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If you could automate one part of your design workflow, what would it be? We are asking e14 in our Join, Share & Win Competition

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Last month, we asked you about your project disaster What was your biggest project Disaster? We are asking e14 in our Join, Share & Win Competition  

This month, we want to know if you could automate one part of your design workflow. What would it be?


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  • in reply to dang74

    It is merkur. Mecanno is hardly available in Czech Republic. It is basically the same, but pitch is metric (10mm), instead of imperial (0.5inch ~ 12.7mm).

  • in reply to Jan Cumps

    'Predictive drawer opening'. 

  • in reply to misaz

    Nice!  Was it made with an old school Meccano set?  (I'll read the link that accompanies it tonight... and perhaps answer my own question.)

  • in reply to misaz

    at the time, I was wondering:

    "how can he keep calm and patient, while this device slowly opens the little drawer. While you know where the component is. Because it's your lab. And you could just reach out and open the little drawer Slight smile"

    Very cool project though.

  • Everythign can be automated. I once automated opening storage box...

    Duratool Cabinet Storage Box Upgrade 

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  • in reply to gordonmx

    For a physical part? That would be tough.
    But for software, that's what unit tests and integration tests are for.
    Granted, it's a bit harder to "mock" external behavior, but it's doable

  • in reply to beacon_dave

    The first webcam was streaming a coffee pot at Cambridge University 

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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20439301 

  • Recession testing.  As bugs are located and fixed, you to test and retest future builds to ensure the bugs don't reappear.  Complete testing can be very repetitive.  A good use for automation.  Press like if you agree. 8^)

  • in reply to Jan Cumps

    Thanks.  That is specific example of what I want.  In this case someone made a nice utility for KiCad.  With all this AI emerging now I was envisioning a future where all 'manual copying' would be eliminated.

  • in reply to dang74
    dang74 said:
    If a solution for this already exists... please let me know.

    There is an automation for PCBs: KiPart:  Create my first KiCad part with KiPart utility 

    Not what you need, but cool nontheless