r1cc4rdo / gel_mould

A parametric mould for mounting fish embryos on gels

Parametric mould on agarose gels

A parametric mould for mounting fish embryos on agarose gels.

The mould will create wells for the fish to lie in.

Instructions

• Install OpenSCAD
• Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/r1cc4rdo/gel_mould.git
• Open mould.scad

You should now be staring at a window similar to the following:

Changing mould parameters

You can either change the parameters directly in the code, or use OpenSCAD's part customizer.

To enable the customization view uncheck Hide Customizer from the Window menu.

Parameters' groups	Mould dimensions' pane

Export the mould for 3D printing

• Generate final render: press the Render button (shortcut: F6)
• Export the final model as .stl: press the Export as STL button (shortcut: F7). The first time you render/export, it might take up to a few minutes; grab yourself a coffee.
• You can inspect the resulting mould.stl with Meshlab