1 (edited by IronMan 2013-10-25 18:41:00)

Topic: Great Site for Hardware Component CAD Download

Just found a great site, Southco Fastener, which allows free CAD downloads of most items in their catalog.  Great stuff if you are incorporating Buttons, locks and latches into your projects!

http://www.southco.com/en-us/

Downloaded a CAD format for direct view and manipulation in Solidworks:

http://i.imgur.com/yOQ7BpB.jpg

Anyone know of any others that do the same?

SD2 - Stock - Enclosure - Heated Bed - Glass Plate - Auto Fire Extinguisher
Ord Bot Hadron - RAMPS 1.4 - Bulldog XL - E3D v6 - 10" x 10" PCB Heated Build w/SSR - Glass Plate
Thanks for All of Your Help!

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Re: Great Site for Hardware Component CAD Download

Mcmaster carr

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Re: Great Site for Hardware Component CAD Download

How about electronic components? I'd like to make a case someday with a tight fitting hole for a mini-usb connector (on a teensy board), and haven't liked the idea of manually modelling it.

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Re: Great Site for Hardware Component CAD Download

Most of the industrial manufacturer/distributor web sites have 3D data available in different formats.  Most of it is so simplistic that you can model it faster than downloading it.  And a lot is envelope style (over-all sizes & nice pictorial) - not functional.

I use http://www.bostongear.com a lot, as well as http://www.carrlane.com.

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Re: Great Site for Hardware Component CAD Download

http://teccad.hafele.com/

This site has all kinds of general hardware in all kinds of formats including STL. Remember those cabinet handles that you saw for $8 a piece and you said "I could print that".

SD3 w/ mods:
Glass bed with QU-BD heat pad upgrade, threadless ballscrew w/ 8mm smooth rod, spectra line belt replacement, lawsy MK5 extruder, Lawsy replacement carriage, E3D hotend, Ramps 1.4 w/ reprap discount controller, DRV8825 drivers, 12v 30A PS, Acrylic case, Overkill Y-idlers, Filament alarm, Extruder fan + more.

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Re: Great Site for Hardware Component CAD Download

Along with McMaster are Cadenas and Traceparts 

http://b2b.partcommunity.com/portal/por … D+CATALOGS

http://www.traceparts.com/users/3D-CAD- … talogs.asp

SD2, glass bed, MK5 setup with E3D lite extruder
NX and Solid Edge CAD user
PI, Galileo, and arduino hacker
Code Monkey and Twitter user @burhop

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Re: Great Site for Hardware Component CAD Download

Found another...sponsored by Solidworks, but you can download in many formats including .STL...

http://www.3dcontentcentral.com/default.aspx

SD2 - Stock - Enclosure - Heated Bed - Glass Plate - Auto Fire Extinguisher
Ord Bot Hadron - RAMPS 1.4 - Bulldog XL - E3D v6 - 10" x 10" PCB Heated Build w/SSR - Glass Plate
Thanks for All of Your Help!

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Re: Great Site for Hardware Component CAD Download

Misumi USA also offers CAD downloads on a lot of their components

To print or, 3D print, that is the question...
SD3 printer w/too many mods,  Printrbot Simple Maker Ed.,  FormLabs Form 1+
AnyCubic Photon, Shining 3D EinScan-S & Atlas 3D scanners...
...and too much time on my hands.

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Re: Great Site for Hardware Component CAD Download

For electronics Allied electronics has gone so far as to offer free CAD software as well as component files.
Reid tool now http://www.essentracomponents.com/ Is another one that offers cad files.

Tin

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