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Even though I could have used arbitrary units of measurement for displaying dimensions of parts, that would not have allowed the user the ability to switch units without then enlarging or shrinking their mechanism to get that change. For instance, the user makes something that is 10.000 units…
Continue readingI am making good progress on the measurement/dimensions code for the Linkage program. All Things Measured The measurement feature is fully automatic. Enabling this by checking the Dimensions check box in the toolbar shows the measurements. Things that are noteworthy at the moment Anchor measurements are based on…
Continue readingI was bored and added a fixed size video capture area. The area is centered in the window, even if the window is smaller than the video resolution, and the user can opt to show or hide a box around the area. Video Area The video is only…
Continue readingJansen Mechanism with Measurements I have added a simple “show all” dimensioning, or measurement, feature to the Linkage program. This was interesting because I wanted to automatically decide how to show measurements for links with three or more connectors. For a link with three or more connectors, the…
Continue readingIt took me a few minutes to figure out the difference between Escapement and Orientation when using the CreateFont() function. Actually, it took me about 2 seconds to figure it out once I had seem discussion about it and heard about people trying to create some sort of…
Continue readingI’m beginning to hate Facebook. It seems like there are just a few types of comments showing up all of the time, at least from the 47 people who are still considering me a “friend.” I don’t seem to know anyone who applies their critical thinking skills to…
Continue readingI worked on this a few years ago. The idea is that the arms go around and around and the wings flap. The mechanism is made to look interesting. I took the photos last night since I had never documented this sculpture before and I’m in a blogging…
Continue readingRELAX Parts I took parts from an old radio controlled toy. It was a rather sophisticated army tank and it had these gears in it as well as some others. The two shafts should be just right. I will eventually add cams and cranks to these shafts to…
Continue readingPlans for relaxing? Nope. I am sketching out ideas for the RELAX sculpture. These are just ideas. Once the movement of every part of the sculpture is planned, I will either make some detailed plans or just make one part at a time until it is all working….
Continue readingI have suddenly become distracted with a new project. I think that the final few inches of the new rolling ball sculpture is just not quite right. This is making me want to do something else until I know how to fix it. My sister-in-law has some metal…
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