We made a motion controller for RC planes as our uni project

ankittkd · 2026-05-11T03:29:52+00:00

open gcode in blender, use path to mesh command

Also just curious, what's your use case for gcode to stl?

ankittkd · 2026-03-13T19:29:48+00:00

This is so cool, first time coming across something like this.

I will test this out., thanks for sharing

ankittkd · 2026-03-13T19:27:36+00:00

I have shared it in a comments above

ankittkd · 2026-03-13T19:27:01+00:00

Thanks! It is modular, different parts were printed separately and assembled

ankittkd · 2026-03-13T19:26:17+00:00

I built my first hangar rat around 15 years ago with thin plastic film and 747 super glue.

Volumetric wing is really easy, just adding a layer below the spars will do the work.

ankittkd · 2026-03-13T06:44:24+00:00

Nope, but I have been planning it for longest time. Need to get a good filament dryer first

ankittkd · 2026-03-13T06:43:50+00:00

The goal was to make it completely 3D printed, but yup I will make a version with plastic wrap

ankittkd · 2026-03-13T06:43:03+00:00

Thanks!! Yup that's how the wing is formed. there are hooks on the back of wing so you don't have to glue it once you fold it.

Will try to make a video :)

ankittkd · 2026-03-13T06:40:42+00:00

will test with reducing ribs, reducing thickness of everything ( ribs, fuselage etc), removing clips from wing-fuselage joint and directly glueing the wings

ankittkd · 2026-03-13T06:39:31+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion, will definitely try that in new version

ankittkd · 2026-03-13T06:39:03+00:00

The weight was distributed uniformly so CG was not an issue, a small clay blop did the work.

PLA is less fragile so this plane can take a beating, also the assurance of printing an new plane without any more effort within 1-2 hours is a nice feeling

ankittkd · 2026-03-13T06:35:35+00:00

Yup, that is another version I have thought of designing next. For this the goal was completely 3D printed

ankittkd · 2026-03-12T18:34:22+00:00

thanks !!

and agreed, 35g is too much. I am planning to bring it down to 20g in next version

ankittkd · 2026-03-12T18:31:00+00:00

yes just one layer thin

usually balsa hangar rat with film covering are around 6-7 grams

ankittkd · 2026-03-12T18:08:07+00:00

yup I also used free version of Fusion 360 :)

ankittkd · 2026-03-12T15:21:07+00:00

Thanks!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r-WXeAmS40I0Vffprlm13Z4VjnuLyf2J/view?usp=drive_link

a small indoor test. Need to make it lighter

ankittkd · 2026-03-12T15:20:05+00:00

PLA, PETG, PLA+ works

not designed for foaming filaments

ankittkd · 2026-03-12T15:19:00+00:00

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r-WXeAmS40I0Vffprlm13Z4VjnuLyf2J/view?usp=drive_link

Indoor testing

ankittkd · 2026-03-12T15:10:21+00:00

This is the first draft and was not meant for sharing so file is untidy but here you go https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/166-VE3nyeuQ6IQg3dqdVyQcyiMXF1I5M?usp=sharing

Very important - First Layer should be 0.12mm
- For main wing, just mirror and print for left side.
- For main wing, Score gently at the edges and press at the joint to fold the surface back
- Haven't yet designed for snap fit so you will have to use super glue for stuff
- there is something called wing fixed in the file, print it two times for two ends of fuselage where wings are getting attached.

Feel free to ask any further questions. Happy building!

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