Parametric Tardis
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I tried to make it as parametric as possible, but you'll still find some things, such as the depth of the face impression, that are static.
I'm working on an accompanying insert that will light up the light on top from the inside, I'll add that as a derivative as it develops.
Let me know if you find any parameters that aren't scaling/re-sizing properly.
EDIT: Per suggestions from Bluemetal and Tbuser I've added leading 0s to my decimal values and added render() to the face module, so it will now compile(F5) properly.
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FYI, http://www.etsy.com/listing/91... If that etsy listing is not yours, and you wish to uphold the GPL license that you released this on. Please contact the author (or even Etsy) and make sure you get credit for this awesome design :D
This is great. However, the interior is not to scale.
I've printed out a few of these and I love them. I made a time-lapse video of the print here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
I've printed dozens of these things, kids (and adults) at SF conventions love them. I'm currently printing a batch of 50 to give away at Chicon - I have also scaled a Dalek from here which I'll print in silver to make a matching playset.
I love how well the details pop on this, even when printed small. Very nicely done!
how do you print such tall objects without warping?
I had some small cracks in the corners that I repaired with a heat gun. Other than that I wrapped at towel around the machine while it printed to try and keep it hot.
On a related note I've also found that different colors behave differently. I've printed the same model (http://www.thingiverse.com/thi... 3 times with the same gcode, x-y-x with 2 colors and found the same cracking issue in x both times (in the same layer no less) while y is flawless. No t
owel on them either.
Printed at .2mm on MakerGear Mosaic/PLA. I didn't have any blue :) SF43 semi-tuned.
Finally, a PROPER looking TARDIS. Thank you. Next time I have blue filament loaded this will be in the queue.
Thank you for a great addition to Thingiverse - the lighted version is highly desirable. I can think of building a little sound circuit to have the sound accompany the light effects.
The Scad file is not compiling properly on the XP machine because of the missing zeros in front of the .6 and other decimal numbers in the file. Even after correcting that Openscad hangs, so I will try later on the Mac to see if it fares any better.
Glad you mentioned that, forgot to mention that for me this will not just "compile" (F5), it crashes openSCAD with a C++ error, but it WILL render (F6). It's the faces that cause it to not quick compile, commenting out their line inside the FOR loop lets it compile instantly without issue.
I'll take a look at those numbers and see if I can identify whats causing the lack of compile, which I'd love to have back!
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