Instructions for adding new 3d parts

  1. Create an empty directory on your computer
  2. Copy all STL files used in your lightgun to the empty directory created in step 1
  3. This step will create STL files so that they are oriented in the preferred orientation. This step is optional but will be helpful to those printing your model.
    1. Open each STL file in your slicer, one at a time and orient it on the build plate as you would to print the model
    2. Select the properly oriented part and export it as an ASCII STL file
  4. This step uses OpenSCAD to automatically create PNG files of each of your STL files by running a Windows BAT file that runs OpenSCAD from the command line. This step is also optional but makes it easy for users to visually identify each 3d part on the diylightgun.com website.
    1. If you do not already have OpenSCAD installed, you can download it for free at http://openscad.org/downloads.html
    2. Using Notepad (or any text editor), copy the text in the code block below to a new text file
    3. Save the new text file as “makepng.bat” in the directory created in step 1
    4. Run the BAT file by double clicking it. It will take some time to create the PNG files, wait for it to complete.
    5. After the PNG files are generated, the BAT file will prompt you to before deleted the temporary .SCAD files that were created during the PNG image creation process. Since the directory crated in step 1 was empty when you started, there should be no other SCAD files in that directory and you should press any key to allow the BAT file to continue.
  5. Upload the STL and PNG files to diylightgun.com one at a time by clicking the “Add a New 3d Part” button in the “3d Parts” tab
:: The following commands creates 600x600 pixel PNG files for every STL file in the directory
:: The path to openscad.exe may also have to be adjusted based on your installation.

for %%f in (*.stl) do echo import("%%f"); >%%~nf.scad

for %%f in (*.scad) do "C:\Program Files\OpenSCAD\openscad.com"^
 -o "%%~nf".png^
 --autocenter^
 --viewall^
 --imgsize=600,600^
 --quiet^
  "%%~nf.scad"

REM Cleaning up...
REM About to delete all SCAD files in this directory, press <Ctrl-C> to abort or any other key to continue.
del *.scad