Working on updating the posts on my porch. I was just going tio use wood or buy stone veneer from Lowes, when I realized, why not try to print it?
A few obstacles I have run into, and could use some advice
First, I am assuming ABS would need to be used to avoid heat problems. What sort of paint/finish should I use to keep the "bricks" from breaking down to fast?
Also, I am a Solidworks user, but mostly use it for sheetmetal applications (day job) and don't really know how to begin to program a stone or brick finish; I am more of a flat surface guy as of right now.
Any ideas would be a huge help!
IDeas/Help designing Stone/brick veneer
Re: IDeas/Help designing Stone/brick veneer
OpenSCAD has a Surface function that may be of interest.
I just did a quick Google image search for "brick heightmap"
Obviously not the ideal map but just as a starting point to give you an idea:
produces:
I just did a quick Google image search for "brick heightmap"
Obviously not the ideal map but just as a starting point to give you an idea:
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surface(file="brick.png", center=true, convexity=5);
%translate([0,0,2]) cube([100,100,1], center=true);