Using OpenScad to generate STL’s for the UnLimbited arm.
1. Download and install OpenScad from here: https://openscad.org/downloads.html
2. Download the Unlimbited arm V2.2 from here: https://tinyurl.com/2p9936d8
3. Start OpenScad and open the file from step 2.
4. Go to View, & ensure the Hide Customizer is not selected.
5. Expand the Parameters dialogue, by clicking on the black triangle.
6. Enter the correct measurements.
7. To generate each part in turn, select the part required (a preview will now be shown):
8. Now click on the render button.
9. When the render completes export as an STL.
10. Repeat for other parts.
Team UnLimibited are very proud to release version 2.0 of their UnLimbited arm design; named the Alfie Edition
after it's first recipient.
The UnLimbited Arm 2.0 is fully parametric and customisable using Thingiverse Customiser to produce all the files
correctly scaled based on a recipients real world measurements.
This is the next generation deviced based upon the popular 1.7 Isabella edition that was released last year as found
here :- http://www.teamunlimbited.org/the-unlimbited-arm/
Please check out our Blog and Facebook page, be sure to like us and follow our work.
As a registered charity in the UK it would be great If you wanted to help us by please considering making a
donation.
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Donation :- www.teamunlimbited.org/donate
We would like to give a BIG thank you to the following people for their advice and help on this release.
Steve wood AKA Gyrobot for his ongoing support - http://www.gyrobot.co.uk/
Tony Buser from Thingiverse for his advice on customiser.
Jen Own from Enabling The Future for her continued effort to blog the activities of the e-NABLE community -
http://www.enablingthefuture.org/
We also like to thank the e-NABLE community and Everyone else who has helped support us over the last year so
we can keep giving the world a helping hand; or arm in this case !
For more information on e-NABLE visit http://www.enablingthefuture.org/
To get involved with the e-NABLE community please visit
https://plus.google.com/communities/102497715636887179986
Print Settings
Printer: Any
Rafts: None
Supports: Yes
Resolution:.2mm Layer height
Infill: 35% Honeycomb
Notes:
The Palm Area and the Cuff need support when printing; NONE of the other parts do.
For the Palm we typically add 2/3 rows of support in the middle of the palm area to help with bridging.
For the cuff we use auto generated support.
ALL parts are printed in PLA to allow for easy thermo-forming.
We suggest the following additional print settings :-
3 Perimeter shells, 3 Top and 3 Bottom Layers.
Post-Printing
Introduction
The Unlimbited Arm V2.0 - Alfie Edition is the successor to the previous Isabella Edition arm released by Team
UnLimbited last year.
Key Features :-
• Arm is now 100% Parametric and can be scaled to ANY recipient size, with only constraint now being print
plate size (were working on fixing that as well)
• Using real world recipient measurements Thingiverse customiser will generate ALL required components
pre-scaled to recipients size.
• Massively simplified workflow to build an arm.
1 - Measure recipient
2 - Use Customiser
3 - Download components
4 - Print
5 - Assemble
6 - e-NABLE the Future !
Taking Recipient Measurements
In order to build and UnLimibited Arm the following measurements are required.
• The length of the NON-AFFECTED hand as measured from the wrist to the end of the longest finger.
Shown in the Diagram as measurement C.
• The length of the NON-AFFECTED forarm as measured from the inside fold of the elbow to the wrist.
Shown in the Diagram as measurement B.
• The circumference of the AFFECTED upper arm, measured from the middle of the upper arm; Shown in the Diagram
as measurement A. TAKE NOTE thats the AFFECTED arm you are building a device for not the NON-AFFECTED arm
the other measurements are taken from.
Using Customizer
Now that you have the measurements for the device you need use customiser (from the button on the right of this
page)
Enter the measurements into customiser using the drop down box and the slide bars and click Create Thing.
Once processes in "My Things" section you will be able to access and download all the files you need for your
generated UnLimbited Arm.
N.B. If previewing the Phoenix hand elements of the arm you will not see these scale in the preview box, but trust
us the end files will
Assembly
Assembly of the arm is the same process as that of the 1.7 Isabella edition, using thermo-forming. This has been
previously covered in our 1.7 video and is provided below.
Build Instruction : https://youtu.be/369PX9LzUPs
Stringing Guide: https://youtu.be/nIHpqqgybss
Why We Do This
Below is a video showing why we do this, using 3D printing to bring smiles to those with a limb difference.
https://youtu.be/rVZDRZEkSCI
Why others do it
Please see a video about a 10 year old boy called Henio from Poland his arm was produced by Krzysztof Grandys
who created this arm using this thingiverse design and customiser.
https://youtu.be/o7i_7vAHumM
Contact / Feedback
For any feedback or to contact us please use :- [email protected]
