This is a set of nesting hearts done in openscad. Apart from the settings for a specific heart, all the *.scad files are the same. You can use any one of them for your own purposes. The parameters are commented and all up front. My goal was to make it easy for someone else to use the code for their Valentines Day. Because I use an Anycubic Kobra 2 (single filament), I had to get creative with creating workable text. I hit upon using a lowered printing space and extruding the text upward to the original cover level. This made it easier to print the cover, face down. Then I painted the text with acrylic paint. I printed the tops and bottoms separately. For the top, I used a 0.2 mm layer height and a gyroid fill of 25% to give the letters a more supported platform. The bottoms I printed with a larger layer height (0.25 mm) and a rectilinear infill of 25%.
Strangely enough, I had to go ask claude.ai as to what constitutes AI design in terms of printables.com
Based on the information I found about Printables.com's AI policy, using me (claude) to write OpenSCAD code would likely NOT constitute "AI-generated" under their current system, based on how the community and platform appear to interpret it.
Here's why:
The Key Distinction
The AI policy on Printables.com seems focused on AI tools that directly generate 3D geometry/meshes (like Meshy.AI, Rodin AI, or image-to-3D converters), not on the tools used to write the code that creates the model.
Your Workflow vs. AI-Generated Models
When you use me to write OpenSCAD code:
You provide the design specifications - the dimensions, features, and functionality
I write parametric code - which is a design tool, similar to using any CAD software
You execute and refine the code - the OpenSCAD interpreter creates the geometry from your specifications
You retain creative control - you're designing the model, just using AI as a coding assistant
In short, if they want to throw my submission out. Well, you know what they can do with it. If it weren't for the combination of openscad and claude.ai, I wouldn't be contributing.
Sincerely,
Rod Holland, Ph.D., P.E.
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