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CAM / G-Code Overview and links

G-code is the most common language used by fabrication machines including 3D printers, CNC routers, and laser cutters. One way to familiarize your self with G-Code is through the open source software packages used for RepRap: Repetier Host and Printrun (pronterface). I’m currently using Repetier Host, which seems to have more extensive documentation at this […]

NYU MAGNET Craft Room Machines, Training, and other Fab Resources

Use the links on this page to start thinking about the machines in the craft room, to help you decide which machine(s) you’d like to use, and to help you prepare the bill of materials (BOM) that you’ll need to get started on these machines. Printers Epson Artisan 1430 Documentation Epson SureColor T5000 Documentation […]

Sensor List

SENSOR LIST SparkFun Infrared Proximity Breakout – VCNL4000 BOB-10901 Optical Dust Sensor – GP2Y1010AU0F COM-09689 Vibration Motor ROB-08449 Alcohol Gas Sensor – MQ-3 SEN-08880 Piezo Vibration Sensor – Small Horizontal SEN-09198 Carbon Monoxide Sensor – MQ-7 SEN-09403 Methane CNG Gas Sensor – MQ-4 SEN-09404 LPG Gas Sensor – MQ-6 SEN-09405 SparkFun Capacitive Touch Sensor […]

Sample R script with Marvel Comics data

Are there significantly more appearances of X-Men or Avengers characters in the Marvel Universe? Well, we haven’t quite answered the question, but this data and script play with the topic. Links and notes below: marvel0_modified.csv Notes: This csv contains data on the first 100 characters from the Marvel API (thanks Sweta). Because the column names […]

Follow-up Notes on R Tutorial

From our R expert (R-xpert?) Kevin Miklasz. Thanks Kevin! Here is a link to an expanded sample file that shows some common functions I use, and is mostly focused on some graphing parameters I use a lot (at the bottom of the script). None of the graphing functions will work as they use data sets that […]

Tutorial: Twitter Visualization via Arduino

For this week’s class, you can experiment visualizing a Twitter livestream by connecting Peiqi Su’s penis modules and other output device, to an Arduino. I’ve included sample code below and will expand this tutorial for those who are interested. The tutorial will assume basic understanding of Arduino and Processing, particularly installing libraries and differentiating between digital and […]

Tutorial: Visualizing MindRider data in 3D using QGIS and QGIS2threejs

Here’s a link to the live visualization. And good news: this tutorial involves no coding! Background More soon. For now, you can learn about MindRider helmet and data at their respective web sites. Getting Started Download QGIS and install (from QGIS) the QGIS2threejs plugin. Obtain this tutorial’s data, which includes these vector shapefiles: a MindRider sample dataset (800 […]

Data Vis Tutorial: D3 Force Directed Bubble Chart

Full tutorial coming soon! In the meantime, check the JSFiddle below. This visualization shows the top 2011 NYC baby names by mother’s ethnicity. The vis is a variation on our static bubble chart, but with some fun multi-foci force direction added in. Background from the D3 API reference and more: quick primer on animations and transitions […]

Data Vis Tutorial: D3 Bubble Chart of NYC Baby Names

Full tutorial coming soon! In the meantime, check the JSFiddle below. This visualization shows the top 2011 NYC baby names by mother’s ethnicity. Background from the D3 API reference and more: bubble chart as a flattened pack layout the pack layout is one of D3’s hierarchy layouts This tutorial is based on our previous bar chart tutorial, Bostock’s […]

Data Vis Tutorial: D3 Bar Chart + NYC Open Data

Bar charts are some of the simplest forms of visualization and can be a good place to start when making your first vis. Inspired by some of the Socrata and D3 examples, I put together a simple chart showing the daily distribution of my dataset from the SODA tutorial (311 noise complaints, in zip code 11231, for September 2015). […]