{"by":"primitivesuave","descendants":40,"id":49896757,"kids":[49908469,49914503,49902863,49911800,49910304,49905779,49902945,49904180,49904953,49902427,49907543,49939383,49904457,49904330,49940002],"score":118,"text":"I watched the excellent Veritasium video [1] on the Enigma machine, and watched the full animation by Jared Owen [2], but was still a bit confused on how the inner mechanics of an Enigma machine work. I used Astra to build out the inner components through a combination of reference images, writing out hundreds of extremely detailed prompts, and building my own inspection tools to ensure that every part is sized and positioned in a historically accurate way.

It's still a work in progress, but would love any feedback on the experience so far!

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsBZOcqZerk

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybkkiGtJmkM","time":1790702156,"title":"Show HN: A working 3D model of an Enigma machine","type":"story","url":"https://enigma.design"}