection(cut=true)`) https://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues/4288

09:24 <gbruno> [github] frazar edited issue #4288 (CGAL error when using `projection(cut=true)`) https://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues/4288

09:26 <gbruno> [github] frazar edited issue #4288 (CGAL error when using `projection(cut=true)`) https://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues/4288

10:04 <J1A8483> rounding polygons points and offset  https://pasteboard.co/zKkhDM6MFQaa.png

10:53 <muesli> I use openscad's text() to render some 3d text. Eventually I want to 3d print an outline of each letter in a different color, which the original letters should fit in to. I'm wondering if anyone has successfully tried that before. I naively tried scaling the text() output a bit, but the letters don't quite fit.

10:56 <teepee> I think that would only work with offset() or minkowski()

10:59 <teepee> something like module t() text("Hallo", 50); difference() { offset(2) t(); offset(0.1) t(); }

10:59 <teepee> for the border

11:00 <teepee> module t() text("Hallo", 50); color("red") difference() { offset(2) t(); offset(1) t(); } color("yellow") t();

11:05 <J1A8483> yupp offset .. using the same code for Rand to generate a rim around polygons

11:11 <J1A8483> https://pasteboard.co/3Rb8xuuTWjw1.png   with  some more offset +- you can meld the outlines together

11:13 <muesli> thanks, will try that!

11:15 <J1A8483> muesli keep in mind if you + offset the whole text the letters may merge together .. so either only use negative offset or make each letter separately

11:15 <J1A8483> (or use text(spacing=5))

11:15 <muesli> thanks for the reminder, printing them individually indeed :)

11:15 <muesli> here's another solution(?) I just played with:

11:16 <muesli> ignore that

11:16 <muesli> Ok, offset looks like the proper solution indeed :)

11:20 <muesli> A bit random, but a big thank you to everyone involved in OpenSCAD!

11:20 <J1A8483> you can use offset also with delta to make something like https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:276836

11:20 <othx> J1A8483 linked to "Heatwave 3d Printable Typeface by LorenIPSVM" on thingiverse => 1 IRC mentions

11:29 <muesli> fancy

21:28 <joseph_alt> joseph_: test

21:36 <joseph_> InPhase: I saw your messages on Tuesday, thanks for the advice/suggestions. Sorry for not responding earlier, I've been busier than usual because of logistics for a surgery I have scheduled in a week and a half. I have been trying to see if just for testing I can pass in a shader filename using stdin through docker, but this might be harder than just going right to a Qt menu item. Hopefully ready to start at least a draft PR soon

21:38 <joseph_> Also I received a cryptic message from my IRC bouncer. "erbium.libera.chat: Server Terminating. tomaw". What's strange is that everything seems to be working as it has since I set it all up. I just confirmed that at least my push notifications still work, so hopefully it stays that way

21:43 <InPhase> There was a server reboot a couple days ago. It's a rare event, but happens.

21:46 <InPhase> And yeah, my general advice for that development is to keep going along iteratively, and get as quickly as you can to something where you can start inserting shaders rapidly. That will help you check a whole bunch of assumptions you built up, which is very valuable. It will also help you get your changes into the "always working" state where you have a reference point of behavior that you can keep

21:46 <InPhase> monitoring as you build up the infrastructure to inject those shaders properly.

21:47 <InPhase> Even if there are more steps that way, it tends to go faster due to fewer accumulated errors from the short self-feedback cycles.