Customizable cookie cutter generator

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OpenSCAD Cookie Cutter Generator This generator is our tool based on OpenSCAD that allows you to create a cookie form from virtually all .svg or .ai files containing path data. However, it's not possible to use this generator with the Makerbot Customizer because uploaded files cannot be included. For detailed instructions, please see the instruction page. Instructions ---------------- 1. Third Party Software To make your own cookie form, you need two open source programs: OpenSCAD (http://www.openscad.org) and Inkscape (http://inkscape.org). You can download them for free from these websites. The Inkscape to OpenSCAD converter is available here or here. 2. File Compatibility Inkscape is compatible with a lot of file formats, including .svg and .ai. Just make sure your file doesn't contain any background information since this script only handles paths of your logo. You can test this by dragging the logo outside the page. If you see the page border, everything is okay. 3. Converting to .scad To convert your data to .scad, place it in the center of your open Inkscape document and go to Extensions -> Generate from Path -> Paths to OpenSCAD. Set height to 1,00 and Smoothing to 0,2. Then enter a output file path (for example: B:\coolbox_logo.scad) and press Apply. After this, a small dialog will appear and disappear when the export process is done. 4. Creating the Cookie Form Just download the cookie-form.zip from this page and unzip it. You will get a _template.scad that you never need to modify and a toolbox.scad. For each cookie form you want to create, just copy the toolbox.scad. We recommend placing the file you generated with Inkscape in the logos subfolder. After doing this, just open your copy of the toolbox.scad and modify the path in the third line of this file. For example, if you named your file new-logo.scad, change the path to logos/new-logo.scad. To test your configuration, hit F5 or F6 to get a nice rendered preview. Once you hit F6, you can export the form as a .stl file to print it. 5. Polish You may play with the parameters to get a perfect result. Remember: This is a work in progress since there are millions of logos and we cannot cover them all. Since we use our generator, we got no problems with logos we tested. A short description of the parameters: - ConnectorHeight Sometimes it's hard to get the dough out of the form. The connector is our try to fix this issue. If drawConnector is true, the code will generate some holes on the sides to allow you to access the dough in a easier way. As an alternative, you can just use enough flour. This variable will define the height of your connector. - DrawConnector If set to true, the script will draw a connector as described above. - Height The height your form will have at all. Does not affect the stamp area. - HullCutout Sometimes you can set this to false but in most cases, true will do the job. If false, the script will turn the form into a full cutout form. - HullCutoutScale You may have to adjust the scale of the area that is being cut out. - HullCutoutTranslate Sometimes you have to move the cutout to get a better result. - HullScale Here you can adjust the hull scale. You should adjust this until you get a very small hull. A small hull makes it easier to get out the dough. - Size Here you can adjust the size of the form. This does not really matter since you can resize it also in your 3D printer software. - Padding If you have set drawConnector to true, you can use this setting to adjust the beginning of the connector. 6. Export If you have configured your form in a way you like it, just hit F6 followed by File -> Export -> Export as STL.... The generated STL file is compatible with every 3D printer. 7. Have Fun! We love to see your remixes!