Sweeping 2-line name plate (text)

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A desktop nameplate, sweeping around in a circle. Customize it to show your name or text. To do that, please install <a href="http://www.openscad.org/">OpenSCAD</a> on your own computer and follow the customizing instructions below or follow these <a href="https://www.dr-lex.be/3d-printing/customizer.html">in depth instructions</a>. Alternatively, you can also use the <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3045130">Thingiverse customizer</a>.New Jan 2022: Now includes STLs of more than 600 first names. If you need love-themed name plates, check out the 600 <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/129584-valentine-sculpture">name plates with heart</a>: <figure class="image image-style-align-center image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/129584/images/1253982_3f0e0ece-ee54-4c68-8abb-740f1b1f7737/thumbs/cover/640x480/jpg/valentine2.webp"></figure>Or the the 1200 name plates with the text <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/130427-i-love-you">“I love you…"</a>:<figure class="image image-style-align-center image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/130427/images/1253971_1555a5de-d2b9-4ae5-87f4-be2377d8d2c1/thumbs/cover/640x480/jpg/iloveyou.webp"></figure>And a version saying <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/130659-happy-valentines-day">Happy valentine's day</a>: <figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/130659/images/1259088_6295ec13-b2a2-4e2d-8ec2-c3047a84fd89/thumbs/cover/640x480/jpg/valentine5.webp"></figure>There are more configurable-text-based creations available, like <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33283-label">multi-line label</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33279-display-stand">gadget display stand</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33280-bunting-banner-birthday-plants">bunting banner</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33268-customizable-text-box-iii">customizable text box III</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33255-customizable-pyramid-text">pyramid text</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33253-customizable-3d-name-plate">name plate</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33259-customizable-text-box-with-lid">Customizable text box with lid</a> and <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33250-round-text-sculpture">round text</a>. Have also a look at my configurable <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33261-configurable-pack-of-dogs">pack of dogs</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33263-easter-bunnies-easter-rabbits">rabbits</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33275-random-reindeers">reindeers </a>and <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33274-customizable-santa-claus">santas</a>. There are also useful <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33284-customizable-hook">coat hangers</a> and <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33239-chameleon-eye-toy-kids-toys">finger toys</a>. Or just check out <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/social/13788-makkuro/prints">all my creations</a>.You can customize:<ul><li>You can add a big heart ♥, smiley ☺ or other special characters (†←→↑↓◄►♪♫☼♀♂♦♠♣∞#!?$%&*+@) now to the left or right of the text! And you can choose also special characters, like pen, clock, key, pin, star, gift, thumbs up, thumbs down, cogwheel, mail, cake, person, Instagram, cloud, book, speaking bubble, puzzle piece, shopping cart, cloud download, boarding pass, trashcan, circular arrows and many more.</li><li>You can have 2 lines on top of each other (as requested by <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/schoonke/about">schoonke</a>), or even 3 lines (as requested by <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/blitza700/about">blitza700</a>). To configure, leave some "textstring" variables empty, and there will be less lines generated.</li><li>You can add magnets, as requested by <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/leostevo/about">leostevo</a>. You can select sizes like a Cube 10x1, Cylinder 8x3, Cylinder5x2.5, Cylinder8x1.7 or Cylinder12x2.5. Also you can embed them in your print by increasing magnet_closing_layer to 0.2mm, as requested by <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/Mavi222/about">Mavi222</a>, check out his <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/make:663152">make</a> for more info.</li><li>"HiddenText" and "HiddenTextSize" will generate text on the underside of the base of the nameplate. Use it for notes, dates, hidden messages, etc.</li><li>The roundness: Set "faces_segment=2" to have a quick preview in the customizer on this webpage. Once all is OK, set "faces_segment=8" to make the final render.</li><li>The shown text.</li><li>You can set "Bold", "Italic", etc, for each line. It must be supported by the text you selected though. (e.g. Bangers does not support it)</li><li>The font. Nice is e.g.: "Orbitron", "Bangers" or "Luckiest Guy". You can set all fonts (top line, bottom line and under-base-text) separately. By default, all are same as "fontname1".</li><li>Each lines font size individually.</li><li>The angle where the text is cut (lower angle will make printing easier)</li><li>The distance between the lines</li><li>The type of base (round, minimal_straight, pedestal, chamfered_rectangle, rectangle, rounded_rectangle). Thanks to <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/rlsmith46/about">rlsmith46</a> and <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/bratoff/about">bratoff</a> for the idea. Use "minimal_straight" if you want to print the text face-down.</li><li>Wether you want the text up (to put it onto a table, etc) or upside-down (e.g. to stick it on a wall)</li><li>You can print caps for the text to glue them on top. Just set part_to_generate="text_caps". This was <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/mrcpu/about">mrcpu</a>'s idea and request.</li><li>You can add "swiss-cheese" holes in the base plate. This is an experimental feature for <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/TheprofessorODK/about">TheprofessorODK</a> to add metal spikes to the model.</li></ul>If you could take a picture of an actual print, please "comment" and attach the picture. - I am curious to see your uses in the wild!If you like it, please have a look at all my <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/social/13788-makkuro/prints">customizable creations</a>. There are configurable-text-based creations, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33283-label">multi-line label</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33279-display-stand">gadget display stand</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33019-sweeping-2-line-name-plate-text">sweeping name plate</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33280-bunting-banner-birthday-plants">bunting banner</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33268-customizable-text-box-iii">customizable text box III</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33255-customizable-pyramid-text">pyramid text</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33253-customizable-3d-name-plate">name plate</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33259-customizable-text-box-with-lid">Customizable text box with lid</a> and <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33250-round-text-sculpture">round text</a>. Have also a look at my configurable <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33261-configurable-pack-of-dogs">pack of dogs</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33263-easter-bunnies-easter-rabbits">rabbits</a>, <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33275-random-reindeers">reindeers </a>and <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33274-customizable-santa-claus">santas</a>. There are also useful <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33284-customizable-hook">coat hangers</a> and <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33239-chameleon-eye-toy-kids-toys">finger toys</a>. Or just check out <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/social/13788-makkuro/prints">all my creations</a>.By the way, the quote "Whatever it is, I'm against it." is from a song by Groucho Marx in the movie '<a href="https://bit.ly/2D8JZUl">Horse Feathers</a>'.<ul><li>Thanks go out to <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/constantmotion">constantmotion</a>, <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/DynoCZ/about">DynoCZ</a>, <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/MrCharlie/about">MrCharlie</a>, <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/Cowfeet/about">Cowfeet</a>, <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/Mavi222/about">Mavi222</a> and <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/blitza700/about">blitza700</a> for the great pictures of their prints.</li><li>Thanks go to <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/gaellafond/about">gaellafond</a> for his excellent <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2805184">converter from SVG bezier curves to OpenSCAD</a> which I used to add some more icons to the customizer.</li><li>Thanks go to <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/Lyl3/about">Lyle</a> for a suggestion to use a module of <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thehans/about">thehans</a>.</li><li>Thanks to <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thehans/about">thehans</a> for his module rotate_extrude2 which automatically uses the best way to rotate-extrude both in Thingiverse and if you use your own OpenSCAD installation.</li><li>Thanks to <a href="https://www.iconfinder.com/Fishmoby">Sergey Ershov</a> for his <a href="https://www.iconfinder.com/iconsets/multimedia-75">multimedia icons</a> etc which are used here. Also thanks to <a href="https://www.iconfinder.com/turbaba">Oleg Turbaba</a> for his <a href="https://www.iconfinder.com/iconsets/iconoteka-stroke">iconoteka icons</a>. Thanks go out to Instagram for their <a href="https://en.instagram-brand.com/assets/glyph-icon">Glyph</a>.</li><li>Thanks to <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/raulfragoso/about">raulfragoso</a> for the additional magnet sizes.</li><li>Thanks go to <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/bratoff/about">bratoff</a> for finding a bug!</li><li>Thanks go to <a href="www.techmonkeybusiness.com">Hamish Trolove</a> for the script to generate holes in a regular pattern.</li></ul>Have fun!<h3>Print instructions</h3>Printing You can print it without any support, as long as you leave the cut-angle below 90 degrees. Standard settings will be fine, like infill of 20%, layer height of .2mm, 2 perimeters, 4 solid layers on top/bottom.Upright print by MrCharlie: <a href="https://i.imgur.com/8uhtyZx.gifv">Octolapse</a>Here a video of <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/DynoCZ/about">DynoCZ</a>'s print: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ialZp5Ex43i6_hmuhm2kevxBKBFww2zQ/view">Timelapse movie</a>Customizing instructions - Using OpenSCAD:<ul><li>Download latest version of OpenSCAD, (See section "Development snapshots" at (<a href="https://www.openscad.org/downloads.html">https://www.openscad.org/downloads.html</a>) )</li><li>Download the .SCAD file from here.</li><li>Open the .scad file in OpenSCAD.</li><li>Change the variables to your liking:<ul><li>In the OpenSCAD "View" menu, the option called [Hide customizer] must be unselected to display the customizer.</li><li>Alternatively, change variables in the code: You find the variables in the beginning of the .SCAD file. E.g. text="your text";</li></ul></li><li>For fonts:<ul><li>Set the fontname (and ensure you have that font installed on your system): fontname="Bangers";</li></ul></li><li>Press "F5" to get a quick preview.</li><li>Press "F6" when you like the preview. This will render the geometry and takes a little time.</li><li>Press "F7" to save the geometry to an .STL file.</li><li>Slice and print the .STL file.</li></ul>Some Fixes if you have issues with OpenSCAD: 1) Your font of choice is not found by OpenSCAD on your PC.<ul><li>In case you miss some fonts in OpenSCAD, download them from google: <a href="http://www.google.com/fonts">http://www.google.com/fonts</a></li><li>e.g. for "Bangers" here: <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Bangers">https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Bangers</a></li><li>Install all the fonts you want to use. Then restart OpenSCAD.</li></ul>2) OpenSCAD won't pick up newly installed fonts in C:/Windows/Fonts.<ul><li>In case new fonts are missing, put the font TTF files also in C:\Program Files/OpenSCAD/fonts/Liberation-2.00.1/ttf and restart OpenSCAD again.</li><li>Alternatively, put them in C:\Program Files/OpenSCAD/fonts/Lib</li></ul>Alternative Printing instructions Here are helpful hints from <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/MrCharlie/about">MrCharlie</a> for an alternative way to print, see also his <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/make:590288">make</a>:<ul><li>Printing the letter faces flat on the build plate is a nice look. For this:<ul><li>Make sure to make the base thicker and use the "minimal base", so set "round base" to "0".</li><li>Ensure the top text is not much wider than the bottom text.</li><li>There is still an overhang from the base which requires killer cooling/bridging ability or better toss some supports just under the base.</li></ul></li><li>If you are doing two lines somewhat close together, having a font where the P's etc don't drop below the line is best, use capitals if you have to. HOLTWOOD ONE, BOWLBY and LUCKIEST GUY are 3 fonts I know that do that.</li><li>If you have a small print bed you can place this at 45 degrees to make the most of the build space.</li><li>Printing time at .2 and 60-80 MM/s: A short name was 5 hours (for 140mm width). A very long name takes 15 hours (at 240mm).</li></ul>Names included: Here I list all the Czech, German and English names availabe as STL files. The names are included here so people using this site find this print and the STL when searching for their name. Aaron, Abigail, Adam, Adela, Adrian, Adrien, Agathe, Alan, Albert, Ales, Alex, Alexander, Alexandra, Alexandre, Alexia, Alexis, Alfred, Alice, Alicia, Amanda, Amandine, Amber, Amelie, Amy, Anais, Andre, Andrea, Andreas, Andrew, Aneta, Anette, Angela, Angelika, Anja, Anke, Ann, Anna, Anneliese, Annette, Anthony, Antje, Antoine, Arnaud, Arthur, Ashley, Astrid, Audrey, Aurelie, Aurelien, Aurore, Austin, Axel, Baptiste, Bara, Barbara, Bastien, Beate, Ben, Benjamin, Benoit, Bernd, Berndt, Bernhard, Bernt, Bettina, Betty, Beverly, Billy, Birgit, Björn, Bobby, Brandon, Brenda, Brian, Brigitte, Britta, Brittany, Bruce, Bryan, Bärbel, Camille, Carin, Carl, Carla, Carol, Caroline, Carolyn, Carsten, Catharina, Catherine, Cathrin, Catrin, Cecile, Cedric, Celia, Celine, Charles, Charlotte, Cheryl, Chiara, Chloe, Chris, Christa, Christel, Christian, Christiane, Christina, Christine, Christoph, Christopher, Claire, Clara, Claudia, Claus, Clemence, clement, Coline, Coralie, Corentin, Cornelia, Curt, Cynthia, Cyril, Dagmar, Damien, Daniel, Daniela, Danielle, David, Deborah, Debra, Denisa, Denise, Dennis, Detlef, Detlev, Diana, Diane, Dieter, Dirk, Dominick, Dominika, Donald, Donna, Dorian, Doris, Dorothy, Douglas, Dylan, Edith, Edward, Elena, Elfriede, Elias, Elijah, Elisa, Elisabeth, Elise, Eliska, Elizabeth, Elke, Ella, Ellie, Elodie, Elsa, Emeline, Emil, Emilia, Emilie, Emily, Emma, Enzo, Eric, Erica, Erich, Erika, Erna, Ernst, Erwan, Erwin, Estelle, Ethan, Eugene, Eva, Evelyn, Evzen, Fabien, Fanny, Filip, Finn, Florent, Florian, Frances, Francesco, Francois, Frank, Franz, Frida, Frieda, Friedrich, Fritz, Gabriel, Gabriele, Gaetan, Gary, Georg, George, Gerald, Gerd, Gerda, Gerhard, Gerhardt, Gert, Gertrud, Gisela, Gloria, Grace, Gregory, Gudrun, Guillaume, Günter, Günther, Hana, Hannah, Hannelore, Hans, Harald, Harold, Hartmut, Heather, Heidi, Heike, Heiko, Heinrich, Heinz, Helen, Helene, Helga, Helmut, Helmuth, Henry, Herbert, Hermann, Herta, Hertha, Hildegard, Holger, Honza, Horst, hugo, Ilse, Ines, Inge, Ingeborg, Ingo, Ingrid, Irmgard, Irmgart, Isabella, Ivonne, Jack, Jacob, Jacqueline, Jade, James, Jan, Jana, Janet, Janice, Jason, Jean, Jeanne, Jeffrey, Jennifer, Jens, Jeremy, Jerome, Jerry, Jesse, Jessica, Jirka, Jitka, Joachim, Joan, Joe, Joerg, Johann, Johanna, Johannes, John, Johnny, Jonathan, Jordan, Jose, Joseph, Joshua, Joyce, Juan, Judith, Judy, Julia, Julie, Julien, Juliette, Justin, Justine, Jutta, Jörg, Jörn, Jürgen, Kai, Karel, Karen, Karin, Karl, Karolina, Karsten, Katarina, Kate, Katharina, Katherine, Kathleen, Kathrin, Kathryn, Katie, Katja, Katrin, Katrina, Kayla, Keith, Kelly, Kenneth, Kerstin, Kevin, Kimberly, Kirsten, Klara, Klaudia, Klaus, Krista, Kristian, Kristina, Kristine, Kuba, Kurt, Kyle, Käte, Käthe, Laetitia, Larry, Lars, Laura, Lauren, Laurie, Laurine, Lawrence, Lea, Lena, Lenka, Leo, Leon, Liam, Lieselotte, Lina, Linda, Lisa, Logan, Loic, Lola, Lothar, Lou, Louis, Louise, Luca, lucas, Lucie, Lucy, Lukas, Madison, Maelle, Maeva, Maik, Maike, Manfred, Manon, Manuela, Marc, Marcel, Marco, Marcus, Marek, Maren, Margaret, Margarete, Margarethe, Margaux, Margot, Maria, Marianne, Marie, Marilyn, Marina, Marine, Mario, Marion, Mark, Marketa, Marko, Markus, Marlies, Marlis, Marta, Martha, Martin, Martina, Mary, Mathew, Mathias, Mathieu, Mathilde, Mathis, Matteo, Matthew, Matthias, Matthieu, Max, Maxence, Maxime, Megan, Mehdi, Meik, Meike, Melanie, Melissa, Mia, Michael, Michaela, Michal, Michelle, Mickael, Mike, Mila, Mohamed, Monica, Monika, Morgane, Nadin, Nadine, Nancy, Natalie, Nathan, Nicholas, nicolas, Nicole, Niels, Nikol, Nils, Nina, Noah, Noemie, Norbert, Oceane, Olaf, Oliver, Olivia, Ondra, Ophelie, Otto, Pamela, Patricia, Patrick, Paul, Pauline, Pavel, Pavlina, Peter, Petra, Philip, Philipp, Phillip, Phillipp, Pierre, Quentin, Rachel, Radek, Rainer, Ralf, Ralph, Randy, Raphael, Raymond, Rebecca, Regina, Reiner, Reinhardt, Remi, Renate, Rene, Richard, Rita, Robert, Robin, Roger, Rolf, Romain, Romane, Ronald, Rose, Rosemarie, Roy, Rudolf, Rudolph, Russell, Ruth, Ryan, Rüdiger, Sabine, Salome, Sam, Samantha, Samuel, Sandra, Sara, Sarah, Scott, Sean, Sebastian, Sebastien, Sharon, Shirley, Siegfried, Sigrid, Silke, Silvia, Simon, Simona, Sofia, Solene , Sonja, Sophia, Sophie, Stefan, Stefanie, Stephan, Stephanie, Stephen, Steven, Susan, Susanne, Sven, Swen, Sylvia, Tanja, Teresa, Terry, Theo, Theresa, Thibault, Thibaut, Thomas, Thorsten, Tim, Timm, Timothy, Tobias, Tom, Tomas, Tony, Torsten, Tristan, Tyler, Ulrich, Ulrike, Ursula, Ute, Uwe, Valentin, Valentine, Veronica, Victor, Victoria, Vincent, Virginia, Vojtech, Volker, Walter, Walther, Waltraud, Wayne, Werner, Wilfried, Wilhelm, Willi, William, Willie, Willy, Wolfgang, Yann, Yvonne, Zachary, Zoe, Zuzana.

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