The cardboard design was then modified to make it match the body of the Peacemaker as much as possible.
#Pepakura to 3d print free#
used a papercraft tool called Pepakura (non-free software, but this Blender plugin is an alternative free approach) for the design to make the body out of thin cardboard.
The vehicle itself uses an Arduino UNO with an L298N motor driver. Control is via a DIY wireless controller using an Arduino and NRF24L01 modules. The vehicle is remote-controlled and the tank treads are partly from a VEX robotics tank tread kit. Taking inspiration from the ‘Peacemaker’ tracked vehicle in Mad Max: Fury Road, he replicated it as the Mad Mech.
#Pepakura to 3d print software#
Posted in Software Hacks Tagged 3d model, blender, openscad, paper model, papercraft, pepakura, stl, unfold stl Tools to unfold 3D models feature prominently in the prop-making world, and it’s only one of the several reasons an economical desktop cutter might be a useful addition to one’s workshop. Adding things like glue tabs in sensible places isn’t trivial, either. It turns out that it’s actually quite challenging to turn a 3D model into an unfolded shape that still carries visual cues or resemblances to the original. The software remains in beta, but those who are interested can find it hosted on GitHub. Also, his software doesn’t optimize folding patterns, so sometimes the software will split a shape along a perfectly logical (but non-intuitive to a human) line and it can be difficult to figure out which pieces are supposed to attach where. What’s interesting about ’s project are the things he discovered while making it. The process of unfolding an STL may be conceptually simple, but the actual implementation is a bit tricky in ways that have little to do with number crunching.įor example, in a logical sense it doesn’t matter much where the software chooses to start the unfolding process, but in practice some start points yield much tighter groups of shapes that are easier to work with. There is also a Blender extension called Paper Model that exists to export 3D shapes as paper models.
#Pepakura to 3d print windows#
There are of course other and more full-featured tools for unfolding 3D models: Pepakura is used by many, but is not free and is Windows only. With a little bending and gluing, the 3D model can be re-created out of paper or cardboard. Some time ago, took a shot at creating a tool that unfolds 3D models in STL format and outputs a color-coded 2D pattern that can be cut out using a laser cutter. Take a look at the submissions we’ve received so far, and then show us what you’ve got.Ĭontinue reading “Circuit Board Origami Puts You Face-to-Face With Low-Poly Electronics” → Posted in Microcontrollers, Misc Hacks Tagged atmega32u4, blinkenlights, copper clad, leds, origami, papercraft, PCB milling, pepakura, RGB LED We’d love to see what you can do, whether it’s in brass rod, copper clad, or a combination of the two. Just a reminder - we have a circuit sculpture contest running now until Tuesday, Novemat 12:00 pm PST. The result is a low-poly human face of shiny copper with TQFP-44 chip package a the all-seeing eye in the middle of its forehead like something from Tron come to life. Soldering the edges together didn’t work as well as you might think, so used Superglue mixed with baking soda to give it body and make it dry faster.
To be fair, eighteen months out of the two years this project took was spent hand-sanding a chamfer on every edge of every panel so that they could be glued together. Power runs up the copper tube, which doubles as a handy mounting rod to connect to the 3D-printed base. The ATMega32u4 on the forehead along with the fold-traversing circuitry serve to light up the WS2812B eyes. Only a few of them support circuitry, but it was still quite the time-consuming process. Started with a model (Update: 2012 low poly mask model from back in 2012 was the starting point for this hack) from the papercraft program Pepakura Designer, then milled out dozens of boards.