Creating a new part for Alex.

Overview

• Create simple stl for wireframe (using FreeCad or OpenScad, etc)
• Create or download detailed stl for OpenScad rendering
• Start Alex and select Part->Add new parts, fill out form, validate, commit, close
• Part->Part lookup, "select" new part!

Details

• Create simple stl for wireframe (using FreeCad or OpenScad, etc) If the part cannot be represented by and existing wireframe (Cube, Prism, Gusset), you will need to create one. Make the wireframe as simple as possible (less than 50 vertices) to speed rendering. Here are the reuquirements

  • Scaled to fit into the unit cube. This allows the same wireframe to be used for multple models.
  • Less than 50 vertices
  • Bottom flush with X-Y plane
  • Centered about the Z-Axis
    • OpenScad example: translate([-.5, -.5, 0]) cube(1);

• Create or download detailed stl for OpenScad rendering. The rerquirements for the detailed stl file are similar to the wireframe except for

  • Unlimited number of vertices.
  • Can extend beyond the unit cube, but the main body should still be bounded by the unit cube.

• Start Alex and select Part->Add new parts

  • fill out form
  • validate
  • commit, close

• Part->Part lookup, "select" new part!