Matthew_Gibson Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Mading a booster for my AS Design work! need to get some 3D modles, I have the basic shape. All i need to know is how to get this (below) 3D, 8mm thick.Its prodesktop 8.0 btw! Cheers!Matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Just need to extrude the drawing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Just need to extrude the drawing This man is correct! Using this tool:[attachmentid=8587]Also make sure you have the add material box clicked. And above/below the workplane, depending which way you want it to go wray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Logan-Price Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 ye extrude then in the box typr in 8 then click ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted December 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 But it doesnt let me! some problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 But it doesnt let me! some problem! You need to select the right workplane/sketch that you drew it on. Also if there are any previous attempts at extruiding it, that didnt work, you need to delete them and click the update button before it will workwray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 There are actually pro-desktop geeks???? I thought anyone with any sense would have moved onto solidworks or Pro Engineer before becoming a CAD geek.....Having said that the last time I used it I think it was Version 5 or something at school..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 (edited) There are actually pro-desktop geeks???? I thought anyone with any sense would have moved onto solidworks or Pro Engineer before becoming a CAD geek.....Having said that the last time I used it I think it was Version 5 or something at school..... Haha we have to use it at school, so i have no chose but to learn it Not that im a geek in the program though Edited December 6, 2006 by Merlin man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatmike Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 I got bored last year:Aaand: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Wheel is impressive, looks good that mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted December 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Right i need a bit of help! (again) I have the sedign I want. all sorted. But i need to cut a prototype out, to see if it works well! the file i need to save it as it to use in TechSoftDesign Tools - 2D design. Or can i cut it out from prodesktop? PS im at school now! Cheers boys !!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Right i need a bit of help! (again) I have the sedign I want. all sorted. But i need to cut a prototype out, to see if it works well! the file i need to save it as it to use in TechSoftDesign Tools - 2D design. Or can i cut it out from prodesktop? PS im at school now! Cheers boys !!!!!!! That all depends on what CnC machine you have. Also how do you mean by "cut it out" if you mean a cardboard template or a wooden template etc etc.From memory I used 2D design and you use different coloured lines for different depths of cut. ie a black line is 0.5mm red line is 2mmAlso if you can't extrude the first drawing , it could be because its too complicated. Do the outline of the booster first on 1 sketch, and then do separate sketches for recesses and holes. Then extrude the initial sketch and then extrude the others but click "subtract material" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OD404 Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 if you are transfering from one program to another (assuming the second program doesn't read the saved pro/desktop files), you will need to export to another format using pro/desktop. Usually this is an iges or step file which in then imported into the second program. My preference is to use the step format, but that through personal experience, I don't think one is actually any better that the other in reality.A low end CAD program like pro/desktop generally won't have the capacity to make prototypes (I assume you are talking about CNC'ing a prototype of your design) so you will have to use the other software.EDIT: And Mike, stop showing off, otherwise I will get a screen grab of one of our engine models from work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 EDIT: And Mike, stop showing off, otherwise I will get a screen grab of one of our engine models from work Do it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 We have a rapid prototyper machine in college (actually getting a set of cranks done over night, should be done in the morning) which uses STL files, but generally as said above IGES file's are used for transferring from one program to another. Your teachers should really be able to answer these questions, but then I guess they are technology teachers rather than engineers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OD404 Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 STL's are a different kettle of fish, they are made up of triangles (much like an FEA or CFD mesh) and so their accuracy is not as tightly controled as an iges or step file.Out of interest what RP machine are you using at college? I did quite a bit of work with them at uni including writing my dissertation on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) To be honest Im not 100% sure, we don't get direct access to it, make the model in solidworks, save as an STL, then send the file to the technician who load's it up. I'll have a geoff duke tomorrow and see what she's called.Here is a videohttp://www.ndai.ac.uk/students/gallery/dis...;returnurl=java script:history.back(1)edit: link looks bucked but works for me ??? Edited December 12, 2006 by jake1516 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt rushton Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Could i please use that drawing, (the top one) It's just i'm making a booster in engineering, and i need some drawings. Also if you will let me use it do you have measurements for it? Matt Rushton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
br3n Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Haven't read much of the post so forgive me if its not relevant or has been covered.if you dres that in autocad (not saying u did) you need to make it a polyline before you can extrude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OD404 Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 To be honest Im not 100% sure, we don't get direct access to it, make the model in solidworks, save as an STL, then send the file to the technician who load's it up. I'll have a geoff duke tomorrow and see what she's called.Here is a videohttp://www.ndai.ac.uk/students/gallery/dis...;returnurl=java script:history.back(1)edit: link looks bucked but works for me ???That'll be FDM (fused deposition modelling), personally not my favoured rapid prototyping process as it has quite a few limits on the geometry it can create (as opposed to laser sintering which is almost limitless), but it is cheaper to buy as it costs about $300,000 as opposed to laser sintering which is more like $1.5m (excused the american money, I don't know the uk prices so well) and there for is better for colleges and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmt_oli Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 the reson that sketch isnt extruding is because there are boken lines / lines extending past boundaries.the sketch will turn a pinkish colour when it is 'complete' you ned to delete all those little bits of lines that stick out, and also the two vertical lines at the top of the booster. Then the basic shape shoudl extrude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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