Sweeping side-by-side name plate

thingiverse

***Please support me by using PrusaPrinters.org!*** If you want to support me, please download and(!) like [this design on prusaprinters](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/135792). If there are enough downloads&likes, i might get a spool of great prusa filament for free :-). There will also be the latest version from now on (as Thingiverse downloads are a bit broken at the moment) ***Thanks*** Thanks go to [jasmine-lv](https://www.thingiverse.com/jasmine-lv) for the idea to create this version of the sweeping name plate, and for the photo of her print. ***Customizer*** The Customizer on this website "Thingiverse" will not always work. In case your design is "stuck", please contant Thingiverse directly. There are many comments below that its "stuck", but the comments below are not read by Thingiverse. Solution: In case this Thingiverse websites "customizer" does not work, please install and use OpenSCAD on your own PC. [Instructions with screenshots how to set OpenSCAD up](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2815234) [Instructions how to generate the STL file with OpenSCAD customizer](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2812634) What is it? - A desktop nameplate, sweeping around in a circle. Customize it to show your name or text (Press "Open in Customizer" above or install [OpenSCAD](http://www.openscad.org/) on your own computer and see the instructions below regarding OpenSCAD). - You can have 2 lines next to each other (as requested by [jasmine-lv](https://www.thingiverse.com/jasmine-lv/designs)). ***If you could take a picture of an actual print, please publish it via the "post a make" button. - I am curious to see your uses in the wild.*** You can customize: - You can add a big heart ♥, smiley ☺ or other special characters (†←→↑↓◄►♪♫☼♀♂♦♠♣∞#!?$%&*+@) in the middle of the two texts. And you can choose also special characters, like pen, clock, key, pin, star, gift, thumbs up, thumbs down, cogwheel, mail, cake, person, Instagram, Youtube, cloud, book, speaking bubble, puzzle piece, shopping cart, cloud download, boarding pass, trashcan, circular arrows, corona virus and many more. - You can add magnets, as requested by [leostevo](https://www.thingiverse.com/leostevo/about). 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 [Mavi222](https://www.thingiverse.com/Mavi222/about), check out his [make](https://www.thingiverse.com/make:663152) for more info. - "HiddenText" and "HiddenTextSize" will generate text on the underside of the base of the nameplate. Use it for notes, dates, hidden messages, etc. - 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. - The shown text. - You can set "Bold", "Italic", etc, for each line. It must be supported by the text you selected though. (e.g. the default font "Bangers" does not support it) - The number of text lines: You can leave some "textstring" variables empty, and there will be less lines generated. You can have 3 lines on top of each other, as requested by [blitza700](https://www.thingiverse.com/blitza700/about). - The font. Nice is e.g.: "Orbitron", the default font "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". - Each lines font size individually. - The angle where the text is cut (lower angle will make printing easier) - The distance between the lines - The type of base (round, minimal_straight, pedestal, chamfered_rectangle, rectangle, rounded_rectangle). Thanks to [rlsmith46](https://www.thingiverse.com/rlsmith46/about) and [bratoff](https://www.thingiverse.com/bratoff/about) for the idea. Use "minimal_straight" if you want to print the text face-down. - Wether you want the text up (to put it onto a table, etc) or upside-down (e.g. to stick it on a wall) - You can print caps for the text to glue them on top. Just set part_to_generate="text_caps". This was [mrcpu](https://www.thingiverse.com/mrcpu/about)'s idea and request. - You can add "swiss-cheese" holes in the base plate. This is an experimental feature for [TheprofessorODK](https://www.thingiverse.com/TheprofessorODK/about) to add metal spikes to the model. If you like it, please have a look at all my [customizable creations](https://www.prusaprinters.org/social/13788-makkuro/prints). There are more configurable-text-based creations, [multi-line label](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33283-label), [gadget display stand](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33279-display-stand), [sweeping name plate](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33019-sweeping-2-line-name-plate-text), [bunting banner](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33280-bunting-banner-birthday-plants), [customizable text box III](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33268-customizable-text-box-iii), [pyramid text](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33255-customizable-pyramid-text), [name plate](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33253-customizable-3d-name-plate), [Customizable text box with lid](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33259-customizable-text-box-with-lid) and [round text](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33250-round-text-sculpture). Have also a look at my configurable [pack of dogs](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33261-configurable-pack-of-dogs), [rabbits](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33263-easter-bunnies-easter-rabbits), [reindeers](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33275-random-reindeers) and [santas](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33274-customizable-santa-claus). There are also useful [coat hangers](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33284-customizable-hook) and [finger toys](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/33239-chameleon-eye-toy-kids-toys). Reference: - The quote "Whatever it is, I'm against it." is from a song by Groucho Marx in the movie '[Horse Feathers](https://bit.ly/2D8JZUl)'. Thanks: - Thanks go out to [constantmotion](https://www.thingiverse.com/constantmotion), [DynoCZ](https://www.thingiverse.com/DynoCZ/about), [MrCharlie](https://www.thingiverse.com/MrCharlie/about), [Cowfeet](https://www.thingiverse.com/Cowfeet/about), [Mavi222](https://www.thingiverse.com/Mavi222/about) and [blitza700](https://www.thingiverse.com/blitza700/about) for the great pictures of their prints. - Thanks go to [gaellafond](https://www.thingiverse.com/gaellafond/about) for his excellent [converter from SVG bezier curves to OpenSCAD](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2805184) which I used to add some more icons to the customizer. - Thanks to [thehans](https://www.thingiverse.com/thehans/about) 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. - Thanks to [Sergey Ershov](https://www.iconfinder.com/Fishmoby) for his [multimedia icons](https://www.iconfinder.com/iconsets/multimedia-75) etc which are used here. Also thanks to [Oleg Turbaba](https://www.iconfinder.com/turbaba) for his [iconoteka icons](https://www.iconfinder.com/iconsets/iconoteka-stroke). Thanks go out to Instagram for their [Glyph](https://en.instagram-brand.com/assets/glyph-icon). - Thanks to [raulfragoso](https://www.thingiverse.com/raulfragoso/about) for the additional magnet sizes. - Thanks go to [bratoff](https://www.thingiverse.com/bratoff/about) for finding a bug! - Thanks go to [Hamish Trolove](www.techmonkeybusiness.com) for the script to generate holes in a regular pattern. Have fun! Customize using OpenSCAD: ---------------------------------------- If you want to use OpenSCAD on your own computer to customize (good idea!): - Download latest version of OpenSCAD, (See section "Development snapshots" at (https://www.openscad.org/downloads.html) ) - Download the .SCAD file from here. - Open the .scad file in OpenSCAD. - Change the variables. You find them in the beginning of the .SCAD file. E.g. text="*your text*"; - Press "F5" to get a quick preview. - Press "F6" when you like the preview. This will render the geometry and takes a little time. - Press "F7" to save the geometry to an .STL file. - Slice and print the .STL file. Also see: [Instructions with screenshots how to set OpenSCAD up](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2815234) [Instructions how to generate the STL file with OpenSCAD customizer](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2812634) Additional hints for fonts: - Make sure you know the fonts on your system, and choose only from them. The fonts listed in the code are the ones available on Thingiverse. By default, none are installed on your personal PC. - In case you want to use the fonts i listed: All are available for free from google. E.g. download "Bangers" here: [https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Bangers](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Bangers). Install all the fonts you want to use. Then restart OpenSCAD. - Set the fontname (either an installed one or one preinstalled on your system) ***fontname="Bangers";*** in the .scad file. - Note: [markostamcar](https://www.thingiverse.com/markostamcar/about) wrote that his OpenSCAD did not pick up newly installed fonts: - Workaround 1: Choose the option to "install for all users" when installing the fonts. (Thanks to [volker48](https://www.thingiverse.com/volker48/about)!) - Workaround 2: The fonts are by default in *C:/Windows/Fonts*. Put the TTF files in *C:\Program Files/OpenSCAD/fonts/Liberation-2.00.1/ttf* instead and restart OpenSCAD. - Workaround 3: Copy the font file to C:/Users/<username>/.fonts (create the directory if it doesn't exist) - (thanks to [midnightsmith](https://www.thingiverse.com/midnightsmith/about) for the hint to a [reddit discussion](https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/ee8011/anyone_know_how_to_add_a_font_to_openscad/). - Workaround 4: Copy the font to a path and in OpenSCAD write "use <path/to/font.ttf>" Additional hints for adding symbols using OpenSCAD: - For symbols you need to say where the symbol should be: - add_a_special_character="left"; - Then there are two types of symbols: - The ones with a number can be selected by setting the variable to the number without quotation marks (special_character=9829;). These are only visible on your PC if you have the Google "Noto" Font installed! - For symbols without a number, set the variable to the name of the symbol in quotation marks (special_character="Pen";). These are always visible, as they are embedded in the OpenSCAD file. Print instructions ---------------------- Standard 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: [Octolapse](https://i.imgur.com/8uhtyZx.gifv) Alternative way to print: - Here are helpful hints from [MrCharlie](https://www.thingiverse.com/MrCharlie/about) for an alternative way to print, see also his [make](https://www.thingiverse.com/make:590288): - Printing the letter faces flat on the build plate is a nice look. For this: - Make sure to make the base thicker and use the "minimal base", so set "round base" to "0". - Ensure the top text is not much wider than the bottom text. - There is still an overhang from the base which requires killer cooling/bridging ability or better toss some supports just under the base. - 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. - If you have a small print bed you can place this at 45 degrees to make the most of the build space. - 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). Workarounds for Thingiverse: --------------------------------------- 1) Problem: You get a 404 when downloading all files: - You can try to download all files separately. (Click on "Thing files", then download all .STL and .SCAD files) 2) Problem: The customizer does not work anymore. It says "Oh No! There was a problem communicating with Thingiverse." or "We're sorry, but something went wrong." - Download latest version of OpenSCAD, (See section "Development snapshots" at (https://www.openscad.org/downloads.html) ) - Follow the instructions above (see section customizing with OpenSCAD)