For a long while now, I’ve been working on the underlying programming aspect via:
https://github.com/WillAdams/gcodepreview
which got quite a boost when Python came to OpenSCAD by way of OpenPythonSCAD:
I believe the last technical hurdle has been surmounted and the system now has all the basic capabilities to allow building pretty much anything one might want — note that some are nascent (and may never progress beyond stubs/placeholders), but to wit:
- DXFs may be drawn (and modeled in 3D), including open/unconnected lines, and arcs/circles as arcs
- G-code may be previewed in 3D and written out
- Tools may be modeled in 3D and their movement/cutting shown against stock so as to create system where anything which may be cut with a tool may be shown in 3D
- A system of joinery, blind miter box joints, has been tested out for multiple projects, allowing stock to be joined (currently only at right angles — developing a more flexible system will have to wait for a later stage of the project)
It should be possible to get a feel for how these all come together in the projects:
$3 Dollar Box with hinged lid: https://cutrocket.com/p/67b86d0d17056
Bamboo Box (with sliding lid): https://cutrocket.com/p/622970cdb482a/
Bamboo Pencil Cup: https://cutrocket.com/p/63781eaf9822f/
Next is pushing up an update and further testing, then finishing a final project which shows pretty much every possibility, including integrating hardware.
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