Good day! Has anyone here tried to use OpenSCAD for doing home floor plans? Background: I'm re-doing my home's circuit-breaker map which shows the home's room layout and locations of all of the outlets, lights, and switches, with labels to show which circuit breaker each is connected to. My original map was done in Sketchup which, for various reasons, I am moving away from. I've looked at FreeCad's Draft, Arch, and BIM workbenches and they seem to be overkill for this project, to the point of being overwhelming. My intent is to make this completely table driven. i'd like to be able to specify a parameter, e.g., module firstFloor(circuitBreakerNumber)... ...so that the floor plan and only those components connected to the specified circuit break are shown. My first thoughts were to create 2D polygons for all of the design elements (walls, cabinets, symbols for switches, outlets, etc) and linear extrude them a minimal amount, always viewing from the Top. So, has anyone done anything like this? Any hints, pointers, or suggestions? Thanks! Len

If it's a 2d model why wouldn't you make 2d polygons for your design elements and just leave them 2d? Why do you want to extrude them if you're always going to view from the top? On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:49 PM Leonard Martin Struttmann <lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote: > > Good day! Has anyone here tried to use OpenSCAD for doing home floor plans? > > Background: I'm re-doing my home's circuit-breaker map which shows the home's room layout and locations of all of the outlets, lights, and switches, with labels to show which circuit breaker each is connected to. My original map was done in Sketchup which, for various reasons, I am moving away from. > > I've looked at FreeCad's Draft, Arch, and BIM workbenches and they seem to be overkill for this project, to the point of being overwhelming. > > My intent is to make this completely table driven. i'd like to be able to specify a parameter, e.g., > > module firstFloor(circuitBreakerNumber)... > > ...so that the floor plan and only those components connected to the specified circuit break are shown. > > My first thoughts were to create 2D polygons for all of the design elements (walls, cabinets, symbols for switches, outlets, etc) and linear extrude them a minimal amount, always viewing from the Top. > > So, has anyone done anything like this? Any hints, pointers, or suggestions? > > Thanks! Len > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org

I do wish openscad wasn't so focused on 3d printing. It would be a brilliant tool for generating svgs for laser cutting, as well as things like floor plans On Sat, 9 Oct 2021, 18:53 Adrian Mariano, <avm4@cornell.edu> wrote: > If it's a 2d model why wouldn't you make 2d polygons for your design > elements and just leave them 2d? Why do you want to extrude them if > you're always going to view from the top? > > On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:49 PM Leonard Martin Struttmann > <lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Good day! Has anyone here tried to use OpenSCAD for doing home floor > plans? > > > > Background: I'm re-doing my home's circuit-breaker map which shows the > home's room layout and locations of all of the outlets, lights, and > switches, with labels to show which circuit breaker each is connected to. > My original map was done in Sketchup which, for various reasons, I am > moving away from. > > > > I've looked at FreeCad's Draft, Arch, and BIM workbenches and they seem > to be overkill for this project, to the point of being overwhelming. > > > > My intent is to make this completely table driven. i'd like to be able > to specify a parameter, e.g., > > > > module firstFloor(circuitBreakerNumber)... > > > > ...so that the floor plan and only those components connected to the > specified circuit break are shown. > > > > My first thoughts were to create 2D polygons for all of the design > elements (walls, cabinets, symbols for switches, outlets, etc) and linear > extrude them a minimal amount, always viewing from the Top. > > > > So, has anyone done anything like this? Any hints, pointers, or > suggestions? > > > > Thanks! Len > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >

Adrian Mariano, I wasn't sure that things like hull() would work on 2D polygons. Apparently, hull() does work. So, yes, I'll stick with 2D unless something weird comes up. On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:15 PM A. Craig West <acraigwest@gmail.com> wrote: > I do wish openscad wasn't so focused on 3d printing. It would be a > brilliant tool for generating svgs for laser cutting, as well as things > like floor plans > > On Sat, 9 Oct 2021, 18:53 Adrian Mariano, <avm4@cornell.edu> wrote: > >> If it's a 2d model why wouldn't you make 2d polygons for your design >> elements and just leave them 2d? Why do you want to extrude them if >> you're always going to view from the top? >> >> On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:49 PM Leonard Martin Struttmann >> <lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Good day! Has anyone here tried to use OpenSCAD for doing home floor >> plans? >> > >> > Background: I'm re-doing my home's circuit-breaker map which shows the >> home's room layout and locations of all of the outlets, lights, and >> switches, with labels to show which circuit breaker each is connected to. >> My original map was done in Sketchup which, for various reasons, I am >> moving away from. >> > >> > I've looked at FreeCad's Draft, Arch, and BIM workbenches and they seem >> to be overkill for this project, to the point of being overwhelming. >> > >> > My intent is to make this completely table driven. i'd like to be able >> to specify a parameter, e.g., >> > >> > module firstFloor(circuitBreakerNumber)... >> > >> > ...so that the floor plan and only those components connected to the >> specified circuit break are shown. >> > >> > My first thoughts were to create 2D polygons for all of the design >> elements (walls, cabinets, symbols for switches, outlets, etc) and linear >> extrude them a minimal amount, always viewing from the Top. >> > >> > So, has anyone done anything like this? Any hints, pointers, or >> suggestions? >> > >> > Thanks! Len >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >

It turns out that I will need to do either linear_extrude() or translate() if I want to use colors. For example, here is a switchplate with colors to show the slap switches. I'll need to raise the switches just a bit to get the colors correct. Without using colors, it displays up as a single object, the switches are invisible. On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:45 PM Leonard Martin Struttmann < lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Adrian Mariano, I wasn't sure that things like hull() would work on 2D > polygons. Apparently, hull() does work. So, yes, I'll stick with 2D unless > something weird comes up. > > > On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:15 PM A. Craig West <acraigwest@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I do wish openscad wasn't so focused on 3d printing. It would be a >> brilliant tool for generating svgs for laser cutting, as well as things >> like floor plans >> >> On Sat, 9 Oct 2021, 18:53 Adrian Mariano, <avm4@cornell.edu> wrote: >> >>> If it's a 2d model why wouldn't you make 2d polygons for your design >>> elements and just leave them 2d? Why do you want to extrude them if >>> you're always going to view from the top? >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:49 PM Leonard Martin Struttmann >>> <lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > Good day! Has anyone here tried to use OpenSCAD for doing home floor >>> plans? >>> > >>> > Background: I'm re-doing my home's circuit-breaker map which shows the >>> home's room layout and locations of all of the outlets, lights, and >>> switches, with labels to show which circuit breaker each is connected to. >>> My original map was done in Sketchup which, for various reasons, I am >>> moving away from. >>> > >>> > I've looked at FreeCad's Draft, Arch, and BIM workbenches and they >>> seem to be overkill for this project, to the point of being overwhelming. >>> > >>> > My intent is to make this completely table driven. i'd like to be >>> able to specify a parameter, e.g., >>> > >>> > module firstFloor(circuitBreakerNumber)... >>> > >>> > ...so that the floor plan and only those components connected to the >>> specified circuit break are shown. >>> > >>> > My first thoughts were to create 2D polygons for all of the design >>> elements (walls, cabinets, symbols for switches, outlets, etc) and linear >>> extrude them a minimal amount, always viewing from the Top. >>> > >>> > So, has anyone done anything like this? Any hints, pointers, or >>> suggestions? >>> > >>> > Thanks! Len >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > 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 >> >

The colors are bad because you're not viewing directly from the top. Click on the top view button and colors will be fine. On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 8:39 PM Leonard Martin Struttmann < lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote: > It turns out that I will need to do either linear_extrude() or translate() > if I want to use colors. For example, here is a switchplate with colors to > show the slap switches. I'll need to raise the switches just a bit to get > the colors correct. Without using colors, it displays up as a single > object, the switches are invisible. > > On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:45 PM Leonard Martin Struttmann < > lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Adrian Mariano, I wasn't sure that things like hull() would work on 2D >> polygons. Apparently, hull() does work. So, yes, I'll stick with 2D unless >> something weird comes up. >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:15 PM A. Craig West <acraigwest@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I do wish openscad wasn't so focused on 3d printing. It would be a >>> brilliant tool for generating svgs for laser cutting, as well as things >>> like floor plans >>> >>> On Sat, 9 Oct 2021, 18:53 Adrian Mariano, <avm4@cornell.edu> wrote: >>> >>>> If it's a 2d model why wouldn't you make 2d polygons for your design >>>> elements and just leave them 2d? Why do you want to extrude them if >>>> you're always going to view from the top? >>>> >>>> On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:49 PM Leonard Martin Struttmann >>>> <lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > Good day! Has anyone here tried to use OpenSCAD for doing home floor >>>> plans? >>>> > >>>> > Background: I'm re-doing my home's circuit-breaker map which shows >>>> the home's room layout and locations of all of the outlets, lights, and >>>> switches, with labels to show which circuit breaker each is connected to. >>>> My original map was done in Sketchup which, for various reasons, I am >>>> moving away from. >>>> > >>>> > I've looked at FreeCad's Draft, Arch, and BIM workbenches and they >>>> seem to be overkill for this project, to the point of being overwhelming. >>>> > >>>> > My intent is to make this completely table driven. i'd like to be >>>> able to specify a parameter, e.g., >>>> > >>>> > module firstFloor(circuitBreakerNumber)... >>>> > >>>> > ...so that the floor plan and only those components connected to the >>>> specified circuit break are shown. >>>> > >>>> > My first thoughts were to create 2D polygons for all of the design >>>> elements (walls, cabinets, symbols for switches, outlets, etc) and linear >>>> extrude them a minimal amount, always viewing from the Top. >>>> > >>>> > So, has anyone done anything like this? Any hints, pointers, or >>>> suggestions? >>>> > >>>> > Thanks! Len >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > 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 >

Ahhh! Thanks! On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 7:50 PM Adrian Mariano <avm4@cornell.edu> wrote: > The colors are bad because you're not viewing directly from the top. > Click on the top view button and colors will be fine. > > On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 8:39 PM Leonard Martin Struttmann < > lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It turns out that I will need to do either linear_extrude() or >> translate() if I want to use colors. For example, here is a switchplate >> with colors to show the slap switches. I'll need to raise the switches >> just a bit to get the colors correct. Without using colors, it displays up >> as a single object, the switches are invisible. >> >> On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:45 PM Leonard Martin Struttmann < >> lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Adrian Mariano, I wasn't sure that things like hull() would work on 2D >>> polygons. Apparently, hull() does work. So, yes, I'll stick with 2D unless >>> something weird comes up. >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:15 PM A. Craig West <acraigwest@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I do wish openscad wasn't so focused on 3d printing. It would be a >>>> brilliant tool for generating svgs for laser cutting, as well as things >>>> like floor plans >>>> >>>> On Sat, 9 Oct 2021, 18:53 Adrian Mariano, <avm4@cornell.edu> wrote: >>>> >>>>> If it's a 2d model why wouldn't you make 2d polygons for your design >>>>> elements and just leave them 2d? Why do you want to extrude them if >>>>> you're always going to view from the top? >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:49 PM Leonard Martin Struttmann >>>>> <lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > Good day! Has anyone here tried to use OpenSCAD for doing home floor >>>>> plans? >>>>> > >>>>> > Background: I'm re-doing my home's circuit-breaker map which shows >>>>> the home's room layout and locations of all of the outlets, lights, and >>>>> switches, with labels to show which circuit breaker each is connected to. >>>>> My original map was done in Sketchup which, for various reasons, I am >>>>> moving away from. >>>>> > >>>>> > I've looked at FreeCad's Draft, Arch, and BIM workbenches and they >>>>> seem to be overkill for this project, to the point of being overwhelming. >>>>> > >>>>> > My intent is to make this completely table driven. i'd like to be >>>>> able to specify a parameter, e.g., >>>>> > >>>>> > module firstFloor(circuitBreakerNumber)... >>>>> > >>>>> > ...so that the floor plan and only those components connected to the >>>>> specified circuit break are shown. >>>>> > >>>>> > My first thoughts were to create 2D polygons for all of the design >>>>> elements (walls, cabinets, symbols for switches, outlets, etc) and linear >>>>> extrude them a minimal amount, always viewing from the Top. >>>>> > >>>>> > So, has anyone done anything like this? Any hints, pointers, or >>>>> suggestions? >>>>> > >>>>> > Thanks! Len >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>> > 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 >

I use openscad for generating all kinds of things for laser cutting. On October 9, 2021 4:15:33 PM "A. Craig West" <acraigwest@gmail.com> wrote: > I do wish openscad wasn't so focused on 3d printing. It would be a > brilliant tool for generating svgs for laser cutting, as well as things > like floor plans > > On Sat, 9 Oct 2021, 18:53 Adrian Mariano, <avm4@cornell.edu> wrote: > If it's a 2d model why wouldn't you make 2d polygons for your design > elements and just leave them 2d? Why do you want to extrude them if > you're always going to view from the top? > > On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 6:49 PM Leonard Martin Struttmann > <lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Good day! Has anyone here tried to use OpenSCAD for doing home floor plans? >> >> Background: I'm re-doing my home's circuit-breaker map which shows the >> home's room layout and locations of all of the outlets, lights, and >> switches, with labels to show which circuit breaker each is connected to. >> My original map was done in Sketchup which, for various reasons, I am >> moving away from. >> >> I've looked at FreeCad's Draft, Arch, and BIM workbenches and they seem to >> be overkill for this project, to the point of being overwhelming. >> >> My intent is to make this completely table driven. i'd like to be able to >> specify a parameter, e.g., >> >> module firstFloor(circuitBreakerNumber)... >> >> ...so that the floor plan and only those components connected to the >> specified circuit break are shown. >> >> My first thoughts were to create 2D polygons for all of the design elements >> (walls, cabinets, symbols for switches, outlets, etc) and linear extrude >> them a minimal amount, always viewing from the Top. >> >> So, has anyone done anything like this? Any hints, pointers, or suggestions? >> >> Thanks! Len >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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

You might try Googling "home assistant floor plan".  Lots of approaches to the idea.  This sample starts by using "saweethome" for the plan and moves on from there.  I love sweet home myself - 3d floor plans... https://aarongodfrey.dev/home%20automation/floorplan-in-home-assistant/ http://www.sweethome3d.com/ Regards, Ray -- On 10/9/21 5:46 PM, Leonard Martin Struttmann wrote: > Good day! Has anyone here tried to use OpenSCAD for doing home floor > plans? > > Background: I'm re-doing my home's circuit-breaker map which shows the > home's room layout and locations of all of the outlets, lights, and > switches, with labels to show which circuit breaker each is connected > to.  My original map was done in Sketchup which, for various reasons, > I am moving away from. > > I've looked at FreeCad's Draft, Arch, and BIM workbenches and > they seem to be overkill for this project, to the point of being > overwhelming. > > My intent is to make this completely table driven.  i'd like to be > able to specify a parameter, e.g., > > module firstFloor(circuitBreakerNumber)... > > ...so that the floor plan and only those components connected to the > specified circuit break are shown. > > My first thoughts were to create 2D polygons for all of the design > elements (walls, cabinets, symbols for switches, outlets, etc) and > linear extrude them a minimal amount, always viewing from the Top. > > So, has anyone done anything like this?  Any hints, pointers, or > suggestions? > > Thanks! Len > > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org

I haven't done 2D floor plans. I *have* done a 3D house model. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4264614 Though, come to think of it, I think it has a mode where it will flatten things out and produce a 2D drawing.