Crows Eurorack Laser Panel Maker

by Crows Electromusic

A simple web app to generate front panels for modular synthesizers using a laser cutter.

Inspired by MakerCase, and based on the simply amazing JSCAD, which is in turn based on the delightful, but desktop-only, OpenSCAD.

Interface stuff is done with AlpineJS, because I wanted to take that for a spin. It's a bit opaque and "magical" but it's worked well for quickly developing this.

It uses yarn for package management, and parcel for bundling the various modules up for the web, but you don't need to worry about that unless you're diving deep. To get started, all you need to know is:

Development Guide

1. If you don't have it already, install yarn.
2. In the root project directory, run yarn install - this fetches all the dependencies (mostly openjscad + alpinejs)
3. To run the development server, run yarn start, visit the URL it spits out. The page will auto-reload if you make changes.
4. To output build files to the ./dist directory, run yarn build.

TODOs:

2. Check oval hole width on a real module to confirm the size

Features that would be nice but I am not currently working on (pull requests welcome):

• graphics / logos
• 3d models for parts
• knob caps / fader caps
• displays (LCD, 8-segment)
• header pins
• generic hole / round-rect / rect cutouts for whatever you want
• PCB outline exporting (w or w/o marks for where features should go)
• laser kerf, adjustable margins
• re-order features with up & down buttons
• port the whole thing to typescript for sanity's sake, my god js is a hellhole
• a visual catelogue of parts, with links to where they come from / data sheets

Guidelines for derivative works

This code is licensed under the GPLv3.0

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