Deciding on a Machine

OSE Workbenches generally center around one machine in the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS).

Examples of machines in the GVCS include:

• Tractors

• Compressed Earth Brick (CEB) Presses

• Power Cubes

• and 3D Printers

The first step in workbench planning is deciding on a machine to focus on.

The goal of an OSE workbench should be to stream-line the design of machine variants.

Amount of Allowed Variation

The balance between how much variation the workbench allows in the design of a machine is a delicate one.

On the one hand, the value of a workbench is it’s strictness in variation based on what OSE has tested and discovered works best in practice.

On the other hand, the value of a workbench is allowing people to deviate from the “standard design” to create a design suited to their unique needs.

Related Machines

Depending on which machine the workbench focuses on, there may be related machines.

For example, the Tractor includes a Power Cube as it’s primary energy source.

These relationships need to be considered carefully in the initial workbench development planning phase.

In the above example, it would be wise to create a Power Cube Library that both the Tractor and Power Cube workbenches rely on.

Next Step

Once the machine is decided, you must break down the machine into individual parts.