Tubular Structures
This project aims to build a number of useful structures out of easily sourceable aluminium tubes that easily fit in the boot of a compact car and custom 3Dprinted joints.
Already buildable structures include a number of banner stands and parasols.
Instructions
Building the 3D models
To generate the .stl files for each piece you need Make (tested with GNU Make) and OpenSCAD; one you have installed these dependencies just run:
$ make
from the root directory of this repository and wait.
Example settings for Slic3r are available in the conf directory: you can load them in Slic3r, change the settings (expecially those related to the printer) and re-export them in place. Then you can use:
$ make gcode
from the root directory of the repository to generate .gcode files which can be sent to your printer.
Assembly
To assembly most structures you'll need a number of 1m long aluminium tubes; the models assume that they are 16mm in diameter, but they can be customized.
License
Copyright 2013-2014 Elena Grandi
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.