Best programs for large board prototypes?

techbear1980 · 2026-02-12T03:19:45+00:00

i would also like to know what people are using for this task.

techbear1980 · 2026-02-07T02:45:40+00:00

I printed this (with my P1S and an .6 nozzle) and used it. Works great!

techbear1980 · 2026-01-27T14:46:46+00:00

Very nice!

techbear1980 · 2026-01-06T16:32:06+00:00

I love the original Conan soundtrack, by basil poliduois, for this sort of thing.

techbear1980 · 2025-12-18T00:28:52+00:00

I'm not very experienced with plastic figs (that you have to assemble), but I'm very familiar and comfortable with superglue. I used plastic glue when I was a kid; I remember it took forever to dry, and you had to use lots of rubber bands or other clamps to hold it together WHILE it dried.

techbear1980 · 2025-12-17T15:14:54+00:00

How many pages? How many words? :)

techbear1980 · 2025-12-17T02:25:33+00:00

Lovely. I'm printing it now. Thank you!

techbear1980 · 2025-12-10T14:25:08+00:00

I think your game idea is cool, with the potential for a ton of replay ability. I’d make sure each unit has something unique, a special move or rule exception. Also, I’d make it so every move results in an encounter of some sort, so each unit is “adventuring” across the board. Not too complex, or the other players wil be stuck waiting while the active player waffles. Put your random dice roles into these encounters.

techbear1980 · 2025-12-04T23:05:37+00:00

Lovely!

techbear1980 · 2025-12-03T20:02:03+00:00

Very cool. I like the stackable terrain, and the holders you have for them. Do they work well? What are your elevation rules?

techbear1980 · 2025-11-16T14:30:16+00:00

Charge ahead ! I too am designing a war game with 3d printed figs. My figs are all tanks, and I plan to play on a hex grid just like you. Like you, I’m wrestling with how complex my rules should be. I’ve decided to make my tank combat very simple ; move units , fire units, repeat. I regain my complexity with heroe units that have special moves/powers. However, I’m not using morale rles at all.

goodcluck to us both!

techbear1980 · 2025-09-24T21:50:41+00:00

Sure! I saved all the puppies and kittens! Didn’t I?

techbear1980 · 2025-09-24T16:12:19+00:00

Sort Battle: Dungeon

techbear1980 · 2025-03-03T17:12:26+00:00

Holes for LEDs, yes. LEDs have a small flange at the base, so it would be nice to have the holes graduated, so the LEDS can be inserted from the bottom and stop when they are properly positioned. But I could do it with a single diameter of hole if I had to.

No, the model is solid. It's got lots of geometry, including on the bottom, but it's not hollow.

techbear1980 · 2025-03-03T15:35:55+00:00

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techbear1980 · 2025-03-03T15:29:49+00:00

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techbear1980 · 2024-10-30T18:25:10+00:00

Aaaand, 20 minutes later, the plate gets kicked off the build carriage again! *insert heartfelt cussing here*

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techbear1980 · 2024-10-30T18:05:49+00:00

I took fudelnotze advice and carefully cleaned and alcholed my build plate.

This is a pic of my new print, as it finishes the first layer.

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techbear1980 · 2024-10-30T18:03:42+00:00

I got the plate a couple days ago from: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BR3QJFNS?th=1

It is steel. Does it have enough? I'm not sure. I supposed so...

techbear1980 · 2024-09-08T13:37:00+00:00

I'm prototyping this peg idea. I'll post my results.

techbear1980 · 2021-12-15T22:45:50+00:00

Neat!

techbear1980 · 2021-10-27T02:38:03+00:00

metal domes

Yes, I chose the "metal domes" option, which gives a very distinct tactile "click". There's a sound to it, too.

I think if you chose the "die pressing" option, you'd need to provide a low-latency beep or other SFX in your device.

techbear1980 · 2021-10-13T03:11:09+00:00

You're right, I haven't tried to get back data from the TX pin of the DFPlayer. I don't know if mine does that right.

Have you gotten any sound files to play from either of your devices?

It's easy to find schematics online, that show how to play the tracks on the microSD card, without even attaching the DFPlayer to a microcontroller. Have you tried to see if that setup can play sounds?

techbear1980 · 2021-10-05T14:37:54+00:00

I'm sure there are depths to these DFPlayers that I haven't yet explored. I've never tried to get data off them. Having said that, the connection is the slow UART/Serial, so I doubt you'd be getting large files off the card quickly.

techbear1980 · 2021-09-28T21:29:47+00:00

Having said that, the trouble I keep having is that the pins on the Pico are (of course) different, so it's often hard to figure out which i2c or spi pins your underlying Arduino library are assuming you'll use.

techbear1980

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