A-00 / first warm idea

version 0.3 · works if tilted

prototype.rs

A drafting theatre for Rust experiments before they harden into products.

first sketch
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Sketch

Rough lines are allowed to breathe. The rig waits under acetate, not yet correct, already testable.

B-12 / pinned movement
jig plate
alignment overlay

Jig

Cut parts meet their constraints. Pivots, pins, and borrowed motion show what the sketch forgot.

let movement = pinned.borrow();
C-27 / compile rehearsal
crate α
crate β
crate γ
cargo checkshort build labels onlyownership thread

Compile

The mechanism gets labels instead of polish. Errors become flags; passing edges turn oxide green.

D-41 / wind tunnel
42mm

Stress Test

Pressure arrows push the creature sideways. Drag the caliper jaw to measure how far the idea flexes.

E-05 / redline pass
REVISE

try again near the hinge

remove cleverness

keep the strange part

Revision

Vermilion acetate records what broke. The notes are not failure; they are handles for the next motion.

F-88 / release candidate

designer's note: still improvable

Release Candidate

Not finished. Just sufficiently honest to leave the bench and invite another experiment.

sketch
PASS