Stencil-o-Matic
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Published on March 2, 2013
This thing can be customized with MakerBot Customizer!
Open in Customizer
Description
Stencils from images of your choice.
First step is the Stencil Factory chaaawa.com/stencil_factory
Then "Open in Customizer" and paste in "input". Voilà votre pochoir !
Your images are not uploaded to my server. They are processed locally, by your machine.
First step is the Stencil Factory chaaawa.com/stencil_factory
Then "Open in Customizer" and paste in "input". Voilà votre pochoir !
Your images are not uploaded to my server. They are processed locally, by your machine.
Instructions
Pic.1 Open the Stencil Factory and select your image (gif, png, jpg).
"Convert & copy", as its name suggests, also copies the output in your clipboard, so:
Pic.2 "Open in Customizer" and paste in "input".
Pic.3 "create STL", download and print.
Stencil Factory also available in .zip (with sources) for offline use.
Note to myself:
- Add small handles on stencils sides, for lifting them after use.
- Buy a new toothbrush.
Thanks to Tony Buser for his valuable advices.
Time savers
PotrAs - original code Potrace v1.8 by Peter Selinger
Ported to AS3 by Nitoyon libspark.org/wiki/nitoyon/PotrAs
And Keith Peters' components minimalcomps.com
Thanks to them.
"Convert & copy", as its name suggests, also copies the output in your clipboard, so:
Pic.2 "Open in Customizer" and paste in "input".
Pic.3 "create STL", download and print.
Stencil Factory also available in .zip (with sources) for offline use.
Note to myself:
- Add small handles on stencils sides, for lifting them after use.
- Buy a new toothbrush.
Thanks to Tony Buser for his valuable advices.
Time savers
PotrAs - original code Potrace v1.8 by Peter Selinger
Ported to AS3 by Nitoyon libspark.org/wiki/nitoyon/PotrAs
And Keith Peters' components minimalcomps.com
Thanks to them.
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Benjamin
on
March 7, 2013
said:
Paint it black…
You now get full online edition of your stencil.
(interpolation points required for fast mouse moves)
Benjamin
on
March 6, 2013
said:
Features added : invert and bridges.
Paint it white to connect island.
tbuser
on
March 6, 2013
said:
Feature Request: invert. A lot of times I try an image, and it ends up cutting out the wrong way. If you could invert the black/white, it might help.
tbuser
on
March 2, 2013
said:
I love the way you're pushing the boundaries of Customizer. :) Note: it is possible to paste an OpenSCAD array into a Customizer text field. This QR code customizer makes use of that: http://www.thingiverse.com/thi... Perhaps that would help you optimize your stencil maker.
License
Stencil-o-Matic by Benjamin is licensed under the Attribution - Non-Commercial - Creative Commons license.
Hello,
Sorry I'm really a beginner, but where do I find the clipboard?
Hello,
It was a way to say that communication between Stencil Factory and Customizer was done by copy/paste.
You just need to paste like you always do in the 'input" field, with keyboard shortcuts, or right click, or "Edit" menu of your browser.
Copy was previously done by pressing "Convert & copy" on Stencil Factory page. You never see the clipboard, but what it contains when you paste (this can be done elsewhere, like in a text editor and saved for archiving or later use).