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Tag Archives: sketchup
DNA modeling in Sketchup
I’ve been working a series of videos called ‘Modeling Molecules,’ the goal of which is to show how to make a ball and stick model of a strand of DNA helix in Sketchup. The above picture shows my progress so … Continue reading
Post Laser Cut Checkfit
The first laser cutting for Grisbot went smoothly and the blue acrylic is beautiful. Now let’s do a checkfit as the Sketchup design encounters the physical world. Here are the pieces snapped together: No problem here. The pieces come together … Continue reading
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Grisbot to be laser-cut (a guided tour)
Finally, the Grisbot’s acrylic casing is being laser-cut, possibly even as we speak. Here is a guided tour in Sketchup of what may actually come to be by the end of this week, starting with the front view: The ruler … Continue reading
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Laser Cutting the Test Box
Here was the test box as designed in Sketchup: Here is what the SVG file looks like: And after a visit to StudentRND, here is the laser cut box in MDF and acrylic: You’ll note that I’m only using two … Continue reading
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Sketchup SVG Plugin
I previously mentioned using the Inkscape trace function to convert a Sketchup exported image file into SVG format. However, it doesn’t seem to be working well enough for laser-cutting. Sure, from a distance it looks okay, like so: But then … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic, inkscape, laser cut, plugin, sketchup, svg, vector
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Test Box Pattern for Laser Cutting
Before I try to cut for an entire robot, I thought I’d try a ‘test box.’ This is an object that has no functional value, but will give me an idea of how slots and tabs fit together in laser-cut … Continue reading
Grisbot color options
Acrylic can really look nice, and who knows, I may want to offer different colors. I’m not exactly in the position of Henry Ford, who told his customers they could have a car in any color they wanted so long … Continue reading
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Split Level Standoffs
The full title of this post would be something like ‘Split Level Standoff Laser Cut Acrylic Casing for Robot.’ Anyhow, I added a level by using another standoff. This was necessary because the voltage regulator is too tall to fit … Continue reading
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Laser cut acrylic robot casing with standoffs
Recently, Maker Shed offered a laser-cut acrylic casing for a geiger counter. Here is a blog entry on the assembly of the casing, which shows how standoffs are used. I thought, “That looks nice,” so it was back to the … Continue reading
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Bolting Laser Bots
Okay, the title is a little bit of a joke, but this is a continuation of my efforts yesterday to conceptualize how laser-cut acrylic pieces can be assembled into a box-like enclosure for a robot. Since the pieces have been … Continue reading
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