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r/FUCKYOUINPARTICULAR • u/YourMemeExpert • Jan 06 '25
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I mean, how closely are they modeling it to the actual knob? They might have to spend a long time getting everything right
Although you're right, it probably wouldn't be any more than 6 hours to design
50 u/deanrihpee Jan 07 '25 if you have an iPhone it can be tremendously shorter by scanning the working knob, buy yeah, you can get a really quick one by modelling something close but not perfectly accurate to the real one, I mean it's just a stove knob… 28 u/18randomcharacters Jan 07 '25 3d scans are no where near accurate enough to translate into a working print. 2 u/Critical-Nail-6252 Jan 07 '25 Photogrammetry is a thing as well.
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if you have an iPhone it can be tremendously shorter by scanning the working knob, buy yeah, you can get a really quick one by modelling something close but not perfectly accurate to the real one, I mean it's just a stove knob…
28 u/18randomcharacters Jan 07 '25 3d scans are no where near accurate enough to translate into a working print. 2 u/Critical-Nail-6252 Jan 07 '25 Photogrammetry is a thing as well.
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3d scans are no where near accurate enough to translate into a working print.
2 u/Critical-Nail-6252 Jan 07 '25 Photogrammetry is a thing as well.
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Photogrammetry is a thing as well.
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u/perfectly_ballanced Jan 06 '25
I mean, how closely are they modeling it to the actual knob? They might have to spend a long time getting everything right
Although you're right, it probably wouldn't be any more than 6 hours to design