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Not a finished model yet, still having some issues with surface modeling in solidworks (sucks when there no teacher to ask specific questions too). All in all I'm very happy with the way its turning out. What do you guys think?
looks good! Unfortunately, I can't afford the solidworks program, so I do most of my stuff on sketchup and can't provide solid advice. Keep up the good work!
lol ...... in all honesty, i cant afford solidworks either ....................................................................... >=)
lol! My sentiments exactly!
Great looking model for having no teacher!
How did you learn so much to be able to do that?
lol! My sentiments exactly!
Great looking model for having no teacher!
How did you learn so much to be able to do that?
Honestly I've been screwing with this program for months. I used Youtube videos to get started and I still use them from time to time. you can also "find" Lynda.com training on Solidworks, they were incredible for getting someone started. The program still messes with me to this day though. "Oh you wanted to make this line....... no I don't wanna make that line!" me - "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?!?!??! MAKE IT!!!!". That's an average Tuesday night right now...lol. Now I just need to get all the bugs worked out of the printer and i can go full scale 1mm prints with it and maybe make something to sell. For now all I have is this. And that takes A LOT of support material, and a lot of time with an x-acto knife to clean .... but being a 3rd ever print at 3mm...... im fairly happy at this point.
Did you model this as a single part, or is this an assembly?
If it is an assembly did you model it like a real LEGO, so it can be articulated?
Something else you might want to consider, is that while support is useful, if you get clever about your model, you may not need to use any. Cutting your model in strategic places and printing it in pieces may be the solution, as long as you're using ABS. PLA is not all that easy to glue (crazy glue/CA works, but it doesn't hold forever)
Your helmet for example, I would probably try to split it down the middle, and print the front and back . You would use support, but only to support the inside. If you decide to print it with the head inside, you wouldn't even need that.
For some of those small overhangs you can try to use a slight angle instead of a 90° over hang. Then it can be printed without support. The rule of thumb is 45° to print without support, but it can be more than that in certain situations. This could work in your crown, under the nose, some other areas to save you from having to use support in some areas.
Thanks for the tip SnakeEyes! I've been using Solidworks for about 8 months now, and have googled for help every now and again. I really want to learn the program entirely.
I've used solidworks and Pro E (Now Creo) for close to 16 years. Neither is overly friendly sometimes. Pro E forces you to think very linearly, but when a feature doesn't work, it tells you why. Solidworks on the other hand just won't do it and gives you some obtuse error. Things like surfaces are harder in solidworks than say 3DS Max. But I can't model well in 3DS Max.
I can help with some Solidworks questions but again surfacing isn't my strong point. I've just been doing it more and more. I spent nearly 40 hours converting surface model of a Ford GT40 into a solid model for use as a pinewood derby shell. I am learning but am much more fluent in sheet metal, solids and anything but surfacing
I suck at surfacing too, almost everything I do is Solid models
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