P-05: Tactile Designer

Tools/Materials Needed:

  • Foam Core
  • Plexiglass
  • 3D Printer and filament
  • Webcam
  • Arduino Nano
  • USB Hub
  • LEDs
  • Buttons

Instructions:

  1. Build a box with an open top out of foamcore. Cover top with frosted plexiglass
  2. Place the webcam, arduino, and USB hub at the base of the box
  3. Wire buttons and LEDs to the arduino, connect everything to the USB hub, and connect to the PC
  4. Download Firefly, HumanUI, and Xylinus for grasshopper, and Reactivision software, and markers
  5. Print the makers on paper, and 3D print the modules. Tape the markers to the underside.
  6. Run the Reactivision software, and make sure it registers the markers on top of the box.
  7. Set up Repetier Server for your 3D printer, and enter its information (name, API, etc) in the grasshopper script.