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Handwired hotswap generator
Klavgen, a handwired hotswap generator by u/thebgfan is open-sourced.
Published April 1, 2022
This one is still work in progress, but thebgfan is building Klavgen, an open-source handwired hotstwap keyboard generator.
Written in Python and running on top of CadQuery, Klaven produces keyboards and makes handwiring easy and organized via switch holders.
The author is looking for beta testers to try different layouts and ensure 3D printing works well on other printers so don't hesitate to reach out to him.
Github repo with the code, instructions and a few examples of auto-generated keyboards is available at:
https://github.com/klavgen/klavgen
For what Klavgen currently does, including the STLs produced, check out the author's Klavyl keyboard which uses all of its features.
Published on Fri 1st Apr 2022. Featured in KBD #72 (source).
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