3D printing advice?
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Ne0Wolf7
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I'm a 3D printing guy, but I need more info than that.
Are you looking to have them design you a custom part and make it for you, or are you looking to design and print it yourself? Even with the sites that make your parts, you need to have the design for them.
Are you looking to have them design you a custom part and make it for you, or are you looking to design and print it yourself? Even with the sites that make your parts, you need to have the design for them.
I'm not sure there is a way for me to attach a file here...
I've never used it before, but a friend said sketchup might work with 3d printing so I downloaded the free version and tried to use it. I am pretty sure that the angled parts in the middle did not work right. I want that to be where the air flows through and when I flip it over it doesn't appear my work on the top surface went all of the way through. So I guess I'm looking for someone to work with me on the design I made to make sure it works an then to print it. I am making parts for the air vents in the back of my case and they are all the same size obviously, but each will be slightly different. If I can get help to figure out how to make the design on the top go all of the way through the part, then I just need to mod each one to my specifications and I'd just need them printed.
I've never used it before, but a friend said sketchup might work with 3d printing so I downloaded the free version and tried to use it. I am pretty sure that the angled parts in the middle did not work right. I want that to be where the air flows through and when I flip it over it doesn't appear my work on the top surface went all of the way through. So I guess I'm looking for someone to work with me on the design I made to make sure it works an then to print it. I am making parts for the air vents in the back of my case and they are all the same size obviously, but each will be slightly different. If I can get help to figure out how to make the design on the top go all of the way through the part, then I just need to mod each one to my specifications and I'd just need them printed.
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Sketchup is used mostly for architecture, but it works for 3D printing as well, but keep in mind if you make any circular or curved parts, they will actually be a bunch of lines. If your design relies on curves, 123D design is a good program too (http://download-3d.com/123d-design).
When you say your work didn't go all the way through, are you saying you make a shape to cut out but it only cut in part way? If I interpreted that right, to cut a shape out of a solid you select your sketch with the push/pull (p) tool, click it once, rotate to the other side of the object, and click on the surface of that side. If you switch to 123D, you can push through as far as you want to cut out a shape.
I think your right when you say there's no file sharing on Tom's. Also, how are you measuring how long the parts need to be?
When you say your work didn't go all the way through, are you saying you make a shape to cut out but it only cut in part way? If I interpreted that right, to cut a shape out of a solid you select your sketch with the push/pull (p) tool, click it once, rotate to the other side of the object, and click on the surface of that side. If you switch to 123D, you can push through as far as you want to cut out a shape.
I think your right when you say there's no file sharing on Tom's. Also, how are you measuring how long the parts need to be?
So, I use the push pull tool, but because there is a front and back to the shape (two walls, a cavity in between) I pushes down to the other side, but then stops and doesn't cut out through the other wall if that makes sense.
For measuring, I just took the part I am fabricating off of and measure by hand and then measured the same distances in sketchup using a tape measure tool I think.
For measuring, I just took the part I am fabricating off of and measure by hand and then measured the same distances in sketchup using a tape measure tool I think.
These aren't the exact pieces, but if you can see the parts that are doing horizontally for airflow to go through, I am trying to fabricate some of those.
http://www.hardwarelogic.com/articles/reviews/case/Lian_Li_PC_60FW/Lian_Li_PC_60FW_PCI_Area.jpg
http://www.hardwarelogic.com/articles/reviews/case/Lian_Li_PC_60FW/Lian_Li_PC_60FW_PCI_Area.jpg
I end up with the correct openings on the top, but when I use the push/pull tool to push down the parts I want to cut out, they go to the point where they hit the other side, which I suppose the software says is a separate wall and they don't go through and I end up with indents instead of cut outs for air flow.
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A softened edge turns the many surfaces of a shape into one. The reason it cant use the way I told you is beacuse it sees it as one surface, so it will be unsure where you want it and it will put it in the middle or wherever, which is why your experienceing indents.
Try measuring the distance from one side to another and input that value into the push pull.
On a side note, thing like this is why many people become frustrated with sketcup when used for 3D printing. 123d would not have that specific problem, but lacks other useful things, like 3D sketching
Try measuring the distance from one side to another and input that value into the push pull.
On a side note, thing like this is why many people become frustrated with sketcup when used for 3D printing. 123d would not have that specific problem, but lacks other useful things, like 3D sketching
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