Using FreeCAD to Replace OEM Parts
As much as we might all like it if manufacturers supported their products indefinitely with software updates or replacement parts, this just isn’t feasible. Companies fail or get traded, technologies
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ChatGPT Makes a 3D Model: The Secret Ingredient? Much Patience
ChatGPT is an AI large language model (LLM) which specializes in conversation. While using it, [Gil Meiri] discovered that one way to create models in FreeCAD is with Python scripting,
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FOSDEM 2023: An Open-Source Conference, Literally
Every year, on the first weekend of February, a certain Brussels university campus livens up. There, you will find enthusiasts of open-source software and hardware alike, arriving from different corners
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Smart Contact Lenses Tell You Where to Go
Augmented Reality (AR) promises to relieve us from from the boredom of mundane reality and can also help you navigate unfamiliar environments. Current AR tech leaves something to be desired,
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Blender Builds LEGO Models
Blender is a free and open source computer graphics package that’s used in the production of everything from video games to feature films. Now, as demonstrated by [Joey Carlino], the
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3D Printer Slicing in the Manufacturing World
It is no secret that the way you build things in your garage is rarely how big companies build things at scale. But sometimes new techniques on the production floor
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Adding Perlin Noise to 3D Printed Parts, with Python
Want to add a bit of visual flair to 3D printed parts that goes maybe a little more than skin-deep? That’s exactly what [volzo] was after, which led him to
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LED Heart Keeps Tabs on Your RuneScape Character
The MMORPG RuneScape holds a special place in the hearts of those who played it in the early 2000s. Sure it might seem exceptionally quaint by modern standards, but at
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Classic Tamagotchi is Reincarnated in Modern Hardware
If you thought that Tamagotchis were a late ’90s fad that has faded from most people’s memory by now, you’d be wrong: the franchise is still alive and well today,
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Web Serial Terminal Means It’s Always Hacking Time
Arguably one of the most important pieces of software to have in your hardware hacking arsenal is a nice serial terminal emulator. There’s plenty of choice out there, from classic
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