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 Tubular Structures
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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
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Building the 3D models
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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.

.. _`GNU Make`: https://www.gnu.org/software/make/
.. _OpenSCAD: http://www.openscad.org/
.. _Slic3r: http://slic3r.org/

Assembly
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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
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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/.