heliostat_model_50cm

Presentation

This repo is a maker-repository. It stores the parameters and the STL-files of a model of heliostat with an height of around 50cm. The model shall be made with a 3D-printer Voron. This repo uses the javascript packages designix-cli and designix-uis of the design-library designix.

Requirements

• node > 20.10.0
• npm > 10.1.0

Optional requirements

• OpenSCAD

For Ubuntu users, OpenSCAD is available on snapcraft and can be installed with:

sudo snap install openscad

Upgrade

For working with the latest desi78 version:

npm outdated
npm update --save
git commit -am 'npm update --save'

Dev

git clone https://github.com/charlyoleg2/heliostat_model_50cm
cd heliostat_model_50cm
npm install
npm run
npm run designix-uis
npx designix-uis
npx designix-cli --help
./make_heliostat.js

Vocabulary

• Design: A parametrizable 3D parts. Desginix is a collection of designs.
• Reference: A particular parametrization of a design.
• Instance: The realization of a reference.

References for the heliostat model

ID	Reference	Design	Nb of instances
1	heliostat_2	heliostat_2	0
2	base	base	1
3	pole_static	pole_static	1
4	vaxis	vaxis	1
5	vaxis_holder	vaxis_holder	0
6	ring	ring	1
7	ring_guidance	ring_guidance	1
8	vaxis_guidance	vaxis_guidance	2
9	rake	rake	0
10	rake_stopper	rake_stopper	1
11	haxis_guidance	haxis_guidance	8
12	swing	swing	1
13	rod	rod	5
14	trapeze	trapeze	35

Each reference has its own directory with its json-parametrization, scad-script and stl-file.

Additional references for spare and study

ID	Reference	Design	Nb of instances
1	heliostat_2	heliostat_2	0
2	base	base	1
3	pole_static	pole_static	1
4	vaxis	vaxis	1
5	vaxis_holder_A	vaxis_holder	1
6	vaxis_holder_B1	vaxis_holder	1
7	vaxis_holder_B2	vaxis_holder	1
8	ring	ring	1
9	ring_guidance	ring_guidance	1
10	vaxis_guidance	vaxis_guidance	2
11	rake	rake	0
12	rake_stopper	rake_stopper	1
13	haxis_guidance	haxis_guidance	2
14	swing	swing	1
15	rod	rod	1
16	trapeze	trapeze	1

Unused designs in the heliostat model

• heliostat
• spider
• surface