Printed Signs & Logos by Kepler
Hey folks! Have you ever wanted to make signs with your MakerBot! This can be a tricky process, but thanks to Thingiverse user Kepler, it just got a bit easier. Not only did he make some cool OpenSCAD scripts for both the positive and negative parts of the sign, but he also made a great tutorial on how to do it.
This is a great little toolkit for this process, and I foresee many of our users making lots of signs…maybe even some signs that are not strictly necessary. (Which is OK as long as they are funny.)
I also foresee the process of making logos getting even easier. Sure, Kepler has just created a small revolution. But how long can it be before the next one happens? Maybe if I think hard enough my bot will start printing…
At my university we have a Makerbot Thing-O-Matic which has been aptly named "Madre" ("Mother", in spanish) because it will print the necessary parts to build a second generation of 3D printers (several Prusa-Mendel printers).
I decided to create a small sign that we could place on the printer. I printed the letters separately from the background, in different colors. The background has the shape of the letters indented so that they can be fitted inside. I was amazed by how well it turned out, but obviously few people (if any) can benefit from the files to print this specific sign, so I have written a tutorial explaining how to make your own design using Inkscape and Openscad.mrgroup.dyndns.org/mrgroup/doku.php?id=3dprinting:home
I hope you find it useful!
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