RepRap Family Tree
Release status: concept
Description | Project for an illustration of the evolution/variations of the reprap project and the others machines inspired
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The project
What ?
A friend and I had thought to make a sort of "family tree" showing the development and variations of the reprap project (and it's inspired cousins).
The goal : is to have a nice graphic and to print some sexy poster, maybe by pre-ordering a batch with the help of a kickstarter'like to share them with the world.
The chart is now organized, we may try some other concepts, from a simple visualization with picto to a machinable version ^^ (printed/engraved)
I don't know what the final license of the artwork will be, but certainly a creative commons.
Our deadline : mid-June (cause it will be cool to display it for the opening of the http://fablabsquared.org/ during Futur en Seine in Paris)
How can you help?
Don't hesitate to mention a missing project, or if you think their is a mistake somewhere. You can comment on the following thread : reprap family tree
RepRap Family Tree - Timeline 2006-2011
The latest attempt to visualize the evolution of the reprap and some other printers over time (70+ projects). The v2 "extended" have more room and thus display all the machines I've found.
As one can presume, since the Mendel the projects seems to flourish :)
References
2006 ShowCase (Da Witch/Zaphod, RepStrap, Tommelise, A.R.N.I.E.), Candyfab (aug-may), Fab@home (27oct),
2007 Darwin (07jul), RapMan (), Rapman Pro (now Bfb3000) (), Fabaroni (fall), McWire_Cartesian_Bot_1_2 (06dec), 3dhomemade J.Veloso (start somewhere in 2007)
2008 Lego_RepStrap (08oct)
2009 Makerbot cupcake (17apr), Mendel (), MegaMendel (07jul), Builders/JunkStrap (28may) Mendel_Apollo (17sep), Eiffel (06nov),
2010 RepOlaRap (08jan), Delta (10jan), T-Rep (15jan), Mini-mendel (09feb), Mendel_Variations/Catalyst (21feb), Contraptor (22feb), WolfStrap (3mar), Isaac (27march), Cupcakestrap cupcake (01apr), MultiRep (08apr), LaserCut_Mendel (10apr), Bonsai_RepStrap (14apr), Shapercube (apr), Le Big Rep (18may), Foton_3Dprinter (19jun), Up!3dprinter (21jun), Francisco (05jul), Columbus (04aug), Prusa (20aug), MetalicaRap (26aug), Huxley (30aug), TRap (02sept), Huxley_Seedling (10sep), Makerbot Thing-O-Matic (25sep), Mantis_9.1 (15oct), Kludgebot (22oct), Helium_Frog_Delta_Robot (26oct), FabPod (08nov), Doboz (10nov), Integrated_Parametric_RepRap (26nov), Ultimaker (29nov), Makergear Prusa (nov-dec), Rusty-Huxley (or Prusa-Huxley) (01dec), Gunstrap (12dec), TechZoneHuxley (25dec), Malthus (26dec), Rap@Home (29dec),
2011 EMAKER_Huxley (17jan), Mixtape_mendel (31jan), PolyBot (01feb), A5_Powder_bed_printer (15feb), Clonedel (15feb), Mendel v2 camiel's redesign (feb), Reprap 1X2 (22feb), Sumpod_3D (07mar) IKBot (09mar), AdderFab (15mar), Huxley MD (19mar), 1X2_Tallcat (28mar), MiniMaker (08apr), Type A Printer MK1 (10apr), Orca (21apr), 1X2_Shortcat (30apr), Betzbot (06may), RobunDel (22may), Kinirap (23may), SUPER! Cupcake (24may), TechZone_InfoHub#TZ_Mondo (26may), Test_Tube_Mendel (02jun), Makergear Mosaic (04jun) Snapdragon (05jun), Adrians_Prusa_Notes (11jun),
Files
FILE ID# | TYPE | DESCRIPTION | AVAILABLE FORMATS | CREATED/BY |
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v2 | PNG | web resolution | .png (save as) | --Emmanuel |
v2 | JPG | big print resolution (up to A3) | .jpg (save as) | --Emmanuel |
v2x (extended) | PNG | same as v2 but less "contracted" and thus in portrait | .png (save as) | --Emmanuel |
v2x (extended) | JPG | big print resolution (up to A2) | .jpg (save as) | --Emmanuel |
Or buy a poster at Zazzle if you prefer :)
The files are also on Thingiverse here (as a mirror)
The picture of the Prusa was made with the sketchup model found here
other version
v3xL (wip) same as v2x but in a landscape format to give more room for the futur icons
Reprap Family Tree v0.7
You can see/edit this diagram at https://cacoo.com/diagrams/wKA1saahe1vsKQjW (just take care of course) It was useful to start the organization.
To Do ?
Add a comparison table of the different machines (for some spec) as a legend (maybe that's another project). RepRap - Tableau comparatif, just for the link, we need to refine that.
Related Links
BackgroundPage (Wealth Without Money/Darwinian Marxism)
After Darwin Should Mendel be a specific 3D printer or a technology toolbox (16-01-2009)
An interesting post by Forrest Higgs, when looking at the evolution model of the reprap.
- Basically, Reprap has two models of evolution going on in parallel.
- In the core team, we see what I will call a punctuated animal model of evolution while the larger reprap community is a very vibrant bacterial model.