#robotics Logs

Oct 03 2018

02:27 AM rue_bed: --
10:20 AM ryoch: https://www.gofundme.com/hurt-and-broke-college-student
07:26 PM orlock: damn the thread library i am using in openscad seems horrible
07:27 PM orlock: objects refuses to render, even in preview mode
07:27 PM orlock: 8 hours, still churning
08:06 PM rue_mohr: orlock, its openscad
08:06 PM rue_mohr: (thats normal)
08:06 PM rue_mohr: orlock, did you do it all csg?
08:25 PM peepsalot: some thread libraries for OpenSCAD are particularly bad/inefficent ways of computing them. pretty sure theres at least one decent one that renders quickly, but can never remember which it is
08:27 PM peepsalot: the #openscad channel and mailing lists are also pretty friendly and helpful
08:29 PM orlock: peepsalot: I've used this one before i think, i guess just not as much
08:30 PM orlock: like, a single 100 length thread + subtraction compared to.. 6 or so
08:30 PM orlock: also, csg?
08:31 PM orlock: i dont know? i have a choice?
08:32 PM orlock: yes, all csg
08:32 PM orlock: i have ways to simplify it, i was trying to render the whole object, which consists of 3 seperate parts
08:35 PM orlock: rue: https://somepicturesof.space/heq5_guide_and_camera.scad
08:35 PM orlock: you can uncommend out the include threads.scad
08:36 PM orlock: and in parts_to_subtract_main() swap the metric_threads for cylinders
11:16 PM Atomsk is now known as ace4016
11:35 PM rue_mohr: I avoid csg
11:35 PM rue_mohr: I use 2d profiles from dxfs
11:36 PM rue_mohr: orlock, hmm If you give me a drawing I might be abel to make you a model that will render ok in openscad
11:36 PM rue_mohr: avoiding as much csg as I can
11:37 PM rue_mohr: dear god nowonder its collapsing
11:38 PM rue_mohr: ike, you even have a hull in there
11:38 PM rue_mohr: see if I an even preview it
11:39 PM rue_mohr: omg polygon city
11:39 PM rue_mohr: orlock, wait.... is THAT it?
11:39 PM rue_mohr: ... thats it???
11:40 PM rue_mohr: buddy, let me give ya a hand...
11:41 PM rue_mohr: I can do this with 7 simple csg ops
11:41 PM rue_mohr: well, catch me later,
11:45 PM rue_bed: 7 csg, but you have to tap your own holes
11:56 PM orlock: hah
11:56 PM orlock: yes, it's fine until i start trying to use the threads
11:59 PM orlock: https://dms.licdn.com/playback/C5105AQEnI9axsBDWbA/66f5808a02f84295a8b4a0f706c6aead/feedshare-mp4_3300-captions-thumbnails/1507940147251-drlcss?e=1538715600&v=beta&t=K4zKwYCElw2br2kcazzaJFt7b5D48z8cv5owVwgYRj4
11:59 PM orlock: ugly URL
11:59 PM orlock: i want the robot though