Customizable Modular Building

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This OpenSCAD customizable thing can make a large variety of buildings. It is sized for an N scale model railroad layout but can be used with a variety of models. Each side is configured in the Customizer and than created individually. You can vary the number of windows horizontally and vertically. You can add a door. (The door will be double wide if the number of horizontal windows is an even.) You can add a decorative roof line. And you can add a brick texture if you want. Also note that while the rendering in the Customizer is not perfect, the STL file that is created will be fine. The roof is a separate thing and is called "Customizable Modular Building - Roof." You can find it here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:307520 If you are adventurous, download the OpenSCAD file and check out all the variables that can be tweaked. An example of what you can do just by changing a few parameters (and no code) is the Office Building found here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:312937 Update: I added some photos of one of the buildings fully painted. Instructions I used the following settings on my MakerBot Replicator2 to print this design in PLA. I didn't use a raft and support is not needed. Infill = 10% Layer Height = 0.200 Shells = 1 Feedrate = 40 Travel Feed = 55 Temperature = 220 Once all the sides are printed, you will need to assemble them into a building. Here are some tips: Use cyanoacrylate (Super Glue) to glue sides together Lightly sand the edges to remove any burrs before gluing Inset the sides so they are flush with the edges of the front and back (this is assumed in the sizing of the roof) Glue the sides together first and then save the roof for last Expect to sand the edges of the roof to fit snuggly inside the four walls