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THE SOFTWARES
A variety of software was used during the design and construction of the Hexapod:
FREECAD
Freecad is a parametric 3D cad, completely free and extremely powerful, and is able to export files in STL format, which is the typical format used by 3d printing software.
It is downloadable from the site:
http://www.freecadweb.org
The software allows any shape to be created by Boolean operations on the basic primitives, an extremely simple method for drawing very complex objects.
LYCHEE SLICER
Lychee Slicer is slicing software with automatic functions that allow it to be used by a non-expert audience.
It is downloadable from the site:
https://mango3d.io
Despite its ease of use, this is one of the best slicing software on the market, especially for resin printers. It receives incoming STL files and turns them into files suitable for the printer we have.
ARDUINO IDE
Arduino IDE is a development environment originally created for Arduino, but because of its ease of use it has become the most popular development environment for all microcontrollers. It is downloadable from the site:
http://www.arduino.cc
We will use this program to program microcontrollers:
-Arduino nano IOT 33
-Arduino UNO
-Esp32-CAM
And to control the robot via USB interface