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](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/)) and [OpenSCAD](http://www.openscad.org/); one you have installed these dependencies just run: $ make from the root directory of this repository and wait. Example settings for [Slic3r](http://slic3r.org/) 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. ### Readme The file README.md is generated from README.rst with: pandoc -o README.md README.rst and is included in the repo for the benefit of gitorious. 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 .