Blog – Page 10 – Norwegian Creations

A Quick Look at Autodesk Tinkercad

October 8, 2015

A few weeks ago we wrote an intro to CAD for makers. We mentioned that Sketchup and Autodesk Fusion 360 are two good alternatives to the bigger and more expensive CAD beasts out there. However, if you find those programs…

Sous-Vide – Some technical insights into this “magical” food preparation method

October 1, 2015

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

Maker Tutorials

A picture form our Instagram Sous-vide is a method of cooking in which food is sealed in airtight plastic bags then placed in a water bath or in a temperature-controlled steam environment for longer than normal cooking times at an…

Reaction Game – Technical Insights

September 24, 2015

Gunnar Ranøyen Homb

LED Projects, Raspberry Pi Projects

Before this year’s Maker Faire in Trondheim we in NC wanted to make an interactive installation to our stand. With a short deadline, we didn’t have time to order everything we needed. So we searched through what we had laying…

An Intro to CAD for Makers

September 17, 2015

Mads Aasvik

Software Tutorials

Here in NC we do a lot of CAD’ing. CAD is an acronym for Computer Aided Design and is in our case more or less equivalent to 3D-modelling for practical purposes. Most of our projects are modelled this way prior…

Our Drawing Machine at Trondheim Maker Faire 2015

September 9, 2015

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, Arduino Projects, Drawing Machines, Woodworking Projects

In addition to our Reaction Game, vi also had a drawing machine on display at this year’s Trondheim Maker Faire. The machine exhibited in our tent at Trondheim Maker Faire 2015 This drawing machine is designed to draw on paper…

Stats from Our Reaction Game at Trondheim Maker Faire 2015

September 2, 2015

Mads Aasvik

Events

As many of you already know, we had a Reaction Game at our stand at this year’s Trondheim Maker Faire. During the two days of the Maker Faire we had around a thousand people playing our Reaction Game. We logged…

Maker Faire 2015 Teaser

August 27, 2015

Mads Aasvik

Events

Norwegian Creations is going to Trondheim Maker Faire this year just as last year. This teaser shows some “behind the scenes” footage of one of the installations we are creating for our exhibition. Come and play our game where…

An Intro to G-code and How to Generate It Using Inkscape

August 12, 2015

Mads Aasvik

, Software Tutorials

In last week’s post we discussed how to create vector graphics from bitmaps in Inkscape. The third suggestion on why to do such a thing involved creating toolpaths for machines. As a natural continuation from last week, we’re now going…

How to Trace Bitmaps in Inkscape

August 5, 2015

Mads Aasvik

Software Tutorials

This post will show you how to trace bitmaps in the free vector graphics software Inkscape. Tracing bitmaps means that you convert a bitmap/raster image file (your usual .jpg, .png, .bmp etc) into vector graphics. What are Vector Graphics? Vector…

Tutorial: Calibrating Stepper Motor Machines with Belts and Pulleys

July 29, 2015

Mads Aasvik

Maker Tutorials

While making machines which is actuated by stepper motors without closed loop control, you more often than not want to calibrate the stepper motors in software to make the machine move exactly as you want it to. If you tell…

Wake On LAN enabled button

July 24, 2015

Gunnar Ranøyen Homb

Misc. Other Projects

Sometimes you have the need for a device that “just works”. This time we were in need of a small embedded device that could power on a computer over a LAN cable. Luckily there is already a well established standard called Wake…

Basic CNC: Machining wood

July 15, 2015

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

Maker Tutorials

In this CNC post we will look at some basic concepts when machining wood using a CNC machine. Factors such as feed rates, tools, materials (wood types), and machine rigidity will be discussed. Wood is a rather common material, and a…

Basic Fadecandy C++ Framework Tutorial

July 9, 2015

Mads Aasvik

Software Tutorials

In this tutorial we will show you the basics of creating an LED program using the Fadecandy framework. On Fadecandy’s GitHub page you will find out how to set up the hardware as well as find several software examples in…

PCBWeb – Free PCB Design software – first impressions

July 1, 2015

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

First Impressions - Software

PCBWeb is a free PCB-design software. But since it’s free, what is the catch? Read on to find out what our first impressions are after testing out this package:) Download and Install Downloading was as simple as you might expect.…