I've been fiddling with OpenSCAD for a couple of hours...

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I’ve been fiddling with OpenSCAD for a couple of hours… it is really fun and powerful. This is a LM8UU linear bearing that I’ve replicated using the specs found on a popular aliexpress listing.

Is there a common parts library where the code for this bearing may be shared?

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I’m a recent OpenSCAD user and I find that Thingiverse is a good place to find others’ work. Toss an OpenSCAD keyword in your placement and others will find it.

Other than the convenience and pride of constructing something of this sort, are there other benefits?

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http://www.bolts-library.org/en/index.html perhaps?

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or use the available ones from sites like http://www.tracepartsonline.net/(S(br22wcckj5j5urakfjntbhcj))/content.aspx?SKeywords=linear+bearing&SDomain=3&st=4&sa=0&Class=TRACE&clsid=%2FROOT%2F&ttl=Clasificaci%C3%B3n+I.C.S.+TraceParts

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GrabCAD is another choice https://grabcad.com/library/software/step-slash-iges/tag/lm8uu but OpenSCAD is not a common format for CAD sharing, IGES or STEP are.

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Thanks for the suggestions! @Fred_U ​ I am trying to model a simple h-bot out of standard parts from China and a couple of 3d printed supports, so I picked up openscad.

I see the value of having a collection of commonly available and cheap parts: it would be a great jump start for this kind of projects. Perhaps autodesk 123 would better be suited to the task
I’ll try the same design.

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Just share your STL files on http://www.thingiverse.com/

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sharing your STL and .scad files on thingiverse does make them widely available, and other sites would certainly accept them, to the benefit of even wider exposure.

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Fusion 360 allows import of any mcmastercarr part. Free and easy to share projects.

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To answer @Davide_Candiloro 's original question, here are some libs I found with a quick google search:

Probably the best resource for finding them (from OpenSCAD docs):
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/Libraries

Built into OpenSCAD:

Other:
http://www.bolts-library.org/en/index.html

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The OpenSCAD project maintains a library named MCAD. You should consider contributing your parts there. You would probably need to make your design more generic i.e. fully parametric. LM8UU would just be one instance of the design.

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I love this community!