Programming With Openscad

Author : Justin Gohde,Marius Kintel
Publisher : No Starch Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781593279554

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Programming with OpenSCAD by Justin Gohde,Marius Kintel Pdf

Programming with OpenSCAD is a STEM-focused, learn-to-code book for beginners that introduces core computational thinking concepts through the design of 3D-printable objects. Develop coding skills as you build increasingly complex 3D models and print them into fun games, puzzles, and more. OpenSCAD is freely available open source software that enables nondesigners to easily create 3D designs using a text-based programming language. It’s a great language for beginners because the instant 3D visualization gives you immediate feedback on the results of your code. This book channels OpenSCAD’s visual benefits and user-friendliness into a STEAM-focused, project-based tutorial that teaches the basics of coding, 3D printing, and computational thinking while you develop your spatial reasoning by creating 3D designs with OpenSCAD. Presuming no prior experience with either programming or 3D design, each chapter builds a scaffolded understanding of core concepts. You’ll start by defining, drawing and displaying geometric primitives with text-based code, then expand your creative toolbox with transformation operations – like rotating, reflecting, scaling, and combining shapes. As the projects become more sophisticated, so will your programming skills; you’ll use loops for replicating objects, if statements for differentiating your designs, and parameterized, self-contained modules to divide longer scripts into separate files. Along the way, you'll learn 3D printing tips so that you can produce physical mementos of your progress and get physical feedback that lets you correct mistakes in real time. In addition, the book provides hands-on and accessible design exercises at the end of each chapter so that you can practice applying new concepts immediately after they are introduced. You’ll learn: Programming basics like working with variables, loops, conditional statements, and parameterized modules Transformation operations, such as rotate, reflect, and scale, to create complex shapes Extrusion techniques for turning 2D shapes into elaborate 3D designs Computational-thinking concepts, including decomposition, abstraction, and pattern recognition OpenSCAD’s Boolean, Minkowski and hull operations for combining multiple 3D shapes into one 3D design fundamentals, like navigating the xyz-axis, orthogonal vs. perspective views, and constructive solid geometry Organizing bigger designs into separate files to make code more readable and collaborative Accessibly written for a wide audience (advanced middle schoolers, high school students, college students, artists, makers and lifelong-learners alike), this is the perfect guide to becoming proficient at programming in general and 3D modeling in particular.

Author : John Craig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1074400674

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Python for OpenSCAD by John Craig Pdf

Python is quickly becoming the world's most popular programming language, for everything from quick-and-easy hobbyist calculations to running some of the biggest online websites such as Google, YouTube, Dropbox, Reddit, and many others. OpenSCAD is a powerful 3D modeling language for, among other things, creating 3D printed plastic parts for hobbyists and engineers. This book enables the reader to leverage the power, versatility, and simplicity of Python to enhance and super-charge the already powerful capabilities of OpenSCAD for Makers, Engineers, and anyone who wants to create 3D shapes for 3D printing or manufacturing. Both Python and OpenSCAD are free software tools that run on Windows, Macs, and Linux machines. The symbiotic use of these two tools enables a much shorter learning curve than when using the expensive software packages, and it puts you in control of your designs instead of your designs controlling you! The complete source code Python listing for driving OpenSCAD using easier-to-remember and easier-to-use commands is included in this book, along with creative examples of the use of all new commands. You'll also see how easy it is to integrate these two tools such that you'll see results instantly on your screen when your Python code runs. Table of Contents of Python for OpenSCAD Introduction About PythonAbout OpenSCADOpenSCAD LimitationsPython to the RescueHow Python was added to OpenSCADHow to Get StartedWhere to Get PythonWhere to Get OpenSCADHow to Learn from this Book 1 - Spheres 2 - Color 3 - Boxes 4 - Cylinders 5 - Tubes 6 - Cones 7 - Triangles 8 - Animation 9 - Polygons 10 - Polyhedrons 11 - Regular polygons 12 - Text 13 - Translate and Rotate 14 - Scale 15 - Resize 16 - Rotate extrude 17 - Spiral 18 - Hull 19 - Minkowski 20 - Mirror 21 - Projection 22 - Slice 23 - Offsets 24 - Difference, Union, & Intersection 25 - Assemblies 26 - Gears 27 - Mason bees 28 - Surface 29 - Platonic solids Appendix A. openscad.py

Author : Tam Hanna
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1907920994

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Technical Modeling with OpenSCAD by Tam Hanna Pdf

Author : Jochen Kerdels
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783753458588

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Mastering OpenSCAD by Jochen Kerdels Pdf

OpenSCAD is a free open source software for the creation of three-dimensional geometries. In contrast to common CAD systems such as Fusion 360 or SolidWorks, geometries in OpenSCAD are defined by a purely textual description. This means that all elements of a geometry are inherently parameterized and can be easily adapted. This high flexibility makes OpenSCAD particularly suitable for the design of technical systems and and their components, for example in the context of 3D printing. The book Mastering OpenSCAD introduces you to all important concepts and functionalities of OpenSCAD. The book guides you through 10 selected projects step by step, each project focusing on a limited set of functions and concepts. After these 10 projects, you will know all practically relevant features of OpenSCAD. For the sake of completeness, a final chapter briefly presents the functions that were not addressed in any of the projects.

Author : Joan Horvath,Rich Cameron
Publisher : Apress
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781484213230

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3D Printed Science Projects by Joan Horvath,Rich Cameron Pdf

Create 3D printable models that can help students from kindergarten through grad school learn math, physics, botany, chemistry, engineering and more. This book shows parents and teachers how to use the models inside as starting points for 3D printable explorations. Students can start with these models and vary them for their own explorations. Unlike other sets of models that can just be scaled, these models have the science built-in to allow for more insight into the fundamental concepts. Each of the eight topics is designed to be customized by you to create a wide range of projects suitable for science fairs, extra credit, or classroom demonstrations. Science fair project suggestions and extensive "where to learn more" resources are included, too. You will add another dimension to your textbook understanding of science. What You'll Learn Create (and present the science behind) 3D printed models. Use a 3D printer to create those models as simply as possible. Discover new science insights from designing 3D models. Who This Book Is For Parents and teachers

Author : Al Williams
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-20
Category : Computer graphics
ISBN : 1500582476

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OpenSCAD for 3D Printing by Al Williams Pdf

The future belongs to 3D printing. But printers can only create what you can imagine. Al Williams takes you step-by-step through the process of developing a 3D model used to drive a 3D printer to make your design dreams a reality.

Author : Justin Gohde,Marius Kintel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1259639931

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Programming with OpenSCAD by Justin Gohde,Marius Kintel Pdf

OpenSCAD is freely available open source software that enables nondesigners to easily create 3D designs using a text-based programming language. Itâ??s a great language for beginners because the instant 3D visualization gives you immediate feedback on the results of your code. This book channels OpenSCADâ??s visual benefits and user-friendliness into a STEAM-focused, project-based tutorial that teaches the basics of coding, 3D printing, and computational thinking while you develop your spatial reasoning by creating 3D designs with OpenSCAD. Presuming no prior experience with either programming or 3D design, each chapter builds a scaffolded understanding of core concepts. Youâ??ll start by defining, drawing and displaying geometric primitives with text-based code, then expand your creative toolbox with transformation operations â?? like rotating, reflecting, scaling, and combining shapes. As the projects become more sophisticated, so will your programming skills; youâ??ll use loops for replicating objects, if statements for differentiating your designs, and parameterized, self-contained modules to divide longer scripts into separate files. Along the way, you'll learn 3D printing tips so that you can produce physical mementos of your progress and get physical feedback that lets you correct mistakes in real time. In addition, the book provides hands-on and accessible design exercises at the end of each chapter so that you can practice applying new concepts immediately after they are introduced. Youâ??ll learn: â?¢Programming basics like working with variables, loops, conditional statements, and parameterized modules â?¢Transformation operations, such as rotate, reflect, and scale, to create complex shapes â?¢Extrusion techniques for turning 2D shapes into elaborate 3D designs â?¢Computational-thinking concepts, including decomposition, abstraction, and pattern recognition â?¢OpenSCADâ??s Boolean, Minkowski and hull operations for combining multiple 3D shapes into one â?¢3D design fundamentals, like navigating the xyz-axis, orthogonal vs. perspective views, and constructive solid geometry â?¢Organizing bigger designs into separate files to make code more readable and collaborative Accessibly written for a wide audience (advanced middle schoolers, high school students, college students, artists, makers and lifelong-learners alike), this is the perfect guide to becoming proficient at programming in general and 3D modeling in particular.

Author : Alicia Noors
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783752685602

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Understanding OpenSCAD by Alicia Noors Pdf

OpenSCAD is not like other CAD solutions and that is exactly what makes it so flexible and easy to learn. With this book, you will learn how easy it is to develop your own models from scratch in OpenSCAD and then export them for 3D printing or other manufacturing processes. Besides, I'll show you how you can import and process 2D and 3D models from other CAD programs... I will also show you how I approach a design and why I choose a solution for a specific situation. This gives you a practical insight into working with OpenSCAD!

Author : Adam Woodbeck
Publisher : No Starch Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781718500891

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Network Programming with Go by Adam Woodbeck Pdf

Network Programming with Go teaches you how to write clean, secure network software with the programming language designed to make it seem easy. Build simple, reliable, network software Combining the best parts of many other programming languages, Go is fast, scalable, and designed for high-performance networking and multiprocessing. In other words, it’s perfect for network programming. Network Programming with Go will help you leverage Go to write secure, readable, production-ready network code. In the early chapters, you’ll learn the basics of networking and traffic routing. Then you’ll put that knowledge to use as the book guides you through writing programs that communicate using TCP, UDP, and Unix sockets to ensure reliable data transmission. As you progress, you’ll explore higher-level network protocols like HTTP and HTTP/2 and build applications that securely interact with servers, clients, and APIs over a network using TLS. You'll also learn: Internet Protocol basics, such as the structure of IPv4 and IPv6, multicasting, DNS, and network address translation Methods of ensuring reliability in socket-level communications Ways to use handlers, middleware, and multiplexers to build capable HTTP applications with minimal code Tools for incorporating authentication and encryption into your applications using TLS Methods to serialize data for storage or transmission in Go-friendly formats like JSON, Gob, XML, and protocol buffers Ways of instrumenting your code to provide metrics about requests, errors, and more Approaches for setting up your application to run in the cloud (and reasons why you might want to) Network Programming with Go is all you’ll need to take advantage of Go’s built-in concurrency, rapid compiling, and rich standard library. Covers Go 1.15 (Backward compatible with Go 1.12 and higher)

Author : Colin Dow
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781789131383

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Internet of Things Programming Projects by Colin Dow Pdf

A practical project-based guide to help you build and control your IoT projects Key FeaturesLeverage the full potential of IoT with the combination of Raspberry Pi 3 and PythonBuild complex Python-based applications with IoTWork on various IoT projects and understand the basics of electronicsBook Description The Internet of Things (IOT) has managed to attract the attention of researchers and tech enthusiasts, since it powerfully combines classical networks with instruments and devices. In Internet of Things Programming Projects, we unleash the power of Raspberry Pi and Python to create engaging projects. In the first part of the book, you’ll be introduced to the Raspberry Pi, learn how to set it up, and then jump right into Python programming. Then, you’ll dive into real-world computing by creating a“Hello World” app using flash LEDs. As you make your way through the chapters, you’ll go back to an age when analog needle meters ruled the world of data display. You’ll learn to retrieve weather data from a web service and display it on an analog needle meter, and build a home security system using the Raspberry Pi. The next project has a modern twist, where we employ the Raspberry Pi to send a signal to a web service that will send you a text when someone is at the door. In the final project, you take what you've learned from the previous two projects and create an IoT robot car that you can use to monitor what your pets are up to when you are away. By the end of this book, you will be well versed in almost every possible way to make your IoT projects stand out. What you will learnInstall and set up a Raspberry Pi for IoT developmentLearn how to use a servo motor as an analog needle meter to read dataBuild a home security dashboard using an infrared motion detectorCommunicate with a web service that sends you a message when the doorbell ringsReceive data and display it with an actuator connected to the Raspberry PiBuild an IoT robot car that is controlled through the internetWho this book is for Internet of Things Programming Projects is for Python developers and programmers who are interested in building their own IoT applications and IoT-based projects. It is also targeted at IoT programmers and developers who are looking to build exciting projects with Python.

Author : Sachidanand Jha
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798465764544

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OpenSCAD ASSEMBLY DRAWINGS by Sachidanand Jha Pdf

OpenSCAD ASSEMBLY DRAWINGS This book has been designed for self-paced learning by doing assembly practice exercises. This book doesn't provide you with a step by step tutorial. This book is intended to provide cad assembly practice exercises. What's included in the OpenSCAD ASSEMBLY DRAWINGS book? Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or an expert, these CAD Assembly exercises will challenge you. The book has various cad assembly exercises. Each exercise contains images of the final Assembly design and exact measurements needed to create the design. Each exercise can be designed on any CAD software which you desire. It can be done with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, CATIA, DraftSight, Fusion 360, Solid Edge, NX, PTC Creo and other feature-based CAD modeling software. It is intended to provide Drafters, Designers and Engineers with enough CAD Assembly exercises for practice on any cad program. It includes almost all types of exercises that are necessary to provide, clear, concise and systematic information required on industrial machine part drawings. Third Angle Projection is intentionally used to familiarize Drafters, Designers and Engineers in Third Angle Projection to meet the expectation of worldwide Engineering drawing print. This book is for Beginner, Intermediate and Advance CAD users. Clear and well drafted drawing help easy understanding of the design. These exercises are from Basics to Advance level. Each exercises can be assigned and designed separately. No Exercise is a prerequisite for another. All dimensions are in mm. Prerequisite To design & develop models, you should have knowledge of OpenSCAD program. Student should have knowledge of Orthographic views and projections. Student should have basic knowledge of engineering drawings.

Author : Joan Horvath,Rich Cameron
Publisher : Maker Media, Inc.
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-28
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781680456677

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Make: Geometry by Joan Horvath,Rich Cameron Pdf

Geometry, of all the branches of mathematics, is the one that is most easily visualized by making something. However, it is all too easy to reduce it to reams of formulas to memorize and proofs to replicate. This book aims to take geometry back to its practical roots with 3D printed models and puzzles as well as demonstrations with household objects like flashlights and paper towel tubes. This is not a traditional geometry textbook, but rather builds up understanding of geometry concepts while also bringing in elements of concepts normally learned much later. Some of the models are counterintuitive, and figuring out how and why they work will both entertain and give insights. Two final chapters suggesting open-ended projects in astronomy and physics, and art and architecture, allow for deeper understanding and integration of the learning in the rest of the book.

Author : Peter Farrell
Publisher : No Starch Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781593278670

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Math Adventures with Python by Peter Farrell Pdf

Learn math by getting creative with code! Use the Python programming language to transform learning high school-level math topics like algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus! Math Adventures with Python will show you how to harness the power of programming to keep math relevant and fun. With the aid of the Python programming language, you'll learn how to visualize solutions to a range of math problems as you use code to explore key mathematical concepts like algebra, trigonometry, matrices, and cellular automata. Once you've learned the programming basics like loops and variables, you'll write your own programs to solve equations quickly, make cool things like an interactive rainbow grid, and automate tedious tasks like factoring numbers and finding square roots. You'll learn how to write functions to draw and manipulate shapes, create oscillating sine waves, and solve equations graphically. You'll also learn how to: - Draw and transform 2D and 3D graphics with matrices - Make colorful designs like the Mandelbrot and Julia sets with complex numbers - Use recursion to create fractals like the Koch snowflake and the Sierpinski triangle - Generate virtual sheep that graze on grass and multiply autonomously - Crack secret codes using genetic algorithms As you work through the book's numerous examples and increasingly challenging exercises, you'll code your own solutions, create beautiful visualizations, and see just how much more fun math can be!

Author : Jim Parker
Publisher : No Starch Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781718501645

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An Artist's Guide to Programming by Jim Parker Pdf

Learn to program with visual examples. Programs increase in complexity as you progress — from drawing a circle to 3D graphics, animations, and simulations. A Graphical Introduction to Programming teaches computer programming with the aid of 100 example programs, each of which integrates graphical or sound output. The Processing-language-based examples range from drawing a circle and animating bouncing balls to 3D graphics, audio visualization, and interactive games. Readers learn core programming concepts like conditions, loops, arrays, strings and functions, as well as how to use Processing to draw lines, shapes, and 3D objects. They’ll learn key computer graphics concepts like manipulating images, animating text, mapping textures onto objects, and working with video. Advanced examples include sound effects and audio visualization, network communication, 3D geometry and animation, simulations of snow and smoke, predator-prey populations, and interactive games.

Author : V. Anton Spraul
Publisher : No Starch Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781593274566

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Think Like a Programmer by V. Anton Spraul Pdf

The real challenge of programming isn't learning a language's syntax—it's learning to creatively solve problems so you can build something great. In this one-of-a-kind text, author V. Anton Spraul breaks down the ways that programmers solve problems and teaches you what other introductory books often ignore: how to Think Like a Programmer. Each chapter tackles a single programming concept, like classes, pointers, and recursion, and open-ended exercises throughout challenge you to apply your knowledge. You'll also learn how to: –Split problems into discrete components to make them easier to solve –Make the most of code reuse with functions, classes, and libraries –Pick the perfect data structure for a particular job –Master more advanced programming tools like recursion and dynamic memory –Organize your thoughts and develop strategies to tackle particular types of problems Although the book's examples are written in C++, the creative problem-solving concepts they illustrate go beyond any particular language; in fact, they often reach outside the realm of computer science. As the most skillful programmers know, writing great code is a creative art—and the first step in creating your masterpiece is learning to Think Like a Programmer.