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Parametric Sliceforms

by wundram, published

Parametric Sliceforms by wundram Jun 12, 2011

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Description

I'm working on an openscad script to generate cuts for a sliceform of a openscad form. This takes advantage of the new 2d features of openscad and the dxf export. I have had issues with the dxf export and compatability, this have been fixed in the latest development snapshot, so that is what I am using now.

This project was inspired by the RACKO thing by JSP7707.

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can this be dowloaded as a pdf for those of us who don't have a laser cutter

pls

Could it be printed

A lamp version would be cool

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Instructions

Run the openscad script, and export the results as a dxf file. YOu may want to adjust the layout of the file before cutting. The script lays out two rows of shapes, one row for each slice orientation. The parts are in placed in order.

If you don't want to use openscad, (I recommend using the current dev snapshot for this script), I also included the dxf file for the sphere in the picture. It is made from Office Depot neon poster board, which is about .3mm thick. The thickness in the openscad accounts for the laser cutter
s kerf of about .1mm.

The form that is sliced is defined in form(). Right now it is a sphere. I expected the output to be symmetric, but it isn't. I'm wondering if the openscad sphere primitive isn't perfectly asymmetrical. Now that the sphere is working, I will probably try a more complex form.

The script assumes that the form is centered on the origin. The meeting point for the cuts will be on the x=0 or y=0 plane.

I would like to find a way to label the slices to make keeping them in order easier, but there is no 2d text primitive in openscad, and there is no way to put something on another layer of the outputed dxf.

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Anonymous on Feb 2, 2012 said:

can this be dowloaded as a pdf for those of us who don't have a laser cutter

pls

Thingimijig on Jul 27, 2011 said:

Could it be printed

Thingimijig on Jul 27, 2011 said:

A lamp version would be cool

sliceforms on Jun 13, 2011 said:

You can find out more about Sliceforms at http://sliceforms.wordpress.co... including how to make Sliceforms using Google Sketchup.

wundram on Jun 13, 2011 said:

It is actually the frustration of trying to do this with Sketchup that led me to create this script. :)

zignig on Jun 13, 2011 said:

Can you upload the SCAD file too ? :)

I tried this about 6 months ago but did not get anywhere , ( good work )

wundram on Jun 13, 2011 said:

oops, I thought I did. :)

There is still some room for improvement. I would like to be able to change the partition between the horizontal and vertical slices, rather than just a straight plane down the middle.

This is my first openscad project.

Anonymous on Jun 13, 2011 said:

This is awesome! I'd love to see a 3d printable version.

hintss on Jun 14, 2011 said:

working on it...

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