I find that in Fusion if I start filleting corners in the sketch I end up painting myself into a corner (pun intended). I do all sketches as straight corners and then fillet the bodies. Solidworks might be different when designing parametrically.

@alessiocarlevaro6934

Ай бұрын

it applies to solidworks aswell, the model is more "stable"

@c0mputer

Ай бұрын

Same here. It complicates the sketch too much and if I want to change them it often gets all screwy. I now just filet everything as a final step.

@therick0996

Ай бұрын

Yep same here. Really easy to find it in the timeline and adjust, too

@_IanOfEarth

Ай бұрын

F360 user as well, agreed.

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

SAME! All the corner references are gone and it gets cranky with too many fillets.

I am very proficient in hand drawing, sketching and technical drawing, yet I do everything digitally for like 20+ years. My main method for this rough designs is to take a image with a camera, or slap it onto a flatbed scanner. Use the photo as import into CAD and scale to known dimension. Then I just have to trace the important outlines and features. I find that way faster then to try and measure angles and every detail.

Just for small parts. Two ideas that I’ve used (I usually scan) 1) scan the part on a photocopier or flat bed scanner then scale to a known length. 2) trace around the part and sue a protractor and a circle template - like a Math-o-mat to size the radii.

💯great tutorial, thanks

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Next time just put the level on top and shim the level until it is level. Then measure your shims under the level. This wat you dont have to bend al the way to the ground to measure and try.

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

Yeah, duh, that's a good idea. Next time!

@3dmazter

Ай бұрын

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I made my own hexagonal posts for my front porch and needed some kind of cap to put on them. After looking at the big box stores and not finding anything that would work, it dawned on me that I could 3d print my own. After two years in the sun and weather, I don't see any deterioration of the pla that I used to print them.

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

Nice! Colorado gets a lot of sun and I've had a few PLA parts completely deform after a year or two.

Nice job and you got a snap, which is super cool

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

Ha! You always gotta design for the snap.

I make very rough sketches in notebooks especially if I'm not home. But (this may be because I'm dyslexic) I find it easy to build it on the fly, i'v been trying hard to put all features into the original fusion sketch. But normally I build on the go, so you can imagine my timeline is usually very long. But like I said it may be due to my dyslexia I tend to imagine the finished project in my head.

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

I've very much learned my style of 'drawing' and can even reference them many months or even years later and generally understand what I was trying to do ;-) It's all about being consistent I guess.

The best solution is often the simplest one! I think a lot of projects fall into that exact over complicating rabbit hole.

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

Right? I just wanted to remind the internet not everything has to be an epic project.

I (a completely unbiassed fellow Rotring 800 user) have to say you have really good taste in pencils.

@therick0996

Ай бұрын

Rotring is so nice

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

Heh, nice catch ;-)

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

For sure, it feels so much nicer.

@dirtdart81

Ай бұрын

Oh man, I haven't heard about Rotring in years! Loved the way it felt, but too heavy for my daily driver

I did something very similar for my dad's camera doorbell. i made piece with an angle and the correct mounting holes so that he could get it to the right angle because he was mounting it onto some siding that was at an odd angle. and of course a second one when the angle wasn't quite right which was as easy as changing the number in cad and reprinting it.

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

Nice! 3d printing is great for stuff like that. Nice job.

I love practical prints

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

Same! That's 95% of what I do with a 3d printer.

Useful video. I struggle with modelling existing parts accurately. Ive tried to use photos as a canvas but the dims get heavily distorted What print settings do you use for ASA? Enclosure? Ventilation?

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

I think a lot of it comes with experience. Trying to understand how it was actually designed, what decisions were made, etc. If you can think backwards how the original designer made choices, that helps a lot. I've never done the photo thing, it doesn't really work well for me, mentally. I have a video where I discuss printing ASA - kzread.info/dash/bejne/maOGmK2bmszPmJs.html

I have to be honest, my favorite thing to print with is PLA+ , it prints basically like PLA, but a slightly higher temp, and is made with UV resistant materials. It handles outdoors well and doesn't have the picky printing features of ASA. Yes its slightly more expensive than PLA but its super easy to work with and it works outdoors. But nice job on the part!

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

I've done quite a bit of research and PLA+ is still very much PLA. It's better in some ways, but it will still warp over time (creep) and isn't good for constant loading. However, most designs should be fine for PLA or PLA+, as long as you keep these things in mind.

hi robert, when printing asa on a p1s, i have all kinds of problems with bed adhesion and warping. im amazed to see you printing it on an open prusa. could you, if you don't mind, tell me some parameters and also what kind of bed you're using? thanks in advance.

@newmonengineering

Ай бұрын

Honestly, just my personal opinion, I use PLA+. The plus means they added a few things to it. Most PLA+ is super simple to print with like PLA, but it is also UV resistant and works well outdoors. It's only slightly more expensive than PLA, and you only need to raise the temperature a small amount and it should print with basically the same settings as PLA does with just a small bump in the temperature. I have tried many materials, and I just find things like ASA a little to picky to get a decent print. It can be done but I don't waste my time with it when PLA gives me what I want easier.

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

It's not a new magic material, it's just PLA that's slightly better at the things PLA is bad at. It's no substitute for ASA where ASA is necessary.

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

Slow it down and use a thin layer of glue and you should be fine. Bambu tries to print EVERYTHING way too fast. Just run the same file, but select the silent speed setting and use glue stick.

For me a open question is how much walls, infill percentage and witch infill pattern have you selected?

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

I just used the default 'speed' 0.2mm setting. With ASA, it should be plenty strong enough here. Especially since there aren't many large bodies, the majority of the print will be wall or floors/ceilings. There's not a lot of room for infill.

@berlinberlin4246

Ай бұрын

@@RobertCowanDIY thank you

I almost exclusively use petg. I'll have to give ASA a try.

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

It's worth a shot for sure.

Why not replace the existing feet entirely with some kind of cross or hexagon? This way the height of the feet could be reduced, the smallest one maybe just 5mm...

@RobertCowanDIY

28 күн бұрын

The underside of the planter needs some drainage.

I guess your intent here was to show your design process, as apposed to just making the part. Since the part will be almost completely covered by the pot, any of those inside dimensions aren’t that critical, so just slap it together and print it. 😂

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

Also, since you double-posted, so can I! NONE of these dimensions are critical, I could have just printed a 6.5mm tall rectangle and it would have worked. But I would have known how sloppy it was and fixed it later ;-)

@MrDksmall

Ай бұрын

@@RobertCowanDIY Sorry about that, KZread kept telling me I timed out, so I kept hitting send. 😊

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

@@MrDksmall No worries, YT likes engagement, so an extra comment only helps.

@MrDksmall

Ай бұрын

@@RobertCowanDIY Well in that case let’s talk about the new X1E with AMS I got at work. 😝

I think the main issue with your drawings is that you’re using your left hand!

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

OOOOH, that's my problem.

I guess your intent here was to show your design process, as apposed to just making the part. Since the part will be almost completely covered by the pot, any of those inside dimensions aren’t that critical, so just slap it together and print it. 😂

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

Ha yeah. I did actually make this whole part off-camera and then when I was done though, you know, I should have filmed that... But this is an example of a part I would (and did) actually make on my own time when the camera was off.

@MrDksmall

Ай бұрын

@@RobertCowanDIY Still watching the video and I’m thinking “what filament did he use?” We got a new printer at work and I’ve done a few prints with ASA and I agree, it really looks good, especially off of the textured plate.

@RobertCowanDIY

Ай бұрын

@@MrDksmall Yeah, I was really surprised. It prints just like PLA.