Braille generator - Any text
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Description
Bring accessibility and clean design together with this fully parametric Braille generator. Perfect for doors, labels, signage, classrooms, makerspaces, offices, and accessibility projects, this model automatically builds a plate containing:
- Accurate Marburg Medium Braille
- Optional raised readable text
- Optional mounting holes
- Rounded‑corner base plate
- Fully adjustable dimensions, spacing, and styling
To make your own sign, just press the green customize button. Type your text, tweak the parameters, and generate a perfectly sized plate every time.
This model is ideal for:
- Accessibility signage
- Room labels
- Personalized gifts
- Educational tools
- Makers who want clean, parametric control
Everything is generated mathematically — no manual layout needed. The script calculates plate size, text spacing, Braille cell placement, and hole offsets automatically.
Features
- ✔ Parametric text input
- ✔ Accurate 6‑dot Braille cells
- ✔ Adjustable dot radius, height, spacing, and character spacing
- ✔ Optional readable text with customizable font size
- ✔ Optional mounting holes with adjustable diameter
- ✔ Rounded plate corners
- ✔ Automatic plate sizing based on content
- ✔ Clean, printable geometry optimized for FDM
Customization Parameters
- Text input
- Show/hide readable text
- Font size
- Dot radius, height, spacing
- Character spacing
- Plate thickness
- Corner radius
- Plate margin
- Mounting hole toggle + diameter
- Extra width adjustment
Since I’m not a Braille user, I really don’t want to assume I got everything right. If anyone here is willing to share feedback — whether the spacing feels right, whether the dots are too tall/short, or whether the idea is even useful — I’d genuinely appreciate it. I’m happy to make changes or improvements based on your input.
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License
You may create derivative works based on this object, provided that all such derivative works are published exclusively on the MakerWorld platform and include proper attribution to the original creator. You may not share, upload, host, distribute, or publish this object—or any derivative work of this object—on any other digital platform, marketplace, or distribution channel. Commercial use of this object and any derivative works is strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, selling, renting, sublicensing, or using the object in any context in which you receive monetary compensation or other financial benefits.
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