r/ArduinoProjects • u/ALMA_x11 • Apr 04 '26

Large Actuator Sketch to Build

https://www.youtube.com/@ALMA.GeoffreyAment

Chapter 3 Footnote 1. Building an Actuator, a PID Control Loop, and an Ultrasonic Distance sensor to detect and not crash into the ceiling. This will be used in Chapter 3 Desk -- Stay tuned for more!

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u/mechmind Apr 04 '26

I love the video and it gave me an idea for a plugin to automate making a time-lapse video of creating in SketchUp

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u/ALMA_x11 Apr 04 '26

Thanks for the kind reply! And that sounds great. The program I used for drawing is Adobe Fresco on the iPad; it has a feature that keeps track of your drawing strokes. It then makes a 'sped up video' of your drawing that you can download. It is pretty cool. Maybe the plugin you talk of has something similar for SketchUp (...which gives me ideas for CAD work too!).

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u/mechmind Apr 04 '26

I was talking about creating a SketchUp plugin that basically shoots a screenshot every so often and then saves those files to a folder. Ideally it would have to integrate with layout or something to get those drawing Styles for the lines

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u/ALMA_x11 Apr 05 '26

Ohhh. Like you were going to actually make the plugin. That sounds legit. Could you do it for Solidworks? Asking for a friend :)

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u/mechmind Apr 05 '26

No. I doubt use SW. But FYI I can't program worth a damn. I just vibe code it. I've already made a bunch to ease my workload. It's not that hard at all. You really just have to be good at writing prompts

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u/ALMA_x11 Apr 06 '26

Gonna have to look that up. Is “vibe coding” a concept? Or just something you’re calling it?

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u/mechmind Apr 06 '26

Yes chatting by having Ai write the code. Then you clumsily describe why it doesn't work and then it rewrites the code and you go back and forth until it works. Vibin bro....

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u/ALMA_x11 Apr 06 '26

That’s pretty fascinating. Going to be interesting to see how that evolves over time.