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Printytron – Describe a part, get a printable STL

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Re: Printytron – Describe a part, get a printable STL

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Post by Printytron »

fragmede wrote: post #30
Printytron wrote: post #28

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Thank you! I'm glad you like it! Please let me know if you have any feedback or hit bugs. I've found printy works best if you prompt her like: 1. Situational context (eg: my kids pull the toilet paper and it free spins till the roll is empty) 2. Specifics (eg: my roll holder is 9mm in diameter and 10cm long) 3. Desired outcome (eg: I want something I can clip on it to add friction and slow the roll down from spinning…

Wait, can you share the STL for that, via the site?

I hope you printed this. XD

Re: Printytron – Describe a part, get a printable STL

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Post by joshstrange »

I’ve had a good experience with Claude Code + make123d-mcp. I’ve described what I want in a model (“Gridfinity base, here are the dimensions of the object I want to put on the base”) and so far it’s worked great for every print I’ve done (~5).

LLMs are the reason I got back into 3D printing. I had a printer in the past but found it too finicky so I gave it away. Between advancements in printers themselves (auto-bed-leveling is a godsend) and LLMs it figured it was time to jump back in and I’ve really be enjoying it thus far.

Re: Printytron – Describe a part, get a printable STL

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Post by Printytron »

dgellow wrote: post #39
Printytron wrote: post #16

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You're right, it's something I think about too. I'd like to implement some kind of feature that could help prevent or at least highlight gen'd models easily when uploaded to other places if they are low effort. But I'm focusing on improving model quality and trying to get eyeballs at the moment.

You’re doing a great job so far, I tried a few similar CAD generation services and yours generated the best results I’ve seen so far. It’s also really fast

Thank you, might be sappy, but this means a lot. I've spent a lot of time optimising specifically for quality and speed.

I don't want to make a product that I wouldn't use, and I sure as hell don't want to put my name on a product and show it to the world I wouldn't use.

If you hit bugs, general weirdness, models that don't do well, or have feature requests, please submit feedback with the feedback/bug buttons. I WILL look at them and almost certainly will address them.

Re: Printytron – Describe a part, get a printable STL

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Post by Printytron »

dkarp wrote: post #34

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for and so far appears to work much better than my attempts with Claude code and opencad. Tomorrow I’ll try the real test… printing an object. But so far I’m impressed how smart and accurate the models are. The site is really well polished already and thanks for the loginless option to try it out. I appreciate you building and sharing this

Please let me know how you go with your print. If you have feedback, reach out. You can reply here or use the feedback button on the site. Thank you!

Re: Printytron – Describe a part, get a printable STL

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Post by joebig »

Printytron wrote: post #15
joebig wrote: post #4

I'll like to extend my compliments to the creator (is it op?). Generated a 17*17 MURA mask within 3 messages.

Thanks! I assume that was just something to test Printy's limits? Otherwise I'm curious what you might do with a printed MURA mask?!

Aye, it was a limit test: one that it passed swimmingly. You planning to keep the service up, it must be costing a pretty penny under the hood?

Re: Printytron – Describe a part, get a printable STL

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Post by Printytron »

joebig wrote: post #47
Printytron wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks! I assume that was just something to test Printy's limits? Otherwise I'm curious what you might do with a printed MURA mask?!

Aye, it was a limit test: one that it passed swimmingly. You planning to keep the service up, it must be costing a pretty penny under the hood?

I am planning to keep it up and yes it's been quite an expensive 24 hours.

Re: Printytron – Describe a part, get a printable STL

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Post by dkarp »

Printytron wrote: post #36
dkarp wrote: post #34

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for and so far appears to work much better than my attempts with Claude code and opencad. Tomorrow I’ll try the real test… printing an object. But so far I’m impressed how smart and accurate the models are. The site is really well polished already and thanks for the loginless option to try it out. I appreciate you building and sharing this

Thank you for sharing and the kind words. Im making this purely for the love of the game, making a product people love and get value from. I know I hate signing up just to try something, so a loginless option was a natural choice. If people won't use something free, they won't pay. If people won't use something without registering, they certainly will never pay. Fast way to know if I'm making a product people love an…

First print went well, left some feedback via onsite form. I'll be using this a lot more!

Re: Printytron – Describe a part, get a printable STL

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Post by Printytron »

dkarp wrote: post #49
Printytron wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you for sharing and the kind words. Im making this purely for the love of the game, making a product people love and get value from. I know I hate signing up just to try something, so a loginless option was a natural choice. If people won't use something free, they won't pay. If people won't use something without registering, they certainly will never pay. Fast way to know if I'm making a product people love an…

First print went well, left some feedback via onsite form. I'll be using this a lot more!

Glad to hear! Please leave feedback any time you have it!
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