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-=====Garden tags=====+{{ :iets:moestuinbordjes.jpg?350}} 
 +======Garden tags======
  
 My mom always keeps the plastic tags that comes with the plants and puts them in her garden. Her birthday came up, so I made here these nice wooden garden signs.  My mom always keeps the plastic tags that comes with the plants and puts them in her garden. Her birthday came up, so I made here these nice wooden garden signs. 
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 They were made in openSCAD, which means if you follow the steps here, you can easily make them yourselves with custom names.  They were made in openSCAD, which means if you follow the steps here, you can easily make them yourselves with custom names. 
  
-====How to make garden tags==== +=====How to make garden tags===== 
-* If you don't have openSCAD yet, download it here: https://openscad.org/downloads.html +  * If you don't have openSCAD yet, download it here: https://openscad.org/downloads.html 
-* You'll also need a library on thingyverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3004457 Download both files and put them in your library folder within the openSCAD folder. +  * You'll also need a library on thingyverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3004457 Download both files and put them in your library folder within the openSCAD folder. 
-* Open openSCAD and copy this code:+  * Open openSCAD and copy this code: 
 +<code> 
 +use <fontmetrics.scad>;
  
 +//Adjust text below
 +tekst = ["BLEEKSELDERIJ","AARDAPPEL", "ANDIJVIE", "PEPER", "PLUKSLA", "KNOFLOOK", "BONEN", "SUIKERMAIS", "SPERZIEBONEN", "Wortels","Ui","Snijbiet", "Sla", "Erwt", "Komkommer", "Kool", "Biet", "Artisjok", "Dille","Rucola", "Tomaten", "Knolselderij", "Pastinaak"];
 +//Adjust font below
 +font = "Liberation Sans Narrow:style=Bold";
 +//Adjust height with size
 +size = 15;
 +spalk=size/2;
 +
 +//Adjust total lenght and triangle length below
 +breedtetotaal= 210;
 +breedtedriehoek=70;
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +//The functions and modules (make a single tag)
 +function Capitalise (string) = 
 +    chr([for (c = string) if (ord(c)>=97 && ord(c)<= 122) (ord(c)-32) else ord(c)]);
 +    
 +
 +module Tagify (inputt) {
 +    plantnaam= Capitalise(inputt);
 +    
 +    w = measureText(plantnaam, font=font, size=size,spacing=0.9);
 +    breedtemidstuk= breedtetotaal-breedtedriehoek-w;      
 +    translate([w,0,0]){
 +        translate([(-w/2),0,0])
 +            drawText(plantnaam,font=font, size=size, spacing=0.9, halign=    "center");
 +            
 +            
 +        translate([(-w*0.995),-size/2,0])
 +            square([(w*0.995)+breedtemidstuk,size/2]);
 +             
 +         
 +        square([breedtemidstuk,size]);
 +        polygon([[breedtemidstuk,-spalk],[breedtemidstuk,size],[breedtemidstuk+breedtedriehoek,(spalk+size)/2 - spalk]]); 
 +    }   
 +}
 +
 +
 +// The for loop (makes multiple tags)
 +for (i = [0:len(tekst)-1]) {
 +   translate([0,((size+spalk+1)*i),0])
 +    Tagify (tekst[i]);
 +    }
 +
 +</code>
 +
 +
 +
 +  * You can adjust the text. The code will automatically capitalise the text. 
 +  * You can also adjust the font, but only standard issue fonts are available.
 +  * Run (F5) and render (F6) to get your vector file
 +  * Export as .dxf and you're ready to load it in the laser!
 +
 +
 +I coloured them with Watercolour ink/Ecoline to make the letters pop out 
  
-* You can adjust the text. The code will automatically capitalise the text.  
-* You can also adjust the font, but only standard issue fonts are available. 
-* Run and render to get your vector file 
-* Export as .dxf and you're ready to load it in the laser! 
  
  
-Font adjust 
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