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Ruby, SketchUp and 3D Printing

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Ruby, SketchUp and 3D Printing

Talk originally given at Ancient City Ruby

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March 27, 2015
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Transcript

  1. Romeeka Gayhart @CCandUC

  2. ABOUT ME

  3. ROMEEKA GAYHART @CCandUC

  4. ROMEEKA GAYHART @CCandUC

  5. ROMEEKA GAYHART Quick Left @CCandUC

  6. ROMEEKA GAYHART Quick Left @CCandUC

  7. BUT MY OLD JOB…

  8. BUT MY OLD JOB…

  9. BUT MY OLD JOB…

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  11. THE PLAN

  12. THE PLAN What is SketchUp?

  13. THE PLAN What is SketchUp? Using SketchUp (B.P.)

  14. THE PLAN What is SketchUp? Using SketchUp (B.P.) ‘Before Programming’

  15. THE PLAN What is SketchUp? SketchUp & Ruby Using SketchUp

    (B.P.) ‘Before Programming’

  16. THE PLAN What is SketchUp? SketchUp & Ruby Using SketchUp

    (B.P.) ‘Before Programming’

  17. THE PLAN What is SketchUp? SketchUp & Ruby Using SketchUp

    (B.P.) ‘Before Programming’ Using SketchUp (A.P.)

  18. THE PLAN What is SketchUp? SketchUp & Ruby Using SketchUp

    (A.P.) ‘After Programming’ Using SketchUp (B.P.) ‘Before Programming’

  19. THE PLAN What is SketchUp? SketchUp & Ruby And Finally…

    Using SketchUp (B.P.) ‘Before Programming’ Using SketchUp (A.P.) ‘After Programming’

  20. THE PLAN What is SketchUp? SketchUp & Ruby And Finally…

    Using SketchUp (B.P.) ‘Before Programming’ Using SketchUp (A.P.) ‘After Programming’ SketchUp & 3D Printing

  21. WHAT IS SKETCH UP?

  22. SKETCHUP 3D Modeling Computer Program

  23. SKETCHUP 3D Modeling Computer Program Desktop Application

  24. SKETCHUP 3D Modeling Computer Program Desktop Application Formerly: Google SketchUp

  25. The SketchUp Interface

  26. AutoCad

  27. WHY SKETCHUP IS GREAT Free for non-commercial use

  28. WHY SKETCHUP IS GREAT Easy to Use Free for non-commercial

    use

  29. WHY SKETCHUP IS GREAT Open Source/Programmable Component Easy to Use

    Free for non-commercial use

  30. WHY SKETCHUP IS GREAT On-boarding platform for learning 3D design

    Open Source/Programmable Component Easy to Use Free for non-commercial use

  31. WHY SKETCHUP IS GREAT Google Earth Integration Open Source/Programmable Component

    Easy to Use Free for non-commercial use On-boarding platform for learning 3D design

  32. WHY SKETCHUP IS GREAT Google Earth Integration

  33. SketchUp is like …

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  35. Before…

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  37. WHY USE SKETCH UP FOR SOLAR INSTALLS?

  38. Visuals for Clients Scale Estimates Geolocation Shadows!!!

  39. Visuals for Clients Scale Estimates Geolocation Shadows!!! Less Words !

    More Show

  40. Using SketchUp (B.P.) ‘Before Programming’ A Walkthrough

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  42. CHOOSE A TEMPLATE

  43. INPUT THE ADDRESS

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  49. A SCALED BUILDING

  50. LET’S GO 2D

  51. TRACE THE BUILDING OUTLINE

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  53. WHAT’S ON THE ROOF?

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  55. LET’S GO 3D

  56. GOING 3D

  57. GOING 3D

  58. GOING 3D

  59. GOING 3D SO WHY DOES THE HEIGHT MATTER?

  60. GOING 3D SHADING! Shading on Solar Panels = Loss of

    Productivity
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  62. 8:30 AM

  63. 1:30 PM

  64. 1:30 PM FINISHING THE ROOF

  65. ADDING A BORDER

  66. THE BUILDING IS READY

  67. ADDING PANELS

  68. ADDING PANELS

  69. ADDING THE PANEL

  70. POSITIONING PANELS

  71. CORRECTING THE ANGLE

  72. ORIENTING SOUTH

  73. PLACE THE PANEL

  74. COPY PASTA

  75. SPACING

  76. ROTATE TOOL

  77. ROTATE TOOL

  78. COMPONENTS & GROUPS

  79. ROTATING GROUPS

  80. FILLING UP THE ROOF

  81. FILLING THE ROOF

  82. CLEAN UP

  83. USING SHADING

  84. OPTIMIZE

  85. GET A COUNT

  86. YAY!

  87. SKETCHUP AND RUBY

  88. SKETCHUP RUBY API http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/

  89. THE RUBY CONSOLE

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  93. THE SAD TALE OF STEVE

  94. Using SketchUp (A.P.) ‘After Programming’

  95. SKETCHUP RUBY API

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  98. Custom

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  161. It’s a Start…

  162. It’s a Start… NOT TOTALLY COMPLETE

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  164. SketchUp Extension Warehouse Sites like: smustard github

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  169. BUT… I DON’T INSTALL SOLAR

  170. 3D Printing SketchUp - Marcus Ritland SKETCHUP & 3D PRINTING

  171. WHY 3D PRINT Rapid Prototyping New or Replacement Parts And

    Finally… From Idea to Implementation Need something no longer manufactured? Or never manufactured before?

  172. Sad Keanu by neuralfirings http://bit.ly/1ECOZLg

  173. 3D PRINTING THANKS TO RUBY SketchUp = Architectural Tool Ruby

    plugins filled in the gaps for printing (sometimes literally)

  174. WALK THROUGH

  175. THE Q

  176. THE Q

  177. THE Q

  178. THE Q

  179. THE Q Q SHAPED COOKIE CUTTER!

  180. Start with the 3D printing template

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  184. HOLLOWING OUT THE Q • Wall Thickness & Strength 1mm

    thickness is usually the smallest you can go

  185. No Stray Lines “http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/cleanup%C2%B3” CleanUp³

  186. No Stray Lines CleanUp³

  187. Being ‘Solid’ “http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/solid-inspector” Solid Inspector Plugin

  188. Being ‘Solid’ “http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/solid-inspector” Solid Inspector Plugin

  189. .STL File Formatting SketchUp STL “http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/sketchup-stl”

  190. ONLINE PRINTING SERVICES

  191. ONLINE PRINTING SERVICES Pros: Print Material Selection

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  193. ONLINE PRINTING SERVICES Pros: Print Material Selection Quality Assurance

  194. DESIGN CLEANUP

  195. Print Material Selection ONLINE PRINTING SERVICES Pros: A Marketplace Quality

    Assurance

  196. $19.50 - scottkrebs

  197. colleenjordan $45 -

  198. $224.08 - JAXJEWELRY

  199. joabaldwin $320 -

  200. $16.25 - tedparsec

  201. And of course… Memes

  202. And of course…

  203. And of course… Memes

  204. And of course… Memes

  205. And of course… Memes

  206. And of course… Memes

  207. And of course… Memes

  208. And of course… Memes

  209. And of course… Memes

  210. And of course… Memes And many, many, many, many, many,

    many more
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  213. RESULTS

  214. ISSUES Thin Walls Too Shallow

  215. V2

  216. V2 Cheaper Plastic Changes

  217. V2 Thicker Walls Changes

  218. V2 More Depth Changes

  219. V2 ISSUES Difficult to Grip!

  220. V3 Handles!

  221. SAFETY WARNING

  222. SAFETY WARNING Most 3D printed plastics are NOT FOODSAFE

  223. SAFETY WARNING Most 3D printed plastics are NOT FOODSAFE

  224. SAFETY WARNING There are foodsafe print materials out there Like

    ceramic, for a matching espresso cup

  225. Most 3D printed plastics are NOT FOODSAFE SAFETY WARNING

  226. AND THE REAL LIFE RESULTS?

  227. I might be better at coding than baking…

  228. I might be better at coding than baking… RAPID PROTOTYPING

    TIME TO PIVOT MVP

  229. RESOURCES 3D Printing with SketchUp Marcus Ritland May 2014 !

    PACKT Publishing

  230. RESOURCES • Download SketchUp Make
 www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-make • SketchUp Ruby Api


    www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/ • Thingiverse
 www.thingiverse.com • Shapeways
 www.shapeways.com

  231. RESOURCES Turing.io A registered Colorado non-profit School of Software and

    Design

  232. THANK YOU Romeeka Gayhart @CCandUC