Referencing a 2015 post: http://forum.openscad.org/Dimension-Parameter-labeling-for-part-diagrams-td15172.html Don Smiley is attributed as the author of a library module for creating dimensions with the exclamation of "the godfather of dimension drawing in OpenSCAD."  Don's domain cannymachines.com currently is not resolvable, although WHOIS tells us " Registry Expiry Date: 2021-02-06T19:05:34Z". Three questions: 1) does anyone know how to reach Don Smiley? 2) Was a high watermark of his library preserved someplace? 3) Does OpenSCAD incorporate a dimensions library in is basic build? I found a github page at https://github.com/jeremybennett/scad-examples/blob/master/libraries/dimlines.scad that states on line 64: Created by Don Smiley.  I did not find any mention of dimensions in the OpenScad documentation, nor in the basic package. - John -- Email Rider John Laurence Poole Salem OR 97301-4241 707-812-1323 office

Here's a copy of Don's web site as it was in October 2020: https://web.archive.org/web/20201024205816/http://cannymachines.com/ On Tue, Dec 29, 2020, at 11:48 AM, John L. Poole wrote: > Referencing a 2015 post: > http://forum.openscad.org/Dimension-Parameter-labeling-for-part-diagrams-td15172.html > > Don Smiley is attributed as the author of a library module for creating > dimensions with the exclamation > of "the godfather of dimension drawing in OpenSCAD."  Don's domain > cannymachines.com currently > is not resolvable, although WHOIS tells us " Registry Expiry Date: > 2021-02-06T19:05:34Z". > > Three questions: > > 1) does anyone know how to reach Don Smiley? > > 2) Was a high watermark of his library preserved someplace? > > 3) Does OpenSCAD incorporate a dimensions library in is basic build? > > I found a github page at > https://github.com/jeremybennett/scad-examples/blob/master/libraries/dimlines.scad > > that states on line 64: Created by Don Smiley.  I did not find any > mention of dimensions in the > OpenScad documentation, nor in the basic package. > > - John > > -- > Email Rider > > John Laurence Poole > > Salem OR 97301-4241 > 707-812-1323 office > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >

Thanks Doug. Why didn't I think of the Wayback Machine?? Your information caused me to learn that Don Smiley has a github account where his "dimlines" project is stored: https://github.com/sidorof/dimlines Don also is listed on LinkedIn, though I no longer subscribe to that service so I could not view the profile. Don's Github activity chart shows he made a commit to another project nine days ago. I'll try reaching out to him to alert him that his domain cannnymachines.com is failing resolution in DNS. - John On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 9:01 AM Doug Moen <doug@moens.org> wrote: > Here's a copy of Don's web site as it was in October 2020: > https://web.archive.org/web/20201024205816/http://cannymachines.com/ > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2020, at 11:48 AM, John L. Poole wrote: > > Referencing a 2015 post: > > > http://forum.openscad.org/Dimension-Parameter-labeling-for-part-diagrams-td15172.html > > > > Don Smiley is attributed as the author of a library module for creating > > dimensions with the exclamation > > of "the godfather of dimension drawing in OpenSCAD." Don's domain > > cannymachines.com currently > > is not resolvable, although WHOIS tells us " Registry Expiry Date: > > 2021-02-06T19:05:34Z". > > > > Three questions: > > > > 1) does anyone know how to reach Don Smiley? > > > > 2) Was a high watermark of his library preserved someplace? > > > > 3) Does OpenSCAD incorporate a dimensions library in is basic build? > > > > I found a github page at > > > https://github.com/jeremybennett/scad-examples/blob/master/libraries/dimlines.scad > > > > that states on line 64: Created by Don Smiley. I did not find any > > mention of dimensions in the > > OpenScad documentation, nor in the basic package. > > > > - John > > > > -- > > Email Rider > > > > John Laurence Poole > > > > Salem OR 97301-4241 > > 707-812-1323 office > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > OpenSCAD mailing list > > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org > -- John L. Poole 707-812-1323 jlpoole56@gmail.com