Preview of a Fretboard Generator I'm working on!
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Hey!
I'd like to share my current progress on an add-in I'm working on for all us guitar nuts! (pun intended!) I've definitely come a long way since I set out over a year ago to try and accomplish my idea. Far from finished, but closer to the better end of the spectrum now!Fretboard Generator - Beta
I'm very new to Python (the language in which I'm writing this in), so there's a lot of opportunities for it to break/fail. It's also kind of sluggish right now due to performing all the features at once and with each input adjustment, something I definitely plan to work out. Most of the major functionality is implemented. The final version will offer the opportunity to toggle between:
Compound/straight radiused/flat fretboard
Straight-through tang cuts/blind fret tang cuts
Tang cuts On/Off
Circle markers On/Off
Nut extension On/Off
I'm absolutely open to suggestions and constructive criticism to help improve the overall experience for my project! As I keep pluggin' away at it I hope to make it more stable and improve the speed.
I've attached a .zip file if anyone's interested in giving it a whirl.
- Download and unzip the folder into a directory of your choosing
- In Fusion 360 navigate to the 'ADD-INS' button in the main toolbar or hit ' Shift+S ' to open the 'Scripts and Add-ins' window
- In the 'Scripts' tab, next to the folder 'My Scripts' select the green '+' icon
- Navigate to where you unzipped the .zip file's main folder, select it and click 'Select Folder'
- Select the newly added item in your 'My Scripts' menu and press the 'Run' button in the bottom-ride corner of the dialog window or double-click it to run it
If you do please keep in mind it is still in the beta phase and has a lot of kinks to iron out. If you stay within realistic parameters though you shouldn't see too many errors.
Thanks!