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Vini_dev

@Vini_dev

Joined September 6th, 2026

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hi, how a u?
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Throughout the development of this project, I had the opportunity to dive deep into various 3D modeling concepts and practical techniques. I gained hands-on experience with Fusion 360, particularly in mastering key workflows like sketching, extrusions, and secondary modeling features. Beyond the mechanical side, I also took the time to refine my skills in KiCad, polishing advanced features that I hadn’t fully mastered before. Looking ahead to future iterations, I aim to move away from relying heavily on labels and focus on cleaner, direct wiring connections to achieve a much more polished and organized overall setup.

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I created a macropad called MarcinhoPad (I couldn’t think of what to call it, so I decided to combine my name with the word ‘pad’ at the end). This project really challenged me, as it was the first ‘big’ project I’ve ever made. But the most annoying thing that gave me a huge headache was the LEDs. Man, it felt like nothing was working! I would run the ERC and it gave so many errors, so many errors, that I almost gave up on the project, but I decided to just remove them—didn’t want any more headaches, lol. Not to mention the 3D modeling: I spent two nights without sleep just thinking about it. Before going to school, I would make use of the 1 hour I had, get up, and turn on the PC right away to try to finish the model. Same thing when I got back, exhausted and only thinking about sleep, but there I was, learning 3D modeling, lol. Now, what made me think ‘I’m the man’ the most—my ego totally inflated when I finished the project and it got approved. Man, my heart raced with joy, I saw that my hard work paid off! Ah, I was almost forgetting, lol: to test the project, all you need is Arduino IDE installed. Connect the board to your computer’s USB, clone my repository, and flash my code.

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I went to see if it would actually work; I managed to mount the 3D parts on the board to test everything, and I made a few tweaks. I think I’ll go for a unique design—I’m thinking of making it all black; it’s going to look awesome.

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Now for the best part: submitting the project! Everything is ready, and I’m happy to have finished it. It was a project that challenged me to the extreme; I had to learn a lot of new things along the way, which is why it took me quite a while to complete.

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case closed! Only the firmware finalization is missing. Real talk, I had to spend a little time studying, the worst of all is knowing that I managed to learn the basics of 3D modeling in about 2 days, but I only learned because I dedicated myself, I can create several 3D models already, my goal is to build something really bigger, and take a little time to learn hardware construction, but each one at a time, it got kind of long hahaha, thank you to you who read.

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I put all the parts together—I thought it was better that way so I wouldn’t have to figure out where to put screws, haha—but I think it’ll work; I’m almost done.

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I’m really close to finishing; I studied hard, made the most of my free time at school, and managed to design something halfway decent (I think)—but there are still a few little things left to wrap it up.

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Man, I almost couldn’t get this case study done—my computer kept freezing and I tried everything, but I only managed to finish the bottom part :(. I’m going to do the rest; anyone want to give me a hand? If so, hit me up on Slack. pls, i love u. I decided to start over from scratch; I was getting a lot of errors, so I decided to keep it simple.

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This one took a while, but I managed to finish the complete schematic. There are still a few bugs to fix, but not many—I’ll try to get to them today—but the project itself is already taking shape.

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I decided to remove the LEDs; I’m going to do it without them. Connecting the LEDs was proving too difficult, so I preferred to leave them out. The important thing is that it works. The PCB is already complete; now I just need to adjust a few things and transfer it to the case.

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I finished the schematic and I’m going to the PCB, now I just have to decide what I want to do haha, I’m very indecisive, I have to see the layout.

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