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3.4 Braille in Blender
Clearing the environment When you open Blender, by default, the software will automatically create a small test scene with a box, a camera and a light source. We are not going to use these so you can delete them as follows: Press “a” on the keyboard to select all objects in the scene. Press “del” to […]
7. January 2023
3.3 Braille in Tinkercad
Unfortunately, it’s not possible to select a braille font in Tinkercad in order to label the model with the text tool directly. However, there is a workaround which, with some practice, can give a good result in an acceptable time. Creation of braille letters using hemispheres Goal: A full cell is created (6 or 8 […]
6. January 2023
3.2 Braille in Sketchup
This tutorial is based on the latest free version of Sketchup (Sketchup Make 17.2.2555 64bit). Preliminary work To create braille with Sketchup the font Euro-850 must be installed. This can be downloaded here free of charge. The plugin “round corner” must also be installed. The easiest way to do this is via the extension warehouse […]
5. January 2023
3.1 Braille in Fusion 360
1. Create the body on which you want to. 2. Select the surface on which you want to put braille and create a sketch on it. 3. Press “t” for the text tool and then write your text in the text field. 4. Adjust the height to 9mm (or 6,3 mm if you use the […]
4. January 2023
3. Braille
A big advantage of 3D printing over the conventional construction of teaching materials is the possibility of printing braille directly onto any part of the model. In addition to saving time compared to labelling with braille later, the printing of braille has the advantage of being very durable. However, when designing the model or designing […]
3. January 2023
2. Principles in designing models for VI learners
The problem of abstraction Illustrations and models can be abstract and unfamiliar to visually impaired learners who usually do not immediately notice a correlation between the real object and the complex illustration of the object. This is especially the case with 2.5D images drawn in outline from a side view, for example animals or plants. […]
2. January 2023
1. Introduction
Why 3D printing? The relevance of using models in teaching visually impaired learners is undisputed. The existing methods of making these models however, often have the disadvantage of being very time-consuming, expensive, or challenging in terms of their craftsmanship. Producing a unique model out of materials such as wood, cardboard, foil, wire, toothpicks and so […]
1. January 2023
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