diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c0d9487..ba1d3a1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ### WORK IN PROGRESS - RECOMMEND NOT USING YET > Convert your keyboard into a stenotype. -> *Version 0.2.0* +> *Version 0.3.0* diff --git a/cherrymx/print-assemblies/one-of-each.iam b/cherrymx/print-assemblies/one-of-each.iam new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ade055c Binary files /dev/null and b/cherrymx/print-assemblies/one-of-each.iam differ diff --git a/cherrymx/stenotoppers.ipt b/cherrymx/stenotoppers.ipt index 07049c3..172a6ca 100644 Binary files a/cherrymx/stenotoppers.ipt and b/cherrymx/stenotoppers.ipt differ diff --git a/docs/Customization with Inventor.md b/docs/Customization with Inventor.md index e69de29..c97b9f5 100644 --- a/docs/Customization with Inventor.md +++ b/docs/Customization with Inventor.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Customizing the StenoToppers with AutoDesk Inventor + +It is very easy to adjust key dimensions of the StenoToppers if you have access to AutoDesk Inventor. All the dimensions (parameters) are linked to the top-level "parameters.xlsx" file, so simply follow these steps to change one: + +* Open the "parmeters.xlsx" file +* Find the parameter you want to change (they are clearly marked / described) +* Change it to your desired value (note that changing something too much may cause problems with the model, so modify only within reason) +* Save the spreadsheet +* Open the "stenotoppers.ipt" file in the "cherrymx" directory, using Inventor +* Navigate to `Manage > Parameters Panel > Parameters` (looks like *fx*) +* With the parameters window open, click the "Update" button on the 2nd bottom row. The model should change to reflect your modification of the spreadsheet. +* If everything looks normal, close the parameters window and the spreadsheet. +* Export each iPart variant to STL format (see below) + + +### Exporting to STL + +The StenoToppers model is what Inventor calls an "iPart", although you may have heard them called "Factory models" or "Factory parts". See [this tutorial][TFI-tutorial-iparts] for more information on iParts. + +Because the model is an iPart, some custom code was needed to export each variant to STL. + +[TFI-tutorial-iparts]:link \ No newline at end of file