- new improved OpenVLex jacks which now look like "teeth" and can be printed sideways to be much stronger
- improved gluing stencils
- additional plain risers
- reduced wall thickness of stackable plain riser parts
- added some more stackable riser system compatible bases
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new flexible riser system: stack risers of any height (platform, low, medium, high) by snapping together just a few simple parts. No need to print every different height in advance.
Find the new riser parts and instructions here:
stairs_and_risers/plain/README.md
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improved OpenVLex bases:
- new geometry with holes for saving material
- new vertical locking mechanism bars, ready for the new flexible riser system (see above)
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improved magnetic OpenVLex bases: added round "windows" on the sides to make attraction of spheric magnets stronger
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improved OpenVLex jacks: the new jack geometry now uses a flexible bridge for making the jack pins more durable and much less prone for breaking with brittle PLA
- revised the paused printing instructions and added a hint to only try this with brass nozzles
- added magnetic OpenVLex bases as single printable parts for printing with a pause and placing magnets directly on the printer (detailed instructions included)
- OpenVLex plain bases now have new magnet holes based on Devon Jones' new "flex" OpenForge bases to support both magnetic spheres and discs
- naming of OpenVLex bases now follows Devon's new OpenForge naming scheme
- added a new 4x4 gluing stencil
- added a disassembly tool for easier separating tiles from there bases
- dungeon stone risers with integrated base upper floor level
This time it's all about dungeon stone corner and edge bases. These special OpenVLex bases make it possible to re-use your wall-on-tile parts (walls, floors, ...) on the outside of your dungeons or buildings without having ugly holes in the foundation.
- added dungeon stone corner and edge bases
- added new bottom socket negatives
- added storage base clip
- added double jack
Vertically combining curved parts? Radial OpenVLex joints make it possible!
Highlights in this release:
- new square bases with radial OpenVLex sockets
- new curved bases with radial OpenVLex sockets
- lots of (curved and radial!) dungeon stone risers, stairs and platforms
- new jack variants
- improved magnetic bases
- slight socket improvement (wider top opening for easier plugging)
- radial bases and stairs! This is the first POC draft of the OpenVLex radial stair construction kit.
- replaced bases with additional support bars and replaced them by additionally braced triplex bases
- added connector sockets negatives that can be used for custom riser kitbashing
- revised docs
- added connector negative
This is the first public release of OpenVLex 2.x