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Topic: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

Many times I get these ideas for mods to the Solidoodle, and it's those times that I wish I had an accurate model of my SD3, to help me visualize and work on these mods.

To that extent I decided to make a detailed model of my SD3 as it stands to day.  At the same time, it's good Solidworks practice.  With the exceptions of the screws and the "E" retaining clips, everything else was modeled from scratch.  Everything was measured off the actual printer, and is accurate to within 1/2mm.

So far I spent about 15 hours modelling the printer and it's about 65% complete.  I still have to do the "Y" belts, MK2A  bed heater, pillow block, the RAMPS electronics, PSU, and chain guide.

Once it's finished I'll have the starting point for all my mods. I have this new idea for a "Y" drive that is completely different than the traditional Solidoodle design.  Stay tunes.

For now some pix of the work in progress

http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&item=7161
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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

Very nice work.  I use Inventor every day so I understand how much work you've put into this.  How close is the "Z" drive screw to actual thread count?

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

+1 on the design

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

Very nice.  My SD2's hideous plywood bed is envious of the metal one....

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

Shucks, when I want to pick dimensions off my solidoodle, I slap on some Play-Doh, peel it off, then run it through a flat bed scanner :-).

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

Superdave wrote:

Very nice work.  I use Inventor every day so I understand how much work you've put into this.  How close is the "Z" drive screw to actual thread count?

It's totally accurate in length, diameter, pitch, end stops.  And it looks like the real deal. 

But I didn't model everything 100%.  It doesn't have the actual ball race groove in the threads, and the nut doesn't have the balls inside, but it's not required to make it work.  I used the mechanical mates option in Solidworks, so the ball-screw rotation will actually move the ball-nut (and the bed) up and down based on the actual pitch 4mm/360°.

So far I've added  most of the necessary mates between the movable and fixed components, so the X carriage can slide on the Y rods, and the print head slides on the X rods.

I still need to do the belts, and limit the maximum travel to the maximum physical limits

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

I completely agree having the whole thing drawn up to scale would have been an awesome tool modding mine!  Quite impressive work pirvan!  Now you can simply select a component and export to stl to print out can't you?

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

accusedmonk wrote:

I completely agree having the whole thing drawn up to scale would have been an awesome tool modding mine!  Quite impressive work pirvan!  Now you can simply select a component and export to stl to print out can't you?

Yes, anything that is printable, that is.  I suppose you can also take all the sheet metal parts (like the frame) and hand them over to a sheet metal shop, and they'd make that for you.

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

pirvan wrote:

Yes, anything that is printable, that is.  I suppose you can also take all the sheet metal parts (like the frame) and hand them over to a sheet metal shop, and they'd make that for you.

Or even better, get rid of the sheet metal for a sturdier frame!

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

Update.

I added a few things.  The "Y" drive belts are in place, so is the bed, MK2A heater, and the adjustment screws and springs.

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

I'm envious.  I admire the capabilities many here have with the different modeling programs. I have been trying to learn how to do it but have limited time and no one accessible to assist in my efforts.  Got to do it the old fashioned way and just dig in.

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

From a fellow Solidworks user, looks really good pirvan.

13 Reply by pirvan (edited by pirvan 2015-01-13 18:06:29)

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

Thanks.

Edit:
I'm adding a new snapshot.  Since the last update I've added a few things to the model, and refined a few things.  Most notable are the addition of the electronics (RAMPS/Arduino) and the framework holding it in place, as well as the newly designed belt clamps for the Y carriages.

I'm also going to post a full render, but it's taking a while, mostly because of the frame transparency.


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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

Super cool... I reverse engineered my frame a bit to design a base and some flaps for the sides, but nowhere near as much detail as you've done! Excellent work, looks like a whole year of train trips for me... big_smile

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

Would you be willing to share these SW files?

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

RaceGeek wrote:

Would you be willing to share these SW files?

Not at the moment.

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

So, will printing a 3D model of a 3D printer on your 3D printer open a hole in the space-time continuum?  Just checking...I don't want to do anything all of us would regret.

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

knowack wrote:

So, will printing a 3D model of a 3D printer on your 3D printer open a hole in the space-time continuum?  Just checking...I don't want to do anything all of us would regret.

Only if you print a 3D model of a 3D printer, printing a 3D model of a 3D printer....

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Re: Modelling the Solidoodle... just showing off really.

pirvan wrote:
RaceGeek wrote:

Would you be willing to share these SW files?

Not at the moment.

No worrries, ill just have to stop being lazy and finally model up the frame. After using SW so much at work, I rarely can motivate myself to medel in my free time. Very nice work though!