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What have you made lately?

byke said:
I'm happy you went right to the modeling part, because that's really what 3d printing is, imo. People naturally think 3d printing is about buying the right machine, or tuning settings, material type....pffft...that stuff is all nonsense. The effort surrounding 3d printing, is modeling.

I'm using OnShape, but my projects are really simple, squares and circles and whatnot.
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A dude at work who didn't have an Autodesk license used to draw stuff using SketchUp. I was impress at how fast the dude could spit out 3D models and how simple it seemed to be to use. Was my plan to learn it but never looked into it since. Apparently Google sold it to Trimble who still offers a free version.

I have an Autocad license and its potent but I don't find it to be a fun program for hobby stuff or to play around with. Could be the boring work related stuff I draw with it has taken the fun out of it.
 
Abacinator said:
Lol
It's being developed to operate in extreme conditions to improve worker safety. Hazardous materials handling, working in extreme hot or cold, fighting fires, etc.

I was chatting with my friend for awhile this morning. He's got the hand job :laughing
You might notice in the video that the hands aren't doing anything. Those are some crappy, off-the-shelf units. So he's leading the team that's designing a new hand with more degrees of freedom and better grip strength.
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I wouldn't be shaking hands with a robot unless there was some lockout tagout program in place preventing it from squishing me like a grapefruit
 
we just got finished building a charging bench (cabinet with a long power strip with 12 ports, each with an individual on/off switch). so happy, got super tired have having the chargers and cords spread out all over the place. chargers and batteries all labeled. easy peasy. crazy - all the battery operated shit (weed eaters, blowers, chain saws, robot mower, etc). now it’s all organized. best bit is - no extra space needed. custom built it to go over the top of the moto ramps where they are stored. cool also, unplug the chargers, and it provides super convenient tender power (lotta hungry mouths to feed lol).
 
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A dude at work who didn't have an Autodesk license used to draw stuff using SketchUp. I was impress at how fast the dude could spit out 3D models and how simple it seemed to be to use. Was my plan to learn it but never looked into it since. Apparently Google sold it to Trimble who still offers a free version.

I have an Autocad license and its potent but I don't find it to be a fun program for hobby stuff or to play around with. Could be the boring work related stuff I draw with it has taken the fun out of it.
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I’ve used Solidworks for over 30 years now. I still find it enjoyable to use. And I design strictly in 3D. The only lines I draw are in 3D space. Only when the 3D models are complete do I generate 2D drawings.
 
ST Guy said:
I’ve used Solidworks for over 30 years now. I still find it enjoyable to use. And I design strictly in 3D. The only lines I draw are in 3D space. Only when the 3D models are complete do I generate 2D drawings.
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Pretty much how everyone uses it I would assume.
 
ST Guy said:
I’ve used Solidworks for over 30 years now. I still find it enjoyable to use. And I design strictly in 3D. The only lines I draw are in 3D space. Only when the 3D models are complete do I generate 2D drawings.
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That's how I am using it as well. The program (Solid Edge 2024 here) creates several 2D drawings of the models and I choose and place them then add the dims. The drafting step is enjoyable for reason. Arranging the text feels a little artistic to me.
 
Never used either of those but I suspect Autocad is similar.

Solidworks is right at the top of the CAD world. And it’s widely used in technology companies. Generally speaking, if you don’t know Solidworks, you will have a very hard time finding an engineering job in the Silicon Valley.

Many of the things you use in your daily life, like automobiles, cell phones, coffee makers, refrigerators, etc., were designed using Solidworks. It’s that good and that powerful.
 
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There’s a big world outside the Silicon Valley tech industry, running on Autodesk products where Solidworks is merely a hobby tool

Shoutout to SpatailAnalyzer
 
just finished up a piece of furniture the main wood is california walnut with ebony and wenge detailing . the inlay is mother of pearl both black and white and abalone . the flowers are day lilies from our garden. I think I'm getting a lot better at cutting shell.
 

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mrfu said:
just finished up a piece of furniture the main wood is california walnut with ebony and wenge detailing . the inlay is mother of pearl both black and white and abalone . the flowers are day lilies from our garden. I think I'm getting a lot better at cutting shell.
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Wowee. The butterfly looks lofted by the burl wind. The wood talked and you listened. Great work!
 
mrfu said:
just finished up a piece of furniture the main wood is california walnut with ebony and wenge detailing . the inlay is mother of pearl both black and white and abalone . the flowers are day lilies from our garden. I think I'm getting a lot better at cutting shell.
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This is beautiful! Really nicely done! You are a true craftsman and an artist!
 
I been making horse "Standards" for Granddaugter(s) horse jumping. Lots of sanding, painting poles (3" x 8') for the Standards and smaller (2-1/4" x 8') poles for ground work.
Granddaughters having been helping with painting the patterns. I used 3" peeler logs versus buying Georgia pine logs at $100/ea or $150/ea if painted, plus shipping. Ouch !!! A wooden pallet was sectioned to make "flower planters" that will go under the bottom rail of jumps.
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Lumber to make 6 Standards, 4x4x8's and 2x6x8's. Each Standard is 5'-8" tall.
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Posts and legs cut and will get two coats of paint.
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Bottom rail is at 3'-0", Novice Class jump which GD and her horse Vanna are clearing. Top rail is at 3'-11" which is considered Advanced Class for Horse and Rider. She is currently working on the 3'-3" Training Class, and then after that is the 3'-7" the Preliminary Class.
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Finished top and bottoms of Standards.
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Only 4 more Standards to assemble and 2 more poles to finish sanding and paint.
 
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