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ashpursglove/README.md

I Build Engineering Utilities and Useful Desktop Tools for Engineers

Either Out of Need or Out of Spite

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Most of my projects are pragmatic tools written to replace bloated software, cloud-first wanky-ness and tools that actively get in the way of doing actual work.
They exist because I needed them, used them and just got sick of subscribtion "professional" software being worse than what I can do myself or costing an arm and a leg to do basic functions.

Notable Tools I'm Pretty Chuffed With

Engineering Tools

  • Modbus RTU Tester – Debug Modbus devices locally without vendor software, serial terminal archaeology, or blind faith.
  • Construction Cost Calculator – Construction cost calculator for engineers who prefer arithmetic and logic over optimism and don’t enjoy being gaslit by spreadsheets.
  • Cable Tray Calculator – Calculate cable tray fill, weights, and sanity without spreadsheets, guesswork, or site arguments that start with “it should be fine”.
  • Engineering Drawing Maker – Turn images and PDFs into proper ISO-style engineering drawings without AutoCAD, SolidWorks, licence servers, or a multinational claiming custody of your own work.
  • OBJ Viewer – Preview OBJs, bake lighting, and render clean turntable animations to MP4 or GIF. No cloud, no accounts, no Blender pilgrimage.
  • STL to OBJ Converter – A local STL → OBJ converter with batch drag-and-drop, vertex welding, mesh cleanup, and basic transforms. No cloud, no accounts, no Autodesk

Media Tools

  • Video Converter – FFmpeg GUI for converting videos without memorising flags or naming files final_v7_REAL_THIS_ONE.mp4.
  • Image Converter – Convert images between formats, resize them sensibly, and generate ICO files without opening Photoshop or questioning your life choices.
  • PDF Manipulator – Merge and split PDFs without Adobe, Java, subscriptions, or spiritual compromise.

Usual Gist of My Programs

  • Free to use, available to everyone
  • Local-first
  • No cloud dependencies
  • No subscriptions
  • No telemetry
  • EXEs included where it makes sense
  • Source always available

Build from source if you want to feel morally superior.

Double-click the EXE if you want to actually get the fucking job done.

Pull Requests

If you want to help out the projects and update, bugfix etc please feel free to send pull requests. I do have a day job so apologies if it takes me a while to get round to reviewing and merging your code. Will give full credits in the ReadMe to anyone who makes my code less janky!

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  1. ashs-modbus-tool ashs-modbus-tool Public

    A Modbus RTU tester for engineers who no longer believe documentation, trust baud rates, or enjoy serial terminals. Read, write, poll, scan, and inspect raw RTU frames without clouds, accounts, or …

    Python 2

  2. ashs_construction_calculator ashs_construction_calculator Public

    A construction estimator for engineers tired of spreadsheets lying with confidence and cloud tools asking for subscriptions.

    Python 2

  3. Ashs_Image_Converter Ashs_Image_Converter Public

    Fast local image converter with resize and ICO generation. No cloud, no subscriptions, no nonsense.

    Python 1

  4. ashs_video_converter ashs_video_converter Public

    A GUI for FFmpeg that converts videos without memorising flags, fighting terminals, or naming files like output_final_v7_REAL.mp4. Includes source for purists and a Windows EXE for people who want …

    Python 1

  5. Ashs_PDF_Manipulator Ashs_PDF_Manipulator Public

    A local, no-subscription PDF tool for merging and splitting documents without Adobe, Java, or moral compromise. Built with zero patience for bloated software.

    Python 1

  6. Ashs_OBJ_Viewer Ashs_OBJ_Viewer Public

    Preview OBJs, bake lighting, and render clean turntable animations to MP4 or GIF. No cloud, no accounts, no Blender pilgrimage.

    Python 1