What we’re about
This is a group for anyone interested in the revolutionary technology of 3D Printing.
Whether you are a designer, owner, maker, hacker, novice, developer, teacher, or generally interested in 3D Printing.
We organise regular Meetup events where you can see printers in action, share experiences, listen to inspirational speakers, and have drinks together!
Join us to meet other 3D printing enthusiasts of all kinds!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Austin 3D Printing - Items of Interest - Weekly UpdateNeeds location
You do NOT need to sign up for this event. It is a placeholder only. You're welcome to read the comments and follow the links...
Just an FYI that there is no need to join this event unless you want to post a comment (abiding by the guidelines below). In most cases you would subscribe and make a comment and then unsub. The reason??? In a busy week there can be several dozen entries and you get an email for them, that's a lot of email notices.
Austin 3D Printing has this to say...
The purpose of this weekly update is to provide a collection point for whitepapers, book notices, videos, and other media that is interesting, groundbreaking, or has other relevance to 3D printing and related topics.
Feel free to respond to entries with your thoughts and supporting references. References should be primary, secondary, or survey papers, journals, or newly published books. Textbooks are acceptable, but are behind the current state of the art and should be used only with regard to clarifying the basic principles or currently accepted theory. In general, other sorts of documentation or media don't qualify as relevant.
This next link is from an unrelated site that has a great (IMHO) description of the processes for beginners or a refresher for the experienced.
Rondam Ramblings (Blog) - A Clean-Sheet Introduction to the Scientific Method (Multi-part) -- https://blog.rongarret.info/2024/03/a-clean-sheet-introduction-to.html
- FYI - Austin FPGA - 2nd Monday Meeting - HybridDiogenes Makerspace, Austin, TX
Hybrid means that participants are both in person and online.
You do NOT need to sign up for this event. It is a placeholder only.
You DO need to check with these sites regularly for the latest event information and schedule -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-fpga-meetup-group/
Ever wonder how engineers and scientist proto-type new products or build affordable bespoke research equipment? Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) are one of the primary methods used.
Boolean Algebra -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_algebra
Logic Gate -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic_gate
Karnaugh Map -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnaugh_map
Quine–McCluskey algorithm -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quine%E2%80%93McCluskey_algorithm
Field Programmable Gate Array -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field-programmable_gate_array
Hardware Description Language -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_description_language
VHDL -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHDL
Austin FPGA has this to say...
Meet other FPGA developers developers in the Austin area. We're happy to discuss any aspect of development but some of us are especially interested in finding better ways of helping beginners get up to speed.
We hold monthly meetings at the Diogenes Makerspace with both physical and virtual participation. Details are in each Event's description. In between meetings we hold conversations on a Discord server.
- HABEX2 - High Altitude Balloon Flight - Design Update - HybridColette Austin , Austin, TX
This is the monthly design status and update meeting. Participation is both in person and online.
Members of Austin Physics for Fun are now involved in the effort. -- https://www.meetup.com/physics-1/
The meeting will be held at a private makerspace, Diogenes. It is located in the same building as the adult club Colette Austin. The door is at the left end of the building, Suite C. Go to the back of the first floor workspace and head upstairs.
If you have questions please feel free to submit them in the comments below or send them to me directly.
Zoom meeting details will be posted about a half hour before the meeting begins.
HABEX - High Altitude Balloon Experiments
The reference to experiments is two-fold. The first is in regard to the actual balloon construction and flight processes. The second is a reference to the payload and what it does during the flight (e.g. images, environmental measurements, etc.). To be clear, there will be two design processes going on in parallel, the balloon proper and the payload. This initial flight is really focusing on the balloon to get that process pinned down and clearly defined. The initial payload should be simple (e.g. digital camera taking pictures).
One of the primary design considerations will be the use of CanSat techniques in the design and construction process. We may need to build a technology demonstrator for this (i.e. dummy payload) before the actual flight process.
CanSat -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CanSat
Design Process:
Design/Buy > Assemble > Test > Loop (Will it fly?) > Flight Plan
Meeting Sequence:
Pilot - Initial meeting (possibly two) to gauge interest and get first round of participants.
Design - Group responsible for the first four stages of the Design Process. - Multiple meetings.
Pre-Flight - Review process to date and verify readiness - Set the date of launch - Possibly two meetings
Launch - Two teams (Launch and Recovery)
Clean up - Launch team cleans up launch site and transitions to tracking and telemetry
Recovery - Recovery team (possibly several groups) chases the balloon and tries to stay ahead of it.
Post-Flight - Review, analysis, and release of flight report (including experimental results if any).
Flight Plan:
- Pre-Flight
- Schedule
- Assembly
- Launch
- Tracking
- Recovery
- Review/Release Results
Constraints:
- COVID 19
- Budget
- Resources/Tools/Facilities
- Legal (e.g. FAA rules about weight and number of modules)
- People
- Transportation
- South Austin Makerspace Roundtable - In Person @S Austin Central Market WestgateCentral Market South, Austin, TX
This is an in person only event.
This is an opportunity for those interested in a South Austin Makerspace to get together and discuss their ideas about who, what, when, where, why, and the how of a location in South Austin!
We'll be meeting in the HEB Central Market Westgate cafe -- https://www.centralmarket.com/locations/austin-westgate
We usually try to get tables near the stage area of the venue. There will be a psychedelic blue Tardigrade stuffie on the table.
South Austin Makerspace -- https://www.meetup.com/southaustinmakerspace/
