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CAD files and info for building an orrery from scratch

Tellurion Orrery

This is a repository of files related to building a tellurion (Earth, Moon, and Sun) orrery from scratch. Please refer to my Instructables post for more information about how to make this project.

Orrery (Earth, Moon, and Sun)

Repository Contents:

  • angled-jigs contains STL files for the 3D printed jigs used to cut angled holes in some parts.
  • bom contains an archived version of the bill of materials for the project, find the most up-to-date copy on Google Docs.
  • cad contains archived versions of the cad files for the project and links to the most up-to-date versions online (see cad/README.md)
  • engravings contains source code for generating three engravings used in the design, as well as generated DXF files.
  • gear-calculations contains information about how the mechanism was designed as well as source code for optimizing the gear ratios.
  • gear-depthing-gauge contains DXF files for laser cutting the body of the gear depthing gauge from acrylic.
  • laser-cutting contains vector files for laser cutting washers and other parts needed in the orrery design.

All files can be downloaded by clicking the green "Code" > "Download ZIP" button at the top of this page.

License

All code and design files in this repo are free to use however you like (MIT License).

Exceptions:

engravings contains a copy of p5.js, which is licensed under GNU.

engravings/fonts contains some fonts that likely have their own licenses associated with them.