Sintratec Kit – Sintering Detection Utility (using Gopro cameras)
I’ve written a great image detection program to make cool time lapses of my Sintratec Kit 3D...
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Tag: C#
Calculating the Distance Between Two XYZ 3D Points Using a Common Direction 3D Vector
The title sucks. More clearly, I have 2 points in 3D space. I have an orientation vector. If I put infinite planes normal to the vector thru the respective points, what is the distance between those 2 planes?
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[0001D] Automated Mega-Dots Tag and Leader Optimization
Some of the Mega-Dots Puzzles have small numbers and some have some massive numbers. In order to make the large numeral puzzles legible, I developed ways to optimize the tags and leaders in CATIA.
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Programming for Babylonian, Mayan, Inuit (Kaktovik Inupiaq), and Large Roman Numerals
Ancient or uncommon number systems can be a fun, but tricky to work with when coding. Maybe I can show you some of my tricks when I programmed the Mega-Dots connect-the-dots puzzles.
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[0001D] Mega-Dots Automated Name Distribution
The Mega-Dots puzzle automation started with hacking my CNC machine’s programming...
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Messing with Chronology
The Mega-Dots! puzzles are on Amazon, I’m back to blogging, and many more projects in the works!
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[0001D] Multiple Application Scripting Progress Reporting
After years of coding in Maya, Rhino, CATIA, and other applications, I’ve grown annoyed with...
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[0001D Video] Timelapse of “Randomized Node” Polyline Drawing
We are calibrating the CNC Monster, so several tests are being conducted. Enjoy this timelapse...
Read More[0001D] CNC Monster IS RUNNING!
After days and days of work, we’ve got the CNC Monster functioning and make cool stuff! This post is a continuation of a previous post that explains the software developed the Maya MELPhotoConverter, that traces a jpg with...
Read MoreVideos of the Pulley Resistance Problems on the CNC Apparatus.
Sorry for the delay recently. I caught a cold and haven’t been able to work much. I’m still doing a sizable amount of code for the upcoming website, but that’s nothing interesting. Basic PHP and CSS mods and...
Read MoreCNC Pulley and Belt Problems
In the previous post, I mentioned several parallel projects ongoing. This post will focus on the Stepper Motor testing and the issues regarding my pulleys and belts. Here’s the current status of the Monster: The obvious...
Read MoreWiring the Monster is Complete.
The last two days proved to be very productive. Here’s an overview of the accomplished tasks on the Monster: X and Y direction axes have pulleys and belts All steppers have wire extensions and are connected to two...
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