[BlindMath] Accessible 3D printing

[Sanchit Ghule]

Hi.
I feel here is a good discussion for the resources
https://groups.google.com/g/3dp_edu_models

Thanks.
Sanchhit.

On Thu, Jul 1, 2021, 5:54 AM Rastislav Kish via BlindMath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hey there,
>
> as for creation of 3D models, there is the [OpenScad](
> https://openscad.org/) project, which should help you with this. You
> basically create models in something very similar to a programming
> language, fully text based, so you can also make use of versioning software
> like Git if you’re developing a design.
>
> Note that OpenScad is mostly a technical thing, it’s not like those fancy
> tools sighted people use to model real things, it’s suited more for
> technical components due to their regularity.
>
> Although you’re of course not limited to them, for example, I have created
> a tactile Goban in it, so I could play Go on a real board.
>
> As for the accessibility of printing itself, I don’t know if this can be
> done fully without sighted assistance. 3D printers (or at least the one I
> worked with) may need some corrections to do the job properly, otherwise
> you can get a quite weird output.
>
> Best regards
>
> Rastislav
>
> Dňa 30. 6. 2021 o 23:21 Haden Pike via BlindMath napísal(a):
>
> > This topic comes up every so often, but I can't recall what, if
> > anything, was suggested. Nor can I find a resource for accessible 3D
> > printing, thus this message. Does such a resource exist? If not, and
> > assuming accessible 3D printing is both possible and the necessary
> > materials are available, I intend to create this resource. I am not
> > asking for a repository of existing models to download and print, but
> > rather how to create these models myself,.
> > Haden
> >
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