Thingitag by whosawhatsis

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Thingitag

whosawhatsis

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Published on April 30, 2011

This thing was Featured on April 30, 2011

Description

I was showing off some of my designs at a recent Makerbot user group meeting, and I wished I had tags for them with QR codes and some other relevant data. This bookmarklet will generate such tags.

Note: I initially set the license to CC-BY for the example picture because the CC licenses look a little nicer on the tags, but I've changed the license to PD, so feel free to use it however you want.

Update: Some errors were reported with the DOM walking, so I rewrote those portions to use Regex instead. This should improve compatibility.

Instructions

Navigate to the page for the Thing you want to tag, then run the script. It will grab the relevant data and format it for tag printing. I haven't done extensive testing, but it should work in all standards-compliant browsers (old versions of IE might have a problem).

Print the tag, cut it out and fold it over. Fold the end over into a triangle (for strength), then punch a hole and attach with string to the printed thing.

Note: Thingiverse won't let me post a javascript link (this would be a security issue), and the text gets a little mangled if I post it here. To get the script, download the .js file, copy the contents and paste it into your address bar or create a bookmark using the full script as the URL.

Update: for those still having trouble, you can get bookmarkable links for Thingitag and Thingitag Jr. at whosawhatsis.com/paraphernalia/thingitag.html

Update: I fixed these for the new Thingiverse design AGAIN, and I'm getting sick of it. It works, but I've only tested it in Chrome. If your browser of choice doesn't work, use Chrome instead.

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CarryTheWhat on May 25, 2012 said:

Is this still working? I would love to use it, but I can't get it to do anything. I have tried on 5 different browsers on several operating systems; but the bookmarklet just does nothing. Is it saving it somewhere? What am I missing?

whosawhatsis on May 25, 2012 said:

I rewrote it for the new thingiverse design, but I guess I never got around to pushing out the update. The version that is at http://whosawhatsis.com/paraph... now works.

bbriggstkd on September 18, 2011 said:

I can't get any of the methods listed here to work. I get [object] from IE 8. The bookmark pages from whosawhatsis don't work either.

rhmorrison on July 13, 2011 said:

I see the tag for a fraction of a second and THEN "[object HTMLDivElement]".

ThingiTagJr works though...

rhmorrison on July 14, 2011 said:

It also has the same problem with Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Google Chrome works though!

beak90 on May 17, 2011 said:

Awesome! Now I can bring my designs with me to Makerfaire!

beak90 on May 17, 2011 said:

Oh by the way, this didn't work for me in Firefox 3.6.8. It gave me the error [object HTMLDivElement]. It works in Safari though.

whosawhatsis on May 2, 2011 said:

Update: for those still having trouble, you can get bookmarkable links for Thingitag and Thingitag Jr. at http://whosawhatsis.com/paraph...

bre on May 1, 2011 said:

Awesome! Nice design!

lemio on May 1, 2011 said:

This must be integrated in Thingiverse, because it is a really good connection between the physical and the digital

TeamTeamUSA on May 1, 2011 said:

âââââââââÂ¡Â¡Â¡Dulce!!! :)

themitch22 on May 1, 2011 said:

This is excellent for when I do demo's of the makerbot and it's parts. It ties the physical prints with their digital origin. This is a great idea. Thanks!