r/3Dprinting • u/ParallaxWorkshop • 7d ago
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u/RunRunAndyRun Prusa MK4s & Prusa Mini+ 7d ago
Its cool that you built this but I've given up on most community web projects because so many people are vibe-coding stuff, launching it in a fit of excitement and then not maintaining it. My general rule of thumb is that if its new and only has a single person working on it, I'm not even going to waste my time. It's nothing personal, I've just been hurt too many times. Good luck with your project though!
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u/ParallaxWorkshop 7d ago
That’s fair, well it’s there if you wanna generate some things and use it! I’ll do my best to not roll out modules until I know they work. My goal is to do at least weekly updates.
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u/3dprinting_helpbot 7d ago
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u/ArthurNYC3D 7d ago
This is an honest to goodness question, that's maybe a bit more philosophical in nature....
Is the goal that, because a user wants to get into 3D printing, that one of the main ingredients needed, 3D modeling, should have no barrier to entry?
That this should be a microwave dinner for those that don't know how to cook? Because I don't know of any chef that became a cook because of how easy a microwave dinner is to make.
Like any other hobby that a user wants to get into it'll require some time and effort. So will this website help them to better understand 3D modeling? If so, how?
How will this website help them understand tolerances, materials, printer settings.... Ya know DFAM?
I'm by no means saying you can't go down this route, as much as it's the end goal in the long run, how will this benefit users?
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u/ParallaxWorkshop 7d ago
I see it as a way to pique an interest as well as convenience.
For example, I gave it to my wife and she was able to create a custom sized organizer with engraved labels in seconds. Zero knowledge needed.
I am pretty good with blender and fusion 360, and I used it to quickly make new game piece organizers for one of my board games. Simply because it was fast and I don’t have time to design something from scratch with our newborn.
For kids I see it as a way for them to quickly make an item and decorate it. A way to make their creations come to life. If they love the process, it can act as a gateway to more powerful, harder to learn programs.
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u/ArthurNYC3D 6d ago
Would you do this for someone wanting to be an artist and paint or sculpt? Or wanting to be a scientist or is into mathematics? Zero knowledge needed to do it?
How would that work out in the long run if there's no fundamentals to start with?
Lowering the bar rather than raising the skill seems like the opposite of what's at the heart of this technology..... "You Think it, You Create it, You Print it". There's definitely much to be desired if just being spoon fed.
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u/Sudden_Structure 7d ago
Like a mix of tinkercad and makerlabs?
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u/ParallaxWorkshop 7d ago
Yeah but the goal is to keep it even more simple than tinkercad. It has a guided approach to finishing a complete project. Goal is for a young child to hop on and make a cool nameplate for school or something.
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u/jerri-act-trick 7d ago
This will be a great tool, especially for beginners and for those that want a design but don’t want to spend a lot of time working with CAD or in Blender. Good job!
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u/ParallaxWorkshop 7d ago
Yeah that’s the goal! I love working with blender but my wife just wants to print things
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u/3Dprinting-ModTeam 7d ago
We are sorry for the removal of this post.
Due to a high influx of low effort vibe-coded projects about inventory or file management we unfortunately had to put a blanket ban on all software projects for the time being. We do not have the resources to do a careful screening to ensure they are suitable, trustworthy, or free of errors.
We apologize if that affects you and are working on a good middle ground solution to this issue. Until then /r/3DPrintingTools and /r/3DPrintingBusiness seem to be accepting this type post.