minus-squareJón Fairbairn@hostux.socialto3DPrinting@lemmy.world•3D design software for 3d printing?linkfedilinkarrow-up2·26 days ago@squaresinger @Snafucode In OpenSCAD you can pass the resolution variables as arguments to the function, so it’s not quite as bad as you are implying. See eg https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/Primitive_Solids#sphere linkfedilink
minus-squareJón Fairbairn@hostux.socialto3DPrinting@lemmy.world•I finished my 3D Printable screw design! Excellent print ability, reliable for simple use, though the head is prone to strip... can't win them all.linkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months ago@Fondots @Bluewing especially since the terminology is different in different dialects of English. I think what you call lag bolts might be coach bolts over here. linkfedilink
minus-squareJón Fairbairn@hostux.socialto3DPrinting@lemmy.world•when can we expect affordable steel/metal printers to hit the market?linkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months ago@IMALlama @Live_Let_Live I wonder if a design for a metal FDM printer based on MIG could work? linkfedilink
@squaresinger @Snafucode In OpenSCAD you can pass the resolution variables as arguments to the function, so it’s not quite as bad as you are implying. See eg https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/Primitive_Solids#sphere