Hackaday (unofficial) January 3, 2024 1:00pm From KiCad to Blender for a Stunning Render #art #pcbhacks #softwarehacks #3dcad #blender #kicad #kicadintegration #render #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 From KiCad To Blender For A Stunning Render We love Blender. It brings you 3D modeling, but not in a CAD way — instead, people commonly use it to create animations, movies, games, and even things like VR models. In short, Blender is ab…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 6, 2022 4:00am Radial Vector Reducer Rotates At Really Relaxed Velocity #3dprinterhacks #robotshacks #3dcad #3dprinted #3dprintedgears #cycloidaldrive #cycloidalgearbox #gear #planetarygears #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Radial Vector Reducer Rotates At Really Relaxed Velocity When [Michael Rechtin] learned about Radial Vector Reducers, the underlying research math made his head spin, albeit very slowly. Realizing that it’s essentially a cycloidal drive meshed with…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 9, 2022 8:00pm DIY SpaceNavigator Brings the Freedom #peripheralshacks #3dcad #3dprinted #6dof #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 DIY SpaceNavigator Brings The Freedom [Pepijn de Vos] wanted a 6DOF HID. You know, a 6 Degrees Of Freedom Hardware Interface Device. Those are the fancy controllers for navigating in 3D space, for uses like Computer Aided Design, or Ke…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 28, 2022 3:00am CAD Sketcher, It’s Parametric CAD For Blender #cnchacks #news #3dcad #blender #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 CAD Sketcher, It’s Parametric CAD For Blender It’s very early days for CAD Sketcher, a new parametric CAD add-on for Blender by [hlorus], but it looks very promising. We do a lot of 3D work and like Blender as an environment. It’s …
Hackaday (unofficial) March 24, 2022 6:00pm REMOTICON 2021 // Jay Doscher Proves Tinkercad Isn’t Just for Kids #cons #hackadaycolumns #3dcad #3dprintering #cad #cyberdeck #educational #onlineservice #tinkercad #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 REMOTICON 2021 // Jay Doscher Proves Tinkercad Isn’t Just For Kids We invited [Jay Doscher] to give us a view into his process designing 3D printed parts for the impressive array of cyberdecks we’ve covered since 2019. [Jay] got his start as a maker through …
Hackaday (unofficial) December 25, 2021 10:00am Do You Need a Cycloidal Drive? #3dprinterhacks #robotshacks #3dcad #3dprinted #3dprintedgears #cycloidaldrive #cycloidalgearbox #gear #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Do You Need A Cycloidal Drive? A cycloidal gear drive is one of the most mesmerizing reduction gears to watch when it is running, but it’s not all just eye-candy. Cycloidals give decent gearing, are relatively compact and …