Instead of painting, you can lightly melt the whitish parts with a heat gun. I grant that this is also probably not an optimal solution. On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 3:29 PM Terry <terrypingm@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, tried that on a surplus print and looks awful. The black PLA becomes > whitish. No way I'm going to into painting! > > Did you work out why the video didn't work? > > I expect you'll have seen the identification of the cause of this unwanted > movement. But I haven't yet been able to stop it. > > ==================== > > > On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:47:59 +0000, you wrote: > > > >If it is merely a case that you want to use it for your cooker knob? > >then if a one off, being a pragmatist, I'd round the corners with a bit > >of sandpaper ?. > > > >Best wishes, > > > >Ray > > > >On 11/02/2022 17:50, Terry wrote: > > > >> Hi Ray, > >> > >> Thanks. Just tried that. But as soon as I try clicking that I get same > >> behaviour. > >> > >> Puzzled why you couldn't see my video? It plays OK here with a double > click, or > >> Right Click > Launch. > >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1zmv1al5ovj7seg/FreeCADtest.mp4?raw=1 > >> > >> Do you have FreeCAD? If so could you try it please, with either the CSG > or SCAD? > >> > >> Terry > >> > >> ==================== > >> > >> On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:35:08 +0000, you wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Terry, > >>> > >>> save the file as 'cube.scad', or whatever, as a normal openscad file. > In > >>> freecad open that file. I couldn't see your video, so no idea what > that > >>> was about. > >>> > >>> There is an openscad workbench in freecad, which you may or may not > want > >>> to use use. > >>> > >>> Best wishes, > >>> > >>> Ray > >>> > >>> On 11/02/2022 15:19, Terry wrote: > >>>> Researching 'add fillets in OpenSCAD' one post reported that FreeCAD > can do so > >>>> much more easily. I want to test that, before attempting to use it on > the > >>>> replacement control knob I posted about earlier. > >>>> > >>>> I downloaded and installed FreeCAD. I exported a cube from OpenSCAD > as a CSG and > >>>> imported it into FreeCAD. But as a complete FreeCAD beginner I was > lost at the > >>>> first hurdle because the model then started zooming in, and nothing I > did would > >>>> stop it. I'm discussing in the FreeCAD forum, but so far no solution. > >>>> > >>>> Has anyone here successfully done this please? Does OpenSCAD export > reliably? > >>>> > >>>> FWIW here are the screenshots and video I posted to the FreeCAD forum: > >>>> > >>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/jfoiqz98nck19az/1-CubeInOpenSCAD.jpg?raw=1 > >>>> > >>>> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/ob3e2hsnkpfc635/2.%20Export%20as%20CSG.jpg?raw=1 > >>>> > >>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/keizusx5bufuu1x/3.%20Open%20CSG.jpg?raw=1 > >>>> > >>>> Video (4 MB) > >>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1zmv1al5ovj7seg/FreeCADtest.mp4?raw=1 > >>>> > >>>> Terry > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> OpenSCAD mailing list > >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> OpenSCAD mailing list > >>> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org > >> _______________________________________________ > >> OpenSCAD mailing list > >> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org > >_______________________________________________ > >OpenSCAD mailing list > >To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >