PrinterConnect

Democratizing access to 3D printers

PrinterConnect is a web application connecting hardware designers, makers, engineers with 3D printers wherever they are.

It is presently a work in progress.

Long term, PrinterConnects hopes to democratize access to high-resolution 3D printers for just about anybody who has a 3D model, access to a web browser, and patience to wait for the printing and shipping of their components.

Contribution

Until the primary features are built, contributing to this repository will be solely done by me.

Running

For unix computers:

1. Clone the repo and cd into the project directory
2. Create a virtual environment: virtualenv venv --python=python3.8
3. Activate virtual environment: source venv/bin/activate
4. Install project dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
5. Run the app: python app.py
6. API endpoints: GET /doc for a list of the API endpoints

Dependencies

PrinterConnect, in its current state, is a Flask application and depends on several Flask extensions to implement its features. These dependencies are listed in requirements.txt. Its first version will be built in Python 3.8

Usage (WIP)

GET /doc previews some of PrinterConnect's APIs. They will be updated over time.