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Voxel Workbench

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Hi,
I have created a workbench to draw in 3D using cubes (those annoying voxels :lol: ):

Code: https://github.com/JMG1/VoxelWorkbench
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE0LYK__R5U
Why?: Its easy, visual and fast + Why not?

There are some ways to improve-extend it, like placing other types of cubes or
establishing some buffering to allow a bigger amount of cubes.

What do you think?


Javier.
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Re: Voxel Workbench

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I just looked at the video for now and looking good.

P.S. Will test the workbench tomorrow or over the weekend.
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Re: Voxel Workbench

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that looks really fun. can you color each cube differently within the same group? can you place the next starter cube on a face of an existing voxel object?
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Re: Voxel Workbench

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So cool!
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If i pulled a hear from my body every time there was some new cool feature in FreeCAD, my body would be smoooth by now :D

Keep it up, it would not suprice me if we could do the same with lego soon.
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Thank you :)

emillis2: the color option is more difficult to implement but perfectly possible. The idea is to have just one starter cube per document.
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Re: Voxel Workbench

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Nice! I never played minecraft, but if there is an option to import something you might get quite a few users of your wb :-)
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Re: Voxel Workbench

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We are playing Minetest, http://www.minetest.net, at home. And the kids have tried to design houses with Blender for 3d printing. But your wb is just great, guess that it is going under heavy testing in this weekend!

Nice done!
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Re: Voxel Workbench

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Had some time and did some Voxels. I like the interaction. It's fast and fun to use.
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Re: Voxel Workbench

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Might be a lot of fun if this would be combined with Rolands Anker stones viewtopic.php?f=24&t=10802
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