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CAD work.....few bits

SeventyNine Posted a lot Posts: 3,070	CAD work.....few bits SeventyNine @lathamescortmk2
	Jun 19, 2008 10:43:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	got into CAD work at uni, learnt a few things did a few assignments.......then got a few bits of pretty CAD hardware, (22" CRT, trackball mouse) and Catia (the CAD package) and started doing a few bits, with the intention of adding it to a portfolio to use for work placement. but after a while i ended up designing things for the sake of designing them, first off were these: which i'm planning on redesigning into a set of twin slide TB's instead of roller barrel as its a better design then i did these: which are going to be built once i've got the escort out the way. theres been loads of bits in between that aren't too interesting........ i was seeing if anyone else has done or is into anything similar?


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Stu_B Posted a lot Investing in rust! Posts: 1,266	CAD work.....few bits Stu_B @stu666
	Jun 19, 2008 10:58:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	About as technical as I get I use it at work with OS maps for designing roadlines & a piggyback package for designing roadsigns. I did some 3d stuff at college with Pro-Eng & Inventor.


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rysz Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,558	CAD work.....few bits rysz @rysz42
	Jun 19, 2008 11:12:00 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I have done plenty of 2D work and would love to get into 3D but finding the time now I am not in Engineering is a bit tricky! What experience have people had with Solidworks? Rysz.


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markbognor South East Posts: 9,970 Club RR Member Number: 56	CAD work.....few bits markbognor @markbognor Club Retro Rides Member 56
	Jun 19, 2008 11:50:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Here's some 3D stuff i've done with Pro-Desktop (A stripped down educational version of Pro-Engineer). Mardave V12 (see the RC Banger thread) Lego Man Lego Shock The majority of what I do is in 2D, vector drawings for plot paths and printing, cutting and etching on the laser cutter or cutting stickers, or just printing nets or orthograpic and isometric drawings, all pretty basic mind as most of what i do is for teaching aids and examples for secondary school kids. Van Net for Year 7 Graphics Laser Cutter plot path, red cut, black etch for a 1/25 lowrider chassis.
	Micra Stuff Shares Wagon R+ Demio

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celicaV8 Part of things Posts: 837	CAD work.....few bits celicaV8 @celicav8
	Jun 19, 2008 12:19:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nice work SeventyNine and MarkB Catia is a very nice package - never found it very intuative though. I've modelled a few bits for my car , sometimes 'cause I need to (generating CAM files), and sometimes just for fun. Here's a design I did and got machined straight from the 3D model data: And here's some models of my exhaust manifolds I've done just for fun


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SeventyNine Posted a lot Posts: 3,070	CAD work.....few bits SeventyNine @lathamescortmk2
	Jun 19, 2008 12:29:54 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	i specialise in catia.......but my uni is too cheap to afford it so next year we use pro E, hpoefully i'll try and keep doing as much as possible in Catia though and i'll be working for primary designs next year who use solid edge and solid works so i'll have to start picking that up soon. and i've done a part time course in 3D studio max for curse word and giggles ;D


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gofasterpinch Part of things MK3 Polo Rally Project Posts: 796	CAD work.....few bits gofasterpinch @gofasterpinch
	Jun 19, 2008 12:50:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	wrc spec polo cage ;D some wheel-age i did aswell. i actually did a proper AP radial mount caliper with floating disc and the lot to go with one of them


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Datsun4Life Part of things Posts: 257	CAD work.....few bits Datsun4Life @datsun4life
	Jun 19, 2008 16:54:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Good stuff. Solid works, Solid edge, micro-station and the other mid-range 3D systems are good enough for most uses. If you need to design a whole plane, car, factory etc. Catia V5 is the BOY. I-Deas is pretty capable, but not as intuitive. What you find is that most CAD systems look much the same until you try to use it to manage the data, and have several people working on it, or until you try to do some complex shapes which must be exactly right - things like vehicle panels. Nightmare.


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Pamoothican Part of things Posts: 117	CAD work.....few bits Pamoothican @pamoothican
	Jun 20, 2008 10:47:28 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Some good stuff there, I've been a CAD monkey for a while and been messing around with 3D programs and computer games like Unreal Tournament and Half life etc, for over 10 years now. Might be able to get a copy of SolidWorks, would love to get stuck into some real engineering type 3d programs rather than AutoCAD and 3Ds Max. I'm mostly doing visualisations in 3DS Max for a civil engineering company, but here's some of my past playing around in autoCAD. Centre caps for my alloys, at the engineers as we speak, waiting on metal! Obligatory BBS Some other random wheels too Some Stuff from work Cant find any of my other stuff, been into caricature animation at the moment. I can pretty much draw anything if I put my mind to it. It keeps me busy I suppose too, would rather be getting my hands dirty on my VW Golf but meh, needs must and all that.


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Seth South East MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi Posts: 15,543	CAD work.....few bits Seth @seth
	Jun 20, 2008 11:16:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I used to sit in front of a big screen back when I had a proper job. Now I just do the odd bit at home. Oxford/MGb front suspension and something work/watch related.
	Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.

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devilishdesigner Australia Gleaner of possibilities Posts: 2,977	CAD work.....few bits devilishdesigner @devilishdesigner
	Jun 20, 2008 12:47:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Afraid I don't have any of my recent projects, but heres a couple of oldies.
	Remade In Australia thereimaginarium.com.au

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timsands Guest	CAD work.....few bitstimsands @GUEST
	Jun 20, 2008 13:50:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	i used prodesktop at school but at uni we use rhino, its a pain in the gooch but it makes lovely renderings when teamed with flamingo or 3dsmax


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An Fear Ó Dhoire Posted a lot Derry Dude Posts: 1,115	CAD work.....few bits An Fear Ó Dhoire @doireman
	Jun 20, 2008 13:52:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Bits and pieces from work... not car related though.
	1982 Ford Capri 2.0 S 1981 Ford Capri 2.1 X-Pack

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skinley Part of things Posts: 188	CAD work.....few bits skinley @skinley
	Jun 20, 2008 15:55:00 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Can anyone recommend a good CAD programme for an absolute beginner?


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Nathan Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 5,650 Club RR Member Number: 1	CAD work.....few bits Nathan @bgtmidget7476 Club Retro Rides Member 1
	Jun 20, 2008 16:05:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I see where your comming from, I studied 3D animation at uni and spent all that time designing my Midget and how it would look. (apart from it not being to scale).
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Paul H Posted hell of a lot Posts: 7,208	CAD work.....few bits Paul H @amazonsprite
	Jun 20, 2008 19:13:54 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jun 20, 2008 15:55:00 GMT skinley said: Can anyone recommend a good CAD programme for an absolute beginner? What do you want to do with it? That will help pin point what program you need. For example, Rhino is quite easy to learn without tuition & excellent at surface modelling (unless you're doing car bodywork to professional level, in which case you need Alias) but not so good for things like furniture or mechanical design. However Solidworks (amongst others) whilst quite tricky to learn if teaching yourself, is excellent for furniture & mechanical stuff but not so good for surfaces. I can't post up any of my work stuff (I currently use Solidworks to designing the interiors of disgustingly large yachts), but here's a few of my own, from when I was at uni: Rhino, rendered in Bryce. I also have a 1:18 scale model of the sailing yacht, as that was my uni final year project. Rhino, rendered in Rhino
	1967 Volvo Amazon 122S o/d estate, 1961 Austin Healey Sprite Mk2 & 1961 Catamaran

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skinley Part of things Posts: 188	CAD work.....few bits skinley @skinley
	Jun 20, 2008 19:46:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jun 20, 2008 19:13:54 GMT Paul H said: Jun 20, 2008 15:55:00 GMT skinley said: Can anyone recommend a good CAD programme for an absolute beginner? What do you want to do with it? That will help pin point what program you need. For example, Rhino is quite easy to learn without tuition & excellent at surface modelling (unless you're doing car bodywork to professional level, in which case you need Alias) but not so good for things like furniture or mechanical design. However Solidworks (amongst others) whilst quite tricky to learn if teaching yourself, is excellent for furniture & mechanical stuff but not so good for surfaces. My boss has been trying to encourage me to learn CAD for years and I've managed to resist* so far...... However, I've got 30 years until I can retire so I guess I must move with the times, I'll give Rhino a go. Thanks for the advice. *Can't learn, Won't learn.
	Last Edit: Jun 20, 2008 19:47:52 GMT by skinley

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SeventyNine Posted a lot Posts: 3,070	CAD work.....few bits SeventyNine @lathamescortmk2
	Jun 21, 2008 11:15:54 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	i recomend Catia all the time every time, if your going to learn one you may aswell learn the best. 3DS max if you want less technical stuff


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geschmack Part of things Posts: 94	CAD work.....few bits geschmack @geschmack
	Jun 22, 2008 12:11:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Anyone know where I can find some good tuition manuals or projects for autocad or pro/engineer wildfire (online or textbooks)? We've been studying it at uni (just finished 1st year mech eng) but we go so slow its ridiculous.
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SparksECM North East Posts: 1,309	CAD work.....few bits SparksECM @surfingturnip
	Jun 22, 2008 14:23:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	used to use a bit of proDesktop at school on my engineering course but the school computers were gay so it made it awkward to use. Used 2d design for a while as well. Shall have to try and get into doing it all again as it'll be useful for future jobs etc
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