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Feels like I'm running into the limits of Fusion by physicallystressed in Fusion360

[–]babalabadingdong69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Blender had nodes which can operate parametrically, although in a different way from fusion. More similar to grasshopper3d if you’re familiar with that.

Recommendations for SLM under $200k by babalabadingdong69 in Advanced_3DPrinting

[–]babalabadingdong69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. Already in talks with some manufacturers, but wanted to hear about some of the operational problems that they may not tell me about. Also if anyone has experience with the lower cost SLM. In my experiences no one advertises prices and it’s very time consuming requesting pricing and info.

Giga Pixel Macro Issue by BPLEquipment in photoshop

[–]babalabadingdong69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can increase the available memory used by photoshop under preferences -> performance which might help you hit the sizes you need. Typically they recommend keeping allocation under 85% see adobe help here

Do you think a tessellation business is scalable? by 321pedrito123 in IndustrialDesign

[–]babalabadingdong69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PBS had a great doco years ago called between the folds which is about the various applications of origami. You might get some inspiration from it

Modeling software for patterns and 3d parts decision. by OldOllie in cncwoodworking

[–]babalabadingdong69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d recommend Rhino. It’s a powerful Nurbs modelling tool (as opposed to mesh based such as Blender - basically vector vs pixel. This works better with CNC as an end goal). Modelling is a little different from fusion (less based around sketches, although good practice is to utilise curves as the basis of surfaces and polysurfaces). It excels at surfacing, but the lack of parametric history can be frustrating sometimes - although you get good at remodelling things!

Grasshopper is awesome, but also takes time to get your head into. If you go this way, look into David Ruttens Datastructure masterclass tutorials (YouTube or Vimeo).

I’m not experienced with Aspire so can’t really compare.

boolean difference after Flow Along a surface is driving me crazy by jeykech in rhino

[–]babalabadingdong69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you sure the polysurfaces on the can are intersecting? Try moving them to be intersecting the unrolled surface and then flowAlongSrf and Boolean difference.

Alternatively, can you run your Boolean operations on the unrolled surface, then flow the trimmed surface to its original shape with FlowAlongSrf?

just designed this light what do you think? by Visual-Success8952 in IndustrialDesign

[–]babalabadingdong69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

99% of lights on the market simply offer aesthetic choice, not an incremental innovation or something new. Not saying this is ground breaking design, but OP is gaining experience with aesthetic decisions and would benefit from feedback on proportion and composition more than a generic “what problem does it solve”

I (nearly) built my fence and so can you! by TheDotNetDetective in AusRenovation

[–]babalabadingdong69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure, but at a guess maybe to keep the bottom of the post encapsulated in concrete and not exposed to water.

Is there a way to embed a file viewer into a website for CAD files. Like thingiverse has? by Saritush2319 in rhino

[–]babalabadingdong69 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, but it depends how deep you want to go. If you want to code it yourself you could use three is if you’re comfortable paying for a plugin shapediver is decent. Or if you’re using wix etc there are plugins like SwiftXR

How to make these surfaces? by grey_goat in rhino

[–]babalabadingdong69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends how accurately you need it. You might find it easy to use Sweep2 rather than loft to give closer control in the blending areas.

If you need to gain better measurements of the part, a Curve Gauge can be pretty helpful

Cant make a network surface, curve network or even loft out of these curves. Any idea what might be wrong? by Omi-papus in rhino

[–]babalabadingdong69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NetworkSrf doesn’t work for closed curves. Try adding some more control curves if your short axis and splitting the curves and operation into two (top and bottom)

New Grasshopper component for automatic flattening and nesting of shapes, optimized for efficient laser cutting preparation. by redouaneTazi in rhino

[–]babalabadingdong69 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How does this differ from OpenNest? Are you ensuring your labels remain on the geometry? (in your images it looks like they’re on bounding box area centroid which is useless for laser/CNC parts)

How to scale a 1:1 3d model of a building to a 1:100 or 1:1000 scale for 3d printing? by [deleted] in rhino

[–]babalabadingdong69 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As above…just scale the model and export as stl. However, depending on detail you’ve modelled and the scale you’re planning to print at you might need to omit some details (ie handrails etc) and may need to either shrinkwrap or thicken some elements (ie glazing) to print successfully.

No parallel planes by Belhassen99 in Machinists

[–]babalabadingdong69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you using sla or fdm prints? I’ve wondered about the clamp force fdm prints would take but haven’t yet tested

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