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chrishuck

@chrishuck@fosstodon.org

Mechanical Engineer, Cyclist, 3D modeling of all kinds, 3D printing, Linux, programmer. Believer in making things better for everyone

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pafurijaz, to car
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Eric Stoddard the founder of is using Gravity Sketch to do a live trace of a Tesla Model 3, and then export to for a CAS model he working on to boost his Class A surfacing skills. AR is a great way to quickly capture a digital representation of a real vehicle or clay model. but I think soon AI will replace that. Personally I see many problem but is the show for customers.

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chrishuck,
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@pafurijaz That is really damned cool. Mobile geometry capture is a challenge in my industry. It would make our equipment programming way easier when we don’t get customer drawings ahead of time. Unfortunately, we work in very dirty environments. It can fool cameras, which makes the data unreliable. Such a bummer to not be able to use something so useful.

18+ scollado, to random French

Are there any @FreeCAD gurus around here ?
I'm looking for advice/help on how to apply a subtractive pipe to create a groove in a (weirdly) curved surface.
The surface is green in the pictures below.

This is a support for an electronic device and I'm trying to "hide" the power cable by "clipping it" in one of the 3 legs.

Happy to share a FCStd file if needed.
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chrishuck,
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@scollado @FreeCAD How did those slots get in there in the first place? It seems to me like you could modify the sketch of the cross section to include the channel you want? Even modifying the sketch that produces the “positive” portions would yield the groove you want.

pafurijaz, to BMW
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I saw many memes about #BMW frontal #grid, but also #AUDI is developing on the same direction. #cars.

chrishuck,
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@pafurijaz I saw one of these Audis behind me during my commute this morning and the vertical parts really jumped out at me as being odd for an Audi.

chrishuck, to random
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Measure once, cut twice. Because practice makes perfect.

gannet, to random
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went on a nature walk, but I almost missed these flamingos, they were so well camouflaged in the pink azaleas.

chrishuck,
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@gannet They’re up to their asses in azaleas!

chrishuck, to art
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This is one of my favorite murals in

chrishuck, to cycling
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There’s nothing quite like getting home from a bike ride and walking in the door just as the sky opens up with rain. Especially when you spent the last 20 minutes in the red trying to outrun those threatening clouds.

GossiTheDog, to random
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    chrishuck,
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    @GossiTheDog This is amazing. Do you know if anyone else has done this?

    timbray, (edited ) to random
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    This apparently touched a nerve; I had no idea. Check the comment thread.

    My own major gripe with passkeys is that I could never find a simple straightforward explanation of what they were and how they were to be used. I have a decent understanding of asymmetric crypto and PKI and key exchange and JWT and so on, so if you can’t explain it to me, you have a big problem.

    https://cosocial.ca/@timbray/112339186728840038

    chrishuck,
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    @timbray This has definitely been my experience. I’ve never seen a straightforward explanation of why I should switch and/or how.

    dcbuchan, to random

    If you've gone from a 5-day work week to a 4-day work week I'd like to hear of your experience as I'm considering the same.

    Did you have take a pay cut?
    Do you work 5 days over 4?

    How has it benefitted you?
    How has it benefitted your employer?

    (please boost)

    chrishuck,
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    @dcbuchan Every time I hear people talk about wanting to switch to a 4-day work week, they never specify whether it’s still a 40-hour week. Personally, I prefer 5x8-hr days because it affords me the ability to get in workouts after work every day of the work week. If I worked 4x10, I wouldn’t have time and both my physical and mental health would suffer.

    I wouldn’t mind working 4x8 if the reduced salary was still enough to pay my bills.

    hotdogsladies, to random
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    "Better to rein in Hell than to serve in Heaven.

    —John Milton, Teen Horse Enthusiast

    https://overcast.fm/+E5IPejLQQ

    chrishuck,
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    @hotdogsladies Puns are definitely the dumbest way to show how smart you are.

    MisterMaker, to random
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    Actually worked on this crane in the beginning of my career. Wasn't under Mammoet then but ALE. I didn't find the mechanical design all that interesting since you don't see size on your computer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Oq3nWkTtY

    chrishuck,
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    @MisterMaker That is badass!! The biggest crane test load I ever designed was 438 tons.

    chrishuck, to Engineering
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    I don't know why component manufacturers even bother publishing catalogs on their websites because they almost never have the parts in inventory.

    "Oh, our hydraulic actuator meets all of the requirements of your project? You can have it in 15 months."

    I feel like I could design my own and spin up a manufacturing line for it in less time.

    chrishuck, (edited )
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    @bmaxv Probably not. But, that’s not the point. I’m sure there are tons of manufacturers and distributors that complain about places like McMaster-Carr. The reason people buy from them is because they have inventory and you can easily see if it’s in stock. Sure, you might pay a little more, but they actually have it when you need it. Availability drives more of my buying decisions than cost.

    chrishuck,
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    @bmaxv My biggest gripe with modern business is nobody having anything in inventory. It’s all “Just in time” delivery. They all think every company is a John Deere or CAT that buys things by the thousands and plans a year’s worth of production. I’d wager more customers have the one-off demand. If a supplier tells me they don’t have what I need in stock, I generally move on right away.

    foosel, to random
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    An OctoPrint release overshadow by some major CI issues (outage, not my fault, but I managed to solve it with a workaround), PyPI changes refusing to accept my sdist name (was still accepted during RC phase, will have to push that manually) and still being exhausted from yesterday.

    Timing 😅 But it's out 😊

    chrishuck,
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    @foosel We all appreciate everything you do Gina!

    hotdogsladies, (edited ) to random
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    It has been pointed out by friend-of-the-show @agiletortoise that these are, in fact, two different people.

    I don't have a position except to say that many people find both Jameses somewhat challenging to listen to.

    Merlin regrets the error.

    chrishuck,
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    @hotdogsladies @agiletortoise The whole time I kept thinking you were going to mention that it was actually Jerry Reed that you were talking about.

    (Bonus: Glen Campbell)

    https://youtu.be/nqxv3DbXO4k?si=2QaNZ5nuw-Oq7zF0

    lewis, to cycling
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    Finally! 🎉

    chrishuck,
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    @lewis New bike day is the best day!

    hotdogsladies, to random
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    Anthony Pellicano looks like if Tim and Eric became the same character.

    chrishuck,
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    @hotdogsladies Regis is such an under appreciated name. My grandpa Regis and Regis Philbin are the only two I know of.

    chrishuck, to 3DPrinting
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    Continuing my of the logos of my favorite teams, the next installment is the Rubber Ducks minor league baseball team. When I bought the hat last year, I knew I needed to do something with the logo because it really pops.

    I fired up to make a SVG and to make the model from that SVG. It took a little planning on the heights for the different colors since I only have one extruder. Turned out great!

    3D printed version of the Akron Rubber Ducks team logo next to a baseball cap with the same logo.
    3D printed version of the Akron Rubber Ducks team logo viewed from the back side to show the stand.
    3D printed version of the Akron Rubber Ducks team logo still on the printer.

    chrishuck,
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    @FreeCAD Thank you!

    chrishuck,
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    @M4x Thank you! Yes, I had to manually change the filament each time. I would need a maxed-out PrusaXL to have enough extruders for automatic filament changes.

    linux_mclinuxface, to 3DPrinting
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    Due to travel and things I hadn’t done any for two weeks.

    Anyone want to guess what I’m doing today?

    (Aside from printing too fast and under extruding in the corners 😉)

    chrishuck,
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    @linux_mclinuxface Looks like the start of a milk crate type container?

    ian, to random
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    Why did I ever develop open source software that requires DNS, NAT, reverse proxy and HTTPS certs to work properly? Every request I get for setup help quickly devolves into me having to draw diagrams 😭

    chrishuck,
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    @ian No good deed goes unpunished.

    thelinuxcast, to linux
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    We'll be podcasting in about 25 minutes! https://youtube.com/live/mEjVtoULEfI?feature=share

    chrishuck,
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    @thelinuxcast As a longtime user of Ubuntu, I really have no complaints. I can do CAD to code and everything in between. The people that I see complaining about Ubuntu are doing things with computers that most people are not. I can understand not using it if you’re a gamer or in some development environments. However, for the average user, it’s a good OS that runs well on old hardware.

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