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<Guest76>
I'm trying to design a chess piece in openscad. The generated STL file comes out to around 10MB. Is that typical?
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<teepee>
that's not unusual,
<teepee>
3MF should be more compact and generally better too if you can work with that
<Guest76>
Thanks! The STL files I download from Thingiverse typically are less than a few hundred KBs, even complex objects. I tried reducing the fn, but it leads to curves that are not smooth. Hence was curious if STL files created by openscad are typically higher in size
<teepee>
there are 2 type of STL too, binary and ascii, the release version of OpenSCAD always generates ASCII
<teepee>
that's about 5 times the size of the same mesh in binary STL
<teepee>
also if you have lots of small features in you model, using $fa = 2; $fs = 0.2; might be better than a large fixed $fn
<teepee>
e.g. $fn splits a circle always into the same number of segments, regardless of diameter
<teepee>
the other ones define angular and segment length resolution so it adapts to smaller object features
<Guest76>
Gotcha. I'm new to the world of 3d modelling so this is really helpful! Appreciate the help
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<InPhase>
teepee: I thought we had release defaulting to binary in the gui config.
<InPhase>
I think that was done before the last release.
<teepee>
oh, is it *that* old? ;-)
<InPhase>
Each of that feature, the last release, and myself, can be described that way. ;)
<teepee>
heh, now I feel ancient :)
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<teepee>
but I could convince graphicsmagick to do what I want, so all good
<J24k67>
how government BRD take down a deep fake video from YT because copyright .. couldn't prove their claim and it went up again as the gouvernement was acting against TOS of YT
<J24k67>
teepee some topics seem interesting but are not streamed .. only 3 streams didn't they had 5 3yr ago
<teepee>
I think it was always 3 main tracks
<teepee>
I think there were some additional ones but not full time, but I'm not 100% sure
<J24k67>
there are some "external" streams but the timetable shows about 15 stages that are not broadcasted
<Scopeuk>
Printables, offers a reward for downloads, as soon as you monitize or sudo monitize something people will try and find a way to exploit it
<Scopeuk>
Dumping a handful of thingiverse prints from a catagory and stuffing them up on printables is fairly easy and even scriptable. Can't say I like it
<teepee>
it's just annoying that like 50% of all the designs I looked up that are marked as CC0 are more or less stolen
<teepee>
response via message: "Sorry but I don't know what you're talking about, because all model that I have on my profile is made by me and my cousin (We have this account together.)."
<teepee>
yeah, right, they did the benchy
<J24k67>
the license file states it is not his .. funny
<J24k67>
printables will check if you try getting a prusameter voucher
<teepee>
and about the cable clip on thingiverse, where it definitely says in the readme it's from there, the answer is: That's my friend, he stole my picture and the model
<teepee>
wtf
<J24k67>
often kids - i tell them they should be prepared that they will get trouble
<teepee>
so that japanese person did steal that picture travelled back in time 18 days and uploaded to thingiverse :)
<teepee>
so you get only prusameters with the "my own creation" I assume
<J24k67>
Tips to avoid voucher request rejection:
<J24k67>
Truely state the authorship of the models you upload.
<teepee>
re-uploading would be totally fine by license, even the benchy with it's cc-nc
<linext_>
i decided to copy/improve something called a "reseller ruler"
<linext_>
so i don't think they have any validity to patent something that's already done
<linext_>
reseller ruler costs about $33 with shipping
<linext_>
i bought two aluminum 40 inch rulers from harbor freight for $10
<linext_>
i'll trim them and make a 3d printed track
<J24k67>
probably too big to print in one piece
<linext_>
only the track will be 3d printed
<linext_>
it'll be in the center and small
<linext_>
i'm not milling a slot into the ruler
<J24k67>
with a screw to fasten the cross .. nice idea
<linext_>
yea, but it's extra work
<linext_>
if i can 3d print x-y tracks, one for each ruler, then it's way easier
<linext_>
just slide them through the track
<J24k67>
just take a flat can and make two channels for the ruler
<linext_>
yea, pretty much
<InPhase>
linext_: The patent might get accepted for a designated purpose on clothing. This because the patent system is pretty broken on the prior art areas.
<InPhase>
linext_: But that also means the item itself is then not patented, but only marketing for a purpose.
<InPhase>
The patent might also get approved in the general case from a patent examiner not even being aware of the existence of the thing, in which case the company ends up with an unenforceable patent.
<InPhase>
The kind where they can hold onto it, as long as they don't try to take anybody to court over it.
<linext_>
i'm not worried
<linext_>
should be super easy to make in openscad
<linext_>
i may even sell them
<linext_>
the problem is the shipping is high if it's 24 inch long rulers
<linext_>
so i was thinking of putting a hinge around 12 inches
<linext_>
or maybe a double-track
<InPhase>
Expanding?
<linext_>
yea
<InPhase>
Foldable rulers have a nice history of utility. It might be interesting to have a foldable ruler that can be locked into an L shape.
<InPhase>
That doesn't give you the same T-measurement ability, but it would be a useful compact L angle, if it were rigid enough on that right angle. It might even be a pocket square at that point.
<t4nk_fn>
teepee, those japanese will just about do anything to steal our designs :(
<t4nk_fn>
:)
<teepee>
yeah, time machine and all, crazy
<t4nk_fn>
no conscience, that's what I think of it!
<InPhase>
linext_: Rather than going large, it might be interesting to try to think of a design for a foldable unit with those properties.
<InPhase>
linext_: I usually don't find myself needing a huge square, but just an ease of getting a starting mark at a proper right angle from an edge. Getting a long straight line is rarely the hard part.
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<guso78k>
teepee, where are the key bindings defined ?(such as F5 and F6 ) ?
<teepee>
normally in the actions in the UI files
<guso78k>
(y)
<teepee>
but for ESC handling it may need that eventfilter stuff
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<guso78k>
took me quite some time to realize, who has the focus for the ESC stroke ...
<teepee>
ugh, even the website is down now, so I guess that's confirmation bountysource is really just gone having stolen all the money
<teepee>
hmm, the mainpage is still there though
<teepee>
no, looks like just some static front page with all links dead
<gbruno>
[github] t-paul pushed 1 modifications (Fix SUFFIX for manually triggered builds. When running the pipeline via the V2 API, the BRANCH has to be given as pull/<number>/head or pull/<number>/merge which currently causes problems due to the suffix being used in the file names.) https://github.com/openscad/openscad/commit/6c865a27a52a3fbe1e43a9ae6127dfe476e7acc1