I’ve just launched ProfileMaker v3.0. It’s got all the good stuff you’ve become accustomed to plus even more features. As yet, it still does not do calculations for DC motors.
Please give it a whirl and let me know what you think.
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ProfileMaker v3.0
It’s online and ready for testing. I would appreciate the help of any beta testers. Here’s what you need to play:
- A Thing-O-Matic with a MK6 Stepstruder
- Ideally you have filament in 1.75mm and 3mm diameters and in both ABS and PLA
- A fair amount of patience, a willingness to print off some test objects with a variety of profiles, and the ability to summarize your findings for me
To entice you, here’s what v3.0 can do right now:
- Provide good settings for your Thing-O-Matic MK6 Stepstruder for ABS or PLA in 1.75mm or 3mm diameters running a Heated Build Platform or Automated Build Platform
- Allow you to specify the gear diameter, gear swell, and feed rate
- Allow you to generate a full profile based on any stock Thing-O-Matic profile – along with the solidity/fill ratio
- E-mail you the finished profile as a zip file
I’m still struggling with the math required for a DC motor extruder. However, as soon as I get that sorted out, I look forward to updating this web app to provide Cupcake and Thing-O-Matic MK5 DC motor calculations and profiles as well.
So! Do you have what it takes?
Got my groove back
It just wasn’t the same without my old theme.
Of the several WordPress websites I have, this was the first one I moved to WordPress 3.0 when it came out. Unfortunately, 3.0 totally broke the hell out of my theme. I suspect it happened when the database was upgraded and it nuked the theme options. But, an upgrade to the theme1 and a little CSS spit and polish… and I’m back!
Edit: One unfortunate side effect of upgrading the theme was that it nuked my logo image. I found the original on Flickr, resized it, and dropped it back in. However, as you can tell from the nasty pixelation – I used “Paint” to resize. Blech. I’m going to have to redo that.