Well, not really, but darned close!
I got an idea to make something which has a rather complicated plan
(top) view so I decided to create the plan paths in PostScript (PS).
(I've a LOT of practice drawing in PS.) I rigged the PS program to print
out the paths (three of them), to a file as OpenSCAD variables as well
as some other useful values defined as OpenSCAD statements. I "include"d
the PS program output file in my *.scad file and used the path variables
to make polygons. With it all set up like that every time I run the PS
program the model updates automatically in OpenSCAD. That makes me happy!
I edit the PS program in vim and run it from vim with :!! (after once
typing the whole gs command). It's cool.
Image of model
The PS program takes command line options to customize the beast.
(The diameter of the wheel (not including the (ugh) spikes) is about
3.875 inches so the number labels are pretty small so I doubt they will
print, but it wasn't hard to do and they are (parametrically) optional.
Comments on the thingy are welcome.)
[I apologize if this is a double post. I posted it to the forum
(on-line) and it did not appear in my email then I saw the topic "FORUM
IS EFFECTIVLY BROKEN USE EMAILS INSTEAD" and no update so I emailed it too.]
--
Richard
http://www.kandarian.com/
Well, not really, but darned close!
I got an idea to make something which has a rather complicated plan
(top) view so I decided to create the plan paths in PostScript (PS).
(I've a LOT of practice drawing in PS.) I rigged the PS program to print
out the paths (three of them), to a file as OpenSCAD variables as well
as some other useful values defined as OpenSCAD statements. I "include"d
the PS program output file in my *.scad file and used the path variables
to make polygons. With it all set up like that every time I run the PS
program the model updates automatically in OpenSCAD. That makes me happy!
I edit the PS program in vim and run it from vim with :!! (after once
typing the whole gs command). It's cool.
Image of model
The PS program takes command line options to customize the beast.
(The diameter of the wheel (not including the (ugh) spikes) is about
3.875 inches so the number labels are pretty small so I doubt they will
print, but it wasn't hard to do and they are (parametrically) optional.
Comments on the thingy are welcome.)
[I apologize if this is a double post. I posted it to the forum
(on-line) and it did not appear in my email then I saw the topic "FORUM
IS EFFECTIVLY BROKEN USE EMAILS INSTEAD" and no update so I emailed it too.]
--
Richard
http://www.kandarian.com/
