Using the printer as a mapping device.
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 11:18 am
Hi,
I’ve got a Duplicator 4, and I’m very happy with it. The thing is that I have the worlds flattest feet, and hence wear corrective insoles in my shoes. The insoles i have at the mo are cnc’d plastic and cost +£120/pair (no discount for multiple orders!!). So I have to move these from one pair of shoes to another, but it seems to me if I could map them accurately they actually would be quite easy to 3d print.
This has lead me to think of a project where i would mount a modified pair of digital calipers (or touch probe) on the head of the 3d printer and use the machine to move in a matrix to touch the part to be measured, where by the value would be pulled off the output from the caliper before measuring the next position.
In this way i would hope to get a grid of heights where I could use some form of magic to produce a model.
I’m good with engineering but have little knowledge of the firmware (sailfish) etc....Any ideas how I could get the machine to do my bidding without resorting to developing my own control system to drive the mechanics???......A little coffee time problem for you!
I’ve got a Duplicator 4, and I’m very happy with it. The thing is that I have the worlds flattest feet, and hence wear corrective insoles in my shoes. The insoles i have at the mo are cnc’d plastic and cost +£120/pair (no discount for multiple orders!!). So I have to move these from one pair of shoes to another, but it seems to me if I could map them accurately they actually would be quite easy to 3d print.
This has lead me to think of a project where i would mount a modified pair of digital calipers (or touch probe) on the head of the 3d printer and use the machine to move in a matrix to touch the part to be measured, where by the value would be pulled off the output from the caliper before measuring the next position.
In this way i would hope to get a grid of heights where I could use some form of magic to produce a model.
I’m good with engineering but have little knowledge of the firmware (sailfish) etc....Any ideas how I could get the machine to do my bidding without resorting to developing my own control system to drive the mechanics???......A little coffee time problem for you!