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Original Prusa SL1 printer parts
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OpenSCAD? #6

Open ghost opened 4 years ago

ghost commented 4 years ago

Is there a particular reason that this wasn't designed in OpenSCAD as per the usual tradition?

Thanks.

JakoobCZ commented 4 years ago

Hi, OpenSCAD is great software. However, for complex designs like SL1, there are some limitations. While working in a team you need an option to share your design, collaborate, and many other tasks, which aren't supported. The same goes for a library of objects, complicated shapes, renders, analysis, etc.

The parts are included in the step file, which provides a possibility for adjustment. Let me know if you need any help ;)

ghost commented 4 years ago

@JakoobCZ We had this conversation before and Josef Prusa committed to releasing the source files as step is not the source, so we are waiting for that. Thanks.

dogtopus commented 4 years ago

Hi, OpenSCAD is great software. However, for complex designs like SL1, there are some limitations. While working in a team you need an option to share your design, collaborate, and many other tasks, which aren't supported. The same goes for a library of objects, complicated shapes, renders, analysis, etc.

The parts are included in the step file, which provides a possibility for adjustment. Let me know if you need any help ;)

Honestly most of those are doable in OpenSCAD with or without companion programs. However the CSG nature of OpenSCAD does limit its 2D capability by a lot (as in line-based modeling is fundamentally impossible) and I won't be surprised if most designers with an engineering background found it hard to use.

Still STEP is more or less proprietary so I would like to see the parts being released in a more open format (do they ever exist though?)