On 11.02.13 22:00, Russell Coker wrote:
On Mon, 11 Feb 2013, Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au> wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format) http://www.thingiverse.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makerbot
LUV has a MakerBot which will be first seen at the next Beginner SIG meeting on this Saturday.
What is a good Linux program to create STL files suitable for the MakerBot? Something that's in Debian is preferred.
I haven't used it myself, but salome might be a candidate: http://www.mailinglistarchive.com/html/emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net/2008-... But there's probably more specific info in the reprap community. Incidentally, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reprap says »Virtually any CAD or 3D modeling program can be used with the RepRap, as long as it is capable of producing STL files. Content creators make use of any tools they are familiar with, whether they are commercial CAD programs, such as SolidWorks, or open-source 3D modelling programs like Blender or OpenSCAD.« but blender gives very indifferent results, according to some posts on the LinuxCNC ML. (The STL triangles are not all closed, resulting in failure. IIUC.) Some people seem to use: http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Art_of_illusion Are you planning to do a Repstrap? I haven't taken the dive, so that is just a superficial scan. You may find better, with more digging. Erik