Martin Wynne
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I said that I was fearful I had left some forgotten unfinished loose ends in 227.
And so it is.
I'm sorry, I have forgotten to disable my experimental 3D chairing stuff. It's unfinished and in no fit state to be used for anything. If you attempt to create a 3D DXF file you will see something like this:
Likewise the STL file (but without any colours).
Which looks fine in that view, but not in any other view because you will see that the rails are hovering 1.75" above the timbers.
If you switch the chairing on (real menu) to fill the gap, you will find yourself clicking through a long loop in the DXF export. You will need the Windows Task Manager to escape from it.
If you set a very short template with only a few timbers, and click through the loop enough times, you might eventually get DXF and STL files for something like this:
Notice that the chairs still have the support pyramids which I used for some 3D printing. If you wanted just the chairs could switch off the rails and timbers. But please note that the rail-section options are not yet working -- don't waste time 3D printing chairs and expect them to fit your rail.
None of this was intended to be in 227b, I forgot to switch it off. It's all been disabled since 223 while I develop it. Sorry about that. If you decide to play with all this, please don't report that you have found something not working. I know. You will also realise what a long way there is still to go, and how I shall ever find time to do it I don't know.
p.s. just noticed 2 chair screws missing in that view. Very odd. Just an indication of how much is still to do.
I am beginning to wonder if it is time to give up on Templot. I'm making too many silly mistakes, and getting out of them is a minefield -- see all the reported 227a woes.
Martin.
And so it is.
I'm sorry, I have forgotten to disable my experimental 3D chairing stuff. It's unfinished and in no fit state to be used for anything. If you attempt to create a 3D DXF file you will see something like this:
Likewise the STL file (but without any colours).
Which looks fine in that view, but not in any other view because you will see that the rails are hovering 1.75" above the timbers.
If you switch the chairing on (real menu) to fill the gap, you will find yourself clicking through a long loop in the DXF export. You will need the Windows Task Manager to escape from it.
If you set a very short template with only a few timbers, and click through the loop enough times, you might eventually get DXF and STL files for something like this:
Notice that the chairs still have the support pyramids which I used for some 3D printing. If you wanted just the chairs could switch off the rails and timbers. But please note that the rail-section options are not yet working -- don't waste time 3D printing chairs and expect them to fit your rail.
None of this was intended to be in 227b, I forgot to switch it off. It's all been disabled since 223 while I develop it. Sorry about that. If you decide to play with all this, please don't report that you have found something not working. I know. You will also realise what a long way there is still to go, and how I shall ever find time to do it I don't know.
p.s. just noticed 2 chair screws missing in that view. Very odd. Just an indication of how much is still to do.
I am beginning to wonder if it is time to give up on Templot. I'm making too many silly mistakes, and getting out of them is a minefield -- see all the reported 227a woes.
Martin.
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