Let's Design a Keyboard with Ergogen v4: Introduction – FlatFootFox

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  • dactyl-configurator

    Generate Dactyl keyboard designs from your browser.

  • A similar web-based keyboard model/layout generator for Dactyl (concave) keyboards is https://ryanis.cool/dactyl.

    I think concave keyboards tend to be more ergonomic than 2d layouts, but to each their own.

  • kicad-kbplacer

    KiCad plugin for automatic keyboard's key placement and routing

  • I developed something similar (PCB only, no cases) as KiCad plugin: https://github.com/adamws/kicad-kbplacer - it uses layouts from keyboard-layout-editor.com as input.

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  • corney-island

    An Ergogen-based, autogenerated version of foostan's crkbd (Corne) split keyboard

  • Check out the [Samoklava GitHub repository](An autogenerated split 36 key keyboard) for an example of auto-generated and auto-routed board leveraging Ergogen.

    I am following on the steps of FlatFootFox to replicate the Corne (Cherry) in code, WIP for the moment: https://github.com/ceoloide/corney-island

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  • dactyl-keyboard

    Dactyl-ManuForm, a parameterized ergonomic keyboard translated into Python including a cadquery / Open CASCADE implementation. (by bullwinkle3000)

  • https://www.etsy.com/shop/Wylderbuilds is a place I've used in the past. They sell parts and completed keyboards, but also have a link out to github with their modifications, at https://github.com/bullwinkle3000/dactyl-keyboard. The whole dactyl space is definitely a rabbit hole, though.

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