Single Extruder - dual color - Word letter game

A desktop nameplate, sweeping around, with letters to play with, or for giving as a gift for pebbling!
The letters will be giving a cool two-color effect.

Customize it to show your name or text, select a font and your favourite version.
There are two versions available:

• “inserts” - the letters are straight and are inserted into the sweeping base

• "on top”  - the letters have an indent at the bottom which slots into the base

In action

To customize, install OpenSCAD on your own computer and follow the customizing instructions below or follow these in depth instructions.

Several STL are included as example:

• Don't Panic!
• Boss
• PuzzleMe
• Olivia, Steve, Mark, Wei-Chen
• ABCDEFG, A-to-Z (too big for most printers

Customizing

To configure, please:

• install the latest develop snapshot of OpenSCAD on your own computer 
• activate “textmetrics” via Edit → Preferences → Features → textmetrics
• follow the detailed customizing instructions below or follow these in depth instructions.

If you could take a picture of an actual print, please "comment" and attach the picture. - I am curious to see your uses in the wild!

If you like it, please have a look at all my customizable creations. There are configurable-text-based creations, multi-line label, gadget display stand, sweeping name plate, bunting banner, customizable text box III, pyramid text, name plate, Customizable text box with lid and round text. Have also a look at my configurable pack of dogs, rabbits, reindeers and santas. There are also useful coat hangers and finger toys.
Or just check out all my creations.

Have fun!

Printing

You can print it without any support. Standard settings will be fine, like infill of 20%, layer height of .2mm, 2 perimeters, 4 solid layers on top/bottom.

Customizing instructions

• Download latest version of OpenSCAD, (See section "Development snapshots" at (https://www.openscad.org/downloads.html) )
• If you want to use the latest Version “Centered_Sweeping_Name_Plate_VZZ__NeedsTextmetrics.scad”, please also activate “textmetrics” in OpenSCAD: Edit → Preferences → Features → textmetrics
• Download the .SCAD file from here.
• Open the .scad file in OpenSCAD.
• Change the variables to your liking:
  • In the OpenSCAD "View" menu, the option called [Hide customizer] must be unselected to display the customizer.
  • Alternatively, change variables in the code: You find the variables in the beginning of the .SCAD file. E.g. text="your text";
• For fonts:
  • Set the fontname (and ensure you have that font installed on your system): fontname="Bangers";
• Press "F5" to get a quick preview.
• Press "F6" when you like the preview. This will render the geometry and takes a little time.
• Press "F7" to save the geometry to an .STL file.
• Slice and print the .STL file.

Some Fixes if you have issues with OpenSCAD:
1) Your font of choice is not found by OpenSCAD on your PC.

• In case you miss some fonts in OpenSCAD, download them from google: http://www.google.com/fonts
• e.g. for "Bangers" here: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Bangers
• Install all the fonts you want to use. Then restart OpenSCAD.

2) OpenSCAD won't pick up newly installed fonts in C:/Windows/Fonts.

• In case new fonts are missing, put the font TTF files also in C:\Program Files/OpenSCAD/fonts/Liberation-2.00.1/ttf and restart OpenSCAD again.
• Alternatively, put them in C:\Program Files/OpenSCAD/fonts/Lib

Names included

• Olivia, Mark, Boss
• let me know your name and Ill upload it!

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