thomaskropf.at news http://thomaskropf.at Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:22:28 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://thomaskropf.at/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://thomaskropf.at thomaskropf.at news http://thomaskropf.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=113 This is a short video of the project I'm working on. It started as an .obj loader. OBJ files can for example be exported with Blender. So far my program can parse simple .obj files, detect if there are texture coordinates and display a uv texture (if present) on that object.... News - Latest Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:54:59 +0100 http://thomaskropf.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=96 This engraving took about 9 minutes to do. It's the result of a (mostly) black and white image of a candle. DIY - DIY Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:25:07 +0100 http://thomaskropf.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=96 Thanks to the Happylab (http://www.happylab.at) I now have access to a lot of really neat tools. One of those tools is a CO2 laser cutter. I designed an acrylic cube with Blender (http://blender.org) (see video below), edited it with QCad and let the laser cutter do the rest. Watch on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5fsNRO7FFk) DIY - DIY Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:02:18 +0100 http://thomaskropf.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid=106 Blender (http://www.blender.org) is a 3D modeling application that's also capable of doing Fluid Simulation. So I looked into that recently and made a few tests with different values for "resolution" and "real-world size". The outcome is a short video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okHt4z3FGGM) (including crappy music made by myself) and some conclusions. Blender 3D Art - Blender Projects Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:10:57 +0100 http://thomaskropf.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=97 Uprading from Gentoo to Ubuntu, 32-Bit to 64-Bit, Single Core to Quad Core After my old Computer died quite unexpectedly, I had to buy a new one. This article is telling of my experiences with upgrading from good old Gentoo to Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, from only one core to four cores,... Software - Misc Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:54:12 +0100