Signage Project – Rocky Branch Park

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There is something quite refreshing about volunteer work. Generally it’s a position or job which you have picked because you have expertise, passion or interest in learning more about. It is unpaid, and the external pressure and expectations you get from a paid position are generally non-existent.

While I have had, and do, multiple volunteer jobs for one of the parks in the Tarheel Trailblazers organization, taking on new responsibilities is rewarding from a knowledge building perspective. This role was centered around designing, installing and maintaining a mountain bike/hiking parks signage. The project included the main entrance information boards, way finding, and safety signs. read more

Drawbot

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A fun project to build a drawing bot which uses linear motors, belts, and a servo to take digitized line art and physically draw it on paper, in a plotter like fashion. Here are a couple resources which are helpful.

https://drawingbots.net/knowledge/tools

One of my intentions is to draw golf course layouts and their corresponding contour lines, this site has the relevant height lines.

https://anvaka.github.io/peak-map/#12.39/35.20202/-81.03753

Process:

Use a Inkscape extension to convert SVG to line art: https://github.com/love-open-design/LY-Drawbot-Tool-by-LOD

LY Drawbot – Workflow

Inkscape SVG -> Object to Path (If needed) 

Extensions -> Generate GCode for LY Drawbot read more