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Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD

By : Colin Dow
5 (1)
Book Image

Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD

5 (1)
By: Colin Dow

Overview of this book

Want to bring your 3D designs to life with OpenSCAD, but don’t know where to start? Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD will teach you the key skills so that you can focus on your ideas, not troubleshooting your 3D printer. With the help of this book, you’ll build a solid foundation in 3D printing technology, the software used for designing your objects, and an analysis of the G-code produced by the 3D printer slicer software. You’ll also get to know your 3D printer and find out how to set up a printing job effortlessly — from configuring the parameters to build well-defined designs. Consider yourself a practical learner? Use real-world examples such as designing and printing a 3D name badge, model rocket, and laptop stand, to dive into the world of 3D printers build your skillset. By the end of this 3D printing book, you'll be ready to start designing and printing your own 3D printed products using OpenSCAD and being your ideas into reality.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
1
Part 1: Exploring 3D Printing
5
Part 2: Learning OpenSCAD
9
Part 3: Projects
13
Part 4: The Future

Using the BOSL to design a desk drawer

As mentioned in the previous section, there are shapes such as rounded boxes that we can create using the BOSL. We will design our desk drawer using these shapes from the BOSL.

We will start by downloading and installing the library.

Downloading and installing the BOSL

To download the BOSL, we do so from the OpenSCAD website. We then unzip, rename, and copy the contents into our OpenSCAD libraries folder.

To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the OpenSCAD libraries web page using the following URL: http://www.openscad.org/libraries.html.
  2. Click on the Library link under BOSL. This will take us to the GitHub page for the BOSL.
  3. Click on the green Code drop-down button and select Download ZIP.
  4. Download and unzip the file. Observe that there is a folder called BOSL-master. Open this folder.
  5. Observe that there is a folder with the same name (BOSL-master) inside. Rename this folder BOSL.
  6. In OpenSCAD, click...