Hey, im the one who made the Spline Extractor programm. The Scaling issue seems to be because of foot to meter conversion, since the conversion is 1 Meter ~ 3.28 Foot relatively close to the scaling you needed to apply. The distances to center were in mm on the version you had, so it actually gave you the correct distances between splines you specified. I only designed the programm to accomodate metric parameters, so you may need to do the conversions yourself. Also the version you were using was an outdated version, which had issues with scaling that have been fixed in the next version. I just retestet it and it worked fine for me.
How do you use the extractor I’ve downloaded it from GitHub but it’s just files nothing launches do I need a launcher or something I’ve extracted the files using winrar
This might potentially be the most useful video ever produced on the subject! Well done on this. (P.S: Do you use the free version of Fusion, or the paid version?)
Hi John, great video. Do you think you could share the .csv file? I am learning 3d modeling and would like to play around with modeling a track before I attempt my own.
Hey the version 1.1.1 of the Spline Extractor program has indeed had some bugs with scaling. Please make sure to get the v1.2.1 or newer, because those issues should've been adressed in those versions.
How do you use the extractor I’ve downloaded it from GitHub but it’s just files nothing launches do I need a launcher or something I’ve extracted the files using winrar
Hi, nice video, When i try and sweep my spline across the line i get an error it says my profile is overlapping and is to circular? do you know how to fix this?
The cart design is much more complex to the point where I don't know if a tutorial would be that helpful. Trying to get the wheel assemblies to work is the hardest part, and requires a ton of trial and error to work out the tolerances and wheel gaps. The actually modeling of the parts are easy, if you can model track you should be able to do it without any issues. For the actual design I would base it off real life coasters. There's a coaster printing discord I could send you, there's a ton of helpful people in it that could help you with the process.
hey! im looking to do this with a full circuit coaster but im struggling to figure out how to open the spline extractor program - it downloaded as just a file with no way to open any actual program. could you offer some help to me? thanks!
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Hey, im the one who made the Spline Extractor programm. The Scaling issue seems to be because of foot to meter conversion, since the conversion is 1 Meter ~ 3.28 Foot relatively close to the scaling you needed to apply. The distances to center were in mm on the version you had, so it actually gave you the correct distances between splines you specified. I only designed the programm to accomodate metric parameters, so you may need to do the conversions yourself.
Also the version you were using was an outdated version, which had issues with scaling that have been fixed in the next version. I just retestet it and it worked fine for me.
Ahhhh, makes sense. I’ll make sure to update my version. Thanks for creating the program, it makes spline exporting so much easier!
How do you use the extractor I’ve downloaded it from GitHub but it’s just files nothing launches do I need a launcher or something I’ve extracted the files using winrar
I was looking for exactly this video for weeks now! Thank you so much!!
you're the GOAT for sharing your knowledge. also i wanna ask what kind of bearings did you use for the train itself?
Thanks so much, all the other videos dont show how to model it, this is really helpful
Thank you, glad it helps!
This might potentially be the most useful video ever produced on the subject! Well done on this.
(P.S: Do you use the free version of Fusion, or the paid version?)
Thanks! I use an educational license of Fusion I get for free with my university.
The student version is only slightly more powerful than the free version.
Hi John, great video. Do you think you could share the .csv file? I am learning 3d modeling and would like to play around with modeling a track before I attempt my own.
Hey the version 1.1.1 of the Spline Extractor program has indeed had some bugs with scaling. Please make sure to get the v1.2.1 or newer, because those issues should've been adressed in those versions.
How do you use the extractor I’ve downloaded it from GitHub but it’s just files nothing launches do I need a launcher or something I’ve extracted the files using winrar
Hi, nice video, When i try and sweep my spline across the line i get an error it says my profile is overlapping and is to circular? do you know how to fix this?
Also, could you please do a video explaining how to design the cart? unless you ahve already done it
The cart design is much more complex to the point where I don't know if a tutorial would be that helpful. Trying to get the wheel assemblies to work is the hardest part, and requires a ton of trial and error to work out the tolerances and wheel gaps. The actually modeling of the parts are easy, if you can model track you should be able to do it without any issues. For the actual design I would base it off real life coasters. There's a coaster printing discord I could send you, there's a ton of helpful people in it that could help you with the process.
How do you connect the supports to the track? Do you use screws or print the supports with the track?
I print the supports separately then pin them to the track using 3mm dowel pins.
hey! im looking to do this with a full circuit coaster but im struggling to figure out how to open the spline extractor program - it downloaded as just a file with no way to open any actual program. could you offer some help to me? thanks!
It should be a zip with an executable(.exe) inside (so it only works on windows). You need to make sure though that you dont download the source code
quick question, where do you get your tubing for the rails at?
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This is what I found works best. I’m using the 4mm OD, 2.5mm ID tubing. I use a 3D printed jig to cut the slit into it.
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Stl file please????? I don't have that much skill to do this