[Blind-sysadmins] Drawing a 3D map (was: Blind Makers Group?)

Yeah, I know about Openscad. The reason I'm drawing in postscript is that it makes it much easier to get sighted assistance. I have been simply converting the postscript to jpeg and sending it as an email attachment to helpers who tell me if it looks right or not. If I wrote it in Openscad, I'd have to get help from someone who has Openscad. Plus, I'll probably need a version that can be printed on a regular printer. Sighted people might think a 3D map is cool but they aren't going to want to mess around with finding a 3D printer and paying for a 3D print out. So what I've been doing is writing in postscript and then importing my drawing into Openscad. I've had some problems with that but I've found some 3D printing experts who have been able to give me some tips. On 2/25/21 12:38 PM, Jim Barbour wrote:

Hey John,

I don’t have exactly what you’re looking for, but I can provide a couple of things.

First, for generating 3-D print instructions, I would suggest looking at a program called openscad. I suspect it will do a lot of what you were trying to do in postscript, but with an environment much more suited to the purpose.

For woodworking, I can recommend woodworking for the blind, which is a website and forum for blind people talking all about woodworking.

http://www.ww4b.org/ http://www.ww4b.org/

Finally, there is a Facebook group dedicated to 3-D printing for blind folks.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/blv3p/?ref=share https://www.facebook.com/groups/blv3p/?ref=share

I hope this can help get you started.

Take care,

Jim

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On Feb 25, 2021, at 8:23 AM, John G Heim wrote:

Anybody know of a group for blind makers? Any interest in starting such a group if no such group currently exists?

I am currently working on a project to create an accessible D&D module. The learning experience has been absolutely fascinating. I am creating a dungeon map by coding it by hand in postscript. I plan on converting the postscript to a format for a 3D printer. Once i learn how to do all this efficiently, I figure I can start making 3D maps for conventions and the like. I am going to help organize a convention for guide dog users in San Francisco in 2022. I am hoping to supply a 3D map of the hotel floor plan.

I'd also like to get into home automation, robotics, etc. I'm already into woodworking. I think it would be cool to have a group for people who are into stuff like that. -- John G. Heim; jheim@math.wisc.edu; 608-263-4189 _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org