I gather from the short that you want a software defined compendium of mechanical parts that each represent a particular type of mechanism and can be parametrically modifed to produce a range of instances of that type. The obvious and hard-to-find helpers you would need are software developers to encode these part types. A library also needs a catalog, so catalogers that can tag/organize/cross-index the parts. Maybe software testers to validate the code. Maybe physical testers to confirm that prints connect properly to other parts/materials. I am still a little unclear about how you plan to implement the library. Modifiable CAD files, I presume, but do you plan to use/create a CAD API with which a developer would define the characteristic structures of a part? Do you envision some kind of collection of sub-modules from which each part would be comprised? Should the parts designed so that their prescribed function is reinforced by some physical feature or visual cue? I should go check some of your examples.
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I hope no one thinks they can 3D print a PLA brake disc and put it on their car…
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David Malawey
This is around 5 years of progress towards a systematic design library. (just a subsample, really). Individual parts are uploaded and described, and #openlab is the tag. functional, free, parametric, and built with a unified methodology. I need a world of help. Today i’m discovering the words to define the goals, which gives hope of communication that can enable this help 🙂 (see my latest short!)
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