Template:MachineInfoBox

MachineInfoBox Example: 3D Printer
Material:	1.75 mm filament
Location:	3D printer farm
Access Requirements:	Some use of "" in your query was not closed by a matching "".
Status:	working
Firmware:	Marlin
Software:	Cura
Tutors:	Some use of "" in your query was not closed by a matching "".

We call pretty much all electric devices and big or small power tools "machines" in this wiki. Their pages should contain this InfoBox!

Documentation

To use this template, simply copy this code into your page and enter the relevant parameters:

{{MachineInfoBox
|machine name=
|german=
|image=
|synonyms=
|type=
|material=
|location=
|status=
|firmware=
|software=
|manual=
|used with=
|similar=
|assetid=
}}

Most fields will only be shown when used, so the box can be more or less detailed. Make frequent use of the "Show preview" button and it should be clear.

For example, entering the following leads to the box on the right:

{{MachineInfoBox
|machine name= Example: 3D Printer
|german=3D-Drucker
|image=Prusa i3 MK2S.JPG
|status=working
|type=
|location=[[3D Printer Farm|3D printer farm]]
|material=[[3D Printing Materials|1.75 mm filament]]
|used with=
|firmware=[[Marlin]]
|software=[[Cura]]
|manual=
|similar=
|assetid=
}}

Advanced Users (SMW)

There is a "hidden" parameter in this template that's not in the copy template: extrabox. To enable extrabox, just give it any value (e.g. "true", "blablabla") and it should cause the box to behave as an extra without "Has image::".

You can use it when you don't want the InfoBox to set a "Has image::" and "Has German::" value (as it automatically does for "image" and "german"). That's useful on pretty much every page with multiple InfoBoxes so there is just one "main" image to represent the page in galleries.

"Machinetype::" is automatically set from the "type" value. We use this property to "outsource" individual machine pages from the general overview content, so it is important to get it right.

"Access" and "Tutors" should automatically gather their content from the SMW property "Introduction for::" since January 2022. This works based on the page name or machine type - therefore, the value entered for "type" should be plain text and not a wiki link to avoid query warnings. A link is added automatically for easy navigation to the "parent" page and as an easy way to check possible values.

Questions, feedback and further improvements are welcome!

Bugs/Future Development

• "smart" behavior like color change according to status would be nice

MachineInfoBox Unnamed Machine
Access Requirements:
Tutors:

Template Parameters

We call pretty much all electric devices and big or small power tools "machines" in this wiki. Their pages should contain this InfoBox!

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
The name of your machine	machine name	The name of your machine Default Unnamed Machine	String	required
The (best) German name of your machine (invisible)	german	The (best) German name of your machine (not visible, but usable for advanced pages like automatic galleries)	String	suggested
An image of the machine (example.jpg)	image	The file name of the image which best represents the machine. If you do not fill the parameter "extrabox", this will be added to the page as a Semantic MediaWiki property. Default machine-default.png	File	suggested
Synonyms for the machine's name	synonyms	Existing synonyms for the name of the machines. You might include translations here. Example DE: Bohrmaschine	String	suggested
Which type of machine is it?	type	Which type of machine is this InfoBox referring to? Plain text please, will be linked automatically Example Circular Saw / Corded Drill	String	suggested
The status of the machine	status	The status of the machine - link the corresponding "do-something" issue in case of problems! Example available / broken	String	optional
Material the machine can be used with	material	Links to materials the machine can be used with. Links should ideally be within our wiki. Example [[wood]]	Page	suggested
Tools to use the machine with	used with	Links to tools the machine can be used with. Links should ideally be within our wiki Example [[Drill Bits|drill bits]]	Page	optional
Links to similar machines	similar	Provide links to similar machines or tools in our wiki.	Page	optional
The location of the tool	location	The location of the tool within the CoMakingSpace Example [[Location::Wood Workshop|wood workshop]]	Page	suggested
Access requirements	access	Currently unused - previously indicated the access requirements to use the machine Example [[introduction]]	String	optional
Tutors for the machine	tutors	Currently unused - previously list of tutors who can give introductions to the machine Example [[Tutor::User:Lukas|Lukas]]	String	optional
Link to the manual	manual	Link to the manual of the machine. This should be a public source. If there is no link, indicate where the manual is located in the CoMakingSpace. Leave empty if not applicable	URL	suggested
Software	software	Does the machine require a computer with a certain software? Example [[Slic3r]]	String	optional
Firmware	firmware	Is a firmware installed on the machine that may need to be maintained? Example [[Marlin]]	String	optional
Extrabox? (advanced - if in doubt, ignore this)	extrabox	Apply this parameter if you use the template as an additional InfoBox on a machine page with an existing "main" box. This will remove the "Has Image" parameter from this infobox so its image is NOT included as an SMW property of the page.	Boolean	optional
Asset ID	Asset ID	The asset id in our internal asset management system	Number	optional