Welcome to my repository for my 3D-Printable Blocks project.

I started this project because after evaluating my LORE robot (see here), I realised it took a long time to assemble it.

Subsequently, I thought about different ways to assemble it and thought: "why don't I build it out of blocks?".

So, I designed a series of blocks that could 3D-printed and used in other projects, e.g., LORE.

The aims of this project included:

• Developing 3D-printable blocks that were compatible with other commercially-available blocks.

The objectives of this project included:

• Creating accessible Computer Aided Design (CAD) files.
• Building an object using the 3D-printed blocks.

The repository is organised as follows:

/blocks         
    /cad                          
        /solidworks                    
        /freecad  
        /fabrication
        /renders      
    /doc               

All CAD files can be found in the /cad sub-directory. I've included the original SOLIDWORKS files and the open-source equivalents.

All documentation files can be found in the /doc sub-directory. I've a spreadsheet which I used to calculate block sizes and centrepoint locations.

I used the following tools in this project:

• SOLIDWORKS and FreeCAD.

Get FreeCAD here: https://www.freecadweb.org/.

Dr Frazer K. Noble
http://drfknoble.com