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Sheet Metal Brake and 3d Printer.
S. Heslop:
I still can't figure parametric stuff out. I mean on paper the promise of being able to adjust one dimension and the rest accommodates is quite nice, but the reality is that it ends up taking alot more setup and every feature is a new puzzle.
But what gets me the most is how hard it becomes to make big changes. The few times i've seriously tried design something in 'real' CAD i've painted myself into a corner with a bizarre history, fighting with the UI for it to activate and stay in the mode I want since the software is trying to be clever and predictive. But then loads of people use that stuff successfully so it's probably just learning all the tedious nuances.
I've been bitten hard by Autodesk owned programs in the past. Don't get me started on Maya. But it makes me hesitant to really buckle down and try figure something like fusion360 out in case it goes the same way.
tom osselton:
I watched a video where Lar’s brought in a stl file for 3D printing to do the cam on using fusion.
S. Heslop:
--- Quote from: tom osselton on September 27, 2018, 03:57:57 PM ---I watched a video where Lar’s brought in a stl file for 3D printing to do the cam on using fusion.
--- End quote ---
That helps alot, thanks. Still puttering through. I've remade all the offending plates as sketches, and i'm trying to merge the sketches right now to try save myself from having to trace around the rest of them. Program just crashed though!
S. Heslop:
Whoof, finally. Imported back into sketchup. Hopefully this is good enough to get plates cut. Really i've got no idea what the requirements are. The plan was to drive about today... yesterday... to a few places and get some quotes.
There's a 5mm gap between each plate, which is a little on the small side maybe. I thought i'd start low with it crammed into a 500x300mm rectangle, then maybe expand it a bit later. But I didn't think it'd be such a hassle to get it from sketchup to fusion360. That said I think i've got a better handle on fusion360 now. I still hate it!
WeldingRod:
Um, you really need a good, watertight (ie closed profile) dxf for cutting. The more fiddling the welders have to do, the less happy and more expensive they will be. If schetchup will let you close it and give you a surface, then it's probably ok.
If you can tell me what you want changed its quick and reliable in old school autocad... just z and y rails to 40mm, right? I should be able to do it Friday, sunday for sure!
BTW, don't worry about nesting. They've got fancy software for that!
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