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64 points bizzz | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.208s | source

Hi HN,

This is my attempt to fix groggy mornings by lowering my bedroom CO2 from 1700 ppm to ~900 ppm.

I designed a simple, 3D-printed fan duct that directs air under the door to improve air circulation.

A note on the design process: I used CadQuery, a Python library for creating parametric 3D models. I didn't know tools like this existed and highly recommend it if you can program; it turned out to be more convenient than manually iterating on prototypes in a GUI.

The project is open source and the post explains the full build. Happy to answer any questions.

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nancyminusone ◴[] No.44370322[source]
Software people will do anything but learn to use traditional CAD...

Just kidding. But would you mind sharing what you find so compelling about CadQuery?

As a mechanical person, these code to CAD tools make as much sense to me as suggesting you should write programs with a compass and straight edge.

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1. robbles ◴[] No.44370486[source]
I've used OpenSCAD for a few small projects. The main draw for me is avoiding all the "fiddly mouse stuff". I figure it's a trade-off between simple stuff being more complicated, and complicated stuff being easier to bulk edit and organize.