Posts made by marvins_dad

@rich o brien said:

Fredo's Joint Push Pull?

I have that installed...will try it at lunch...initial attempt crashed the program, but maybe if I am more selective it might work.

Thanks Rich

I've been doing a lot of 3d printing lately. Mostly the volumes have been a modification of something or simple volume.
I understand that in order to get the object to print properly it needs to have a completely closed volume.
The question I have for you guys after searching and not finding a solution...
Is there a ruby out there that will create an offset or "shell". I have a car shell that I am working on that I want to print as a 1/6" thick lightweight shell to attach to something else...similar to an RC car shell. The problem is that I have created the shape of the shell I want, but the programs won't simply print along a plane with zero thickness.

Any ideas?

Thanks
antoine

@solo said:

I have heard that Xbox kinect can be modded to do pretty much the same, even 3D scanning on a larger scale.

In many posts they refer to Kinect...but it is twice the cost. I had seen some live modding of the Kinect, but never looked at a model that it produced. Might be worth looking into in the interim.

@unknownuser said:

This is like the technology in the movie MINORITY REPORT (except with out the guitar picks that Tom Cruise wears on his fingers) Pretty cool but I think my wife would have me locked up if she saw me sitting in front of my computer waving my fingers around like I'm conducting my own little imaginary orchestra.

However. . .any technology that gives us freer passage to better Angry Birds play has got to be a good thing.

LOL - I can totaly see my son ruling me with this playing Angry Birds Star Wars!

@d12dozr said:

With 3D printers more commonplace, people are looking for a way to quickly 3D model things in their lives, and design (and print) parts that increase their functionality. It can be time consuming even for a skilled modeler to replicate a complex object, but a good 3D scanner can make short work of it.

Got a Makerbot for Christmas...now I want to scan real objects...modify them and print out upgrades. LOL

I agree with the points he brings up in his article.
Maybe not for 3d manipulation...but you could use it for panning and zooming then go back to the mouse possibly. Use it as an extra device instead of a primary input device.

I am more interested in if it could be hacked to pick up the contours of an object and that data could be brought in and used as a 3d model. I read a whole lot of speculation about that when it first came out in May of last year, but never saw that anyone was able to use it for such an application. Just think if it could be done with a $70 device instead of spending $1000s on a 3d scanner.

https://leapmotion.com/

Leap Motion - that ran around the net last May is finally coming out as a product, I believe, exclusively at Best Buy.

Would love to see a Gadget Corner review from Mike Lucey on this device!
Also, would love to see if the hackers can come up with a 3d scanning hack for small objects using something as cheap as this ($70).

Antoine

Here's an update on something that I have been spending my free time working on/with...

http://www.thingiverse.com/marvins_dad

@rich o brien said:

Hey Antoine,

We missed you at BC.

Maybe this year....keep on truckin

Yeah - this year...drop me an email, Aidan forgot to...LOL - I'll try to keep a better watch out for it...just got into a project and didn't check the forums for a couple months.

Another great issue...I found almost every article informative for us Architect types...and you highlighted 3 products that I have been working with...good to read you guys reviews of the updates (Lumion, LumenRT and Thea).
The 3d printing tip article was a welcomed new addition...since I now own a printer. LOL

Yearly would be nice! I'm enjoying the information starting to flow from the event.

Just watched 'em - unreal Unreal!
Really cool stuff, can't wait for it to come out....I'm looking at a GPU upgrade in a bit, that's for sure!

Guess I didn't post this here...two of my projects were chosen for the SketchUp Showcases...

Grand Prairie Public Safety
http://gweb-sketchup-showcase.appspot.com/sketchup/showcase/project/grand-prairie-public-safety-facility/view?tags=architecture,photorealistic-renders

The Summit
http://gweb-sketchup-showcase.appspot.com/sketchup/showcase/project/the-summit-at-grand-prairie/view?tags=architecture,photos-of-finished-products

Thanks guys! Thanks for the tutorial and the tools!
Just saved me with this huge arch for an addition, which matches a design done 10 years ago on the same building.

BTW - I didn't read past the initial steps since I didn't have any issues, but if you are matching an opening - make the height of the flat column of brick equal to the length of outer arc of the assembly. Did that make sense?

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Brilliant as usual, enjoyed the John Bacus interview Rich.

@unknownuser said:

@marvins_dad said:

Didn't get an email alerting me...but so glad to see the new one is out!
Thanks Eric for the tutorial...must try this out tomorrow when I get into work!
antoine

You bet. Thanks for the subject.

Tried it out...I need to try it again a few times, major fail.
One question - First step page 12 -rotate 90...should that be rotate 180?

@rich o brien said:

Can you check your spam?
The mass mail went out yesterday.

I've received all but this one...not in spam, if no one else is having issues it must be on my end somehow.

Didn't get an email alerting me...but so glad to see the new one is out!

Thanks Eric for the tutorial...must try this out tomorrow when I get into work!

antoine

Great!
2 questions...
1 - will there be a limitation with the non 64 bit - similar to Twilight's choking under the 32 bit restrictions?
2 - Relight? Is that accessible through this new interface?