Articles by mathgrrl

Here is some OpenSCAD code you can add to your design to incorporate into your parameters: /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // CONTROLLING THE RANDOMNESS // controls scaling of elements in random subsequence1 // number from 0 (min allowable) to 10 (max allowable) style1 = 7; // controls likelihood […]

Today we’ll watch the PolyBowls video to get started with OpenSCAD: Make and print a polybowl: Open a new file in OpenSCAD (download here if you want it on your own machine) Copy and paste the code in the description of the video into a new OpenSCAD […]

Get a Fusion 360 account Fusion 360 is already on the desktop computers in 3SPACE. You can log into Fusion 360 with your Autodesk email and password (which will be the same as your Tinkercad username and password, since Autodesk also owns Tinkercad). If you […]

Mini Showcase Bring your puzzles up to the front please 🙂 Puzzle Swap Choose someone else’s puzzle from the collection and try to solve it. Make a print of someone else’s puzzle! Look through the Portfolio posts and the puzzles on the table and choose […]

Part 1: Print something! Choose an existing 3D puzzle model from Thingiverse and print it. Make it small so it will print before the end of class. (There is a class after ours on Wednesdays.) One of your two blog post homework assignments will be […]

Welcome to the JMU 3SPACE classroom! For the duration of the semester you’ll have swipe card access to this room. Please follow the rules and regulations of this space. The short version: keep your prints small, don’t mess with the machines, report any problems, clean […]