The project addresses this. First, I don’t need LEGO level precision, as the connectors are built-in in a way that they are not visible. They are surrounded by real LEGO parts that keep them sufficiently in place so they meet the opposite connector, and that is OK.
Second, the guy who prints those connector housings for me is already a specialist in printing LEGO-fitting 3D prints.
You don’t need Lego-level tolerances to at least function with Lego. Look at MegaConstrux (formerly MegaBloks). They’re garbage on tolerances, but they mostly work fine.
I’ve successfully printed 3/4 scale Lego-style bricks to work with a 3/4 scale brick set I have, and using a 0.2mm nozzle they came out great. I can only assume that at full scale they would work just as well.
This sounds great…
Then I remember Lego tolerance points and the calibration needed. Damn.
The project addresses this. First, I don’t need LEGO level precision, as the connectors are built-in in a way that they are not visible. They are surrounded by real LEGO parts that keep them sufficiently in place so they meet the opposite connector, and that is OK.
Second, the guy who prints those connector housings for me is already a specialist in printing LEGO-fitting 3D prints.
You don’t need Lego-level tolerances to at least function with Lego. Look at MegaConstrux (formerly MegaBloks). They’re garbage on tolerances, but they mostly work fine.
I’ve successfully printed 3/4 scale Lego-style bricks to work with a 3/4 scale brick set I have, and using a 0.2mm nozzle they came out great. I can only assume that at full scale they would work just as well.