<il>
There's no easy way for me to round the front edge of the cuts I made
<il>
Like the corners ot he outside are rounded
<il>
Which I could do if I did it all in the first sketch, before the first extrusion
<il>
Let me try one more appreach before I give up
<il>
I'll first save how far I got with this haha
<freem>
I told you one already
<freem>
draw half-teeth
<freem>
which are: arc-circle 45°, segment, arc-circle 45° again
<freem>
duplicate them, rotate half of them
<il>
it's arc circle 90 degrees, segment, arc circle 90 degrees
<il>
I understand now
<freem>
those bulk operations are not doable AFAIK, but manually it's easy
<freem>
might work with 90° as well
<il>
If I'm understanding anything right
<freem>
I think you are
<freem>
I just went a bit further
<il>
Let me try the psycho approach first (make a random shape with enough points and then constrain it to look what I want lol)
<freem>
that's what I do usually :)
<il>
Yeah, I think it might actually be the easiest way
<freem>
it's just about using constraints to do the work
<freem>
computers are our slaves, they are litterally made for that
<ghane>
didnt follow the whole problem but draw the full shape of two half-width fins/legs with the slot, then repeat-translate it, and add rounded external corners afterwards either by an extra extrusion on each side or difference...
<il>
ghane: I understood it later, but I think this is more elegan hehe
<il>
bonus points to whoever figures out what the model is supposed to be used for heh
<ghane>
no idea
<ghane>
was thinking filament guide for AMS, but the dimensions does not make sense
<ghane>
il: is it your mousecords?
<il>
heh, naw
<il>
btw, what's the difference between extrusion assemble and union?
<ghane>
im guessing that assemble will become two solids while union ends up being one?
<ghane>
no idea what practical difference it makes
<freem>
usually, union gives less conflicts, but I don't know the inner details
<ghane>
assemble is quite recent addition iirc?
<ghane>
dont think i ever used it actually
<il>
ghane: good guess. I don't know what 'assembly' means in this ligno, so it's hard for me to interpret
<ghane>
assemble is not mentionied in the ref.pl either
<il>
Assembly is, though
<il>
Time to slice this stl up heh
<il>
The vertical laptop stand is amazing, I love it haha
<il>
3d printer is already improving my life in tiny little ways
<freem>
<ghane> assemble is quite recent addition iirc?
<freem>
It's around since few years, I always seen solvespace with it
<ghane>
il: there is link file / assembly as well where you can draw individual parts separately and assemble them together into one drawing
<freem>
I believe 3D printers will be important equipment in all houses in few decades
<ghane>
time to say good night
<ghane>
later
<il>
freem: depending on how the computer literacy continues... improving or getting worse
<il>
ghane: tc :D
<freem>
no, it's agnostic to that
<freem>
computer understanding is irrelevant to use a software
<il>
I don't know how you can think that
<freem>
3D printers will be as frequent in houses as are various mechanics keys or egoine saws
<il>
You have to at least understand the abstractions, if not the complexity that the abstractions hide
<freem>
sure
<freem>
but that is unrelated to computers
<il>
Most people today don't understand the computer abstractions, even
<il>
A file system
<freem>
yes, the computer generation regressed on this compared to mine lol
<freem>
but mechanics are mechanics
<freem>
and CAD is about mechanics, not computers
<il>
Yeah, so I don't know if I'll expect people in 20 years to be better with computers than us
<freem>
and many people have mechanics tools in their house
<il>
I don't know if CAD is about mechanics
<freem>
better with computers? no
<freem>
they'll be worst
<il>
I think it's about computer aided design heh
<freem>
computer *aided* yes
<il>
You can't be much aided if you don't know how to use a computer
<freem>
computer, or rather software, is a tool to assist a paradigm
<freem>
nothing less, nothing more
<freem>
<il> You can't be much aided if you don't know how to use a computer
<freem>
From my developper experience, it's a rather short-sighted vision
<freem>
no offense meant, really
<freem>
but users are often much smarter than IT people suspects
<freem>
we, IT people, are quite arrogant
<il>
I don't know, I work with people who work with computers, and I'm not impressed haha
<freem>
I have been impressed by those, only after I learned how to use computers
<il>
It's not just about intelligence, it's about curiosity and the drive to optimize. Most people are fine figuring out one way to do stuff and then sticking with it. I don't know if it's 'the engineer mindset' or whatever, but I don't stop at that
<freem>
they are notably quite good at dodging security measures IT people put in place :D
<il>
heh, security is always a tradeoff between convenience and security
<il>
Most people like comfort and convenience, so it's an uphill battle lol
<freem>
yeah
<il>
That's why sticky notes with passwords are in every office
<il>
it's a bit funny, but it is what it is
<freem>
and it's unrelated to IT
<il>
I could 'hack' my entire company just because of this
<freem>
this behavior can be seen with cars, or electric systems as well
<il>
it's not even hacking, I would just have to remember the 5 passwords lol