http://diylilcnc.org/forum/tags/cad Free, open-source plans for a low-cost 3-axis CNC mill by Taylor Hokanson and Chris Reilly. Sponsored by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. en-US Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:25:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://diylilcnc.org/forum/search.php http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/seeking-assembled-3d-model#post-515 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:29:38 +0000 Jacques 515@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>@tkluysk Thanks for the complements :)<br /> I started with the most recent (as of maybe a month ago) DXFs and converted them to solid models. From there I tweaked the outlines to fix the y-belt problem and make a few lines square. I started out working parametrically but I ran into computer speed/Solidworks reliability issues (crashing every 5 minutes and 10 minute rebuilds proved too much for me)</p> <p>As it stands now they are separate pieces (with a few exceptions) I'm thinking next round should go through with a better system and link all the sloth widths etc. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/seeking-assembled-3d-model#post-509 Wed, 26 May 2010 11:06:00 +0000 tkluysk 509@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>@Chris: thanks again for the Rhino model. I read on the download page that it doesn't reflect the latest fixes, so I'll probably re-model from the latest drawings, and use whatever parts I can salvage from the Rhino model (bearings etc).</p> <p>@Jaques: is that what you did for the Solidworks model? Start from the latest DXFs I mean. Beautiful work bytheway!</p> <p>I can't open Solidworks file at this time, so I wonder: is the file parametric? Ie if you change the line drawing, does the corresponding 3D part change along with it? Is there a single template slot that changes all slots on the model? </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/where-are-the-cad-files#post-508 Tue, 25 May 2010 08:03:42 +0000 Jacques 508@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>I recently completed a Solidworks 2009 version (down to the nuts and bolts) available in the download section with the explanation and a couple changes (fixing the y belt holes, etc.) at <a href="http://betaorbust.com/blog/2010/05/17/diylilcnc-now-in-3d/">http://betaorbust.com/blog/2010/05/17/diylilcnc-now-in-3d/</a></p> <p>Here's the image:<br /> <img src="http://betaorbust.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/DIYLILCNC.jpg" /></p> <p>All the best,<br /> Jacques </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/seeking-assembled-3d-model#post-505 Thu, 20 May 2010 22:10:10 +0000 Chris 505@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Gorgeous!! </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/seeking-assembled-3d-model#post-504 Thu, 20 May 2010 21:37:08 +0000 Jacques 504@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>I just completed a Solidworks 2009 version (down to the nuts and bolts) available in the download section with the explanation and a couple changes (like fixing the y belt holes) at <a href="http://betaorbust.com/blog/2010/05/17/diylilcnc-now-in-3d/">http://betaorbust.com/blog/2010/05/17/diylilcnc-now-in-3d/</a></p> <p>Here's the image:<br /> <img src="http://betaorbust.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/DIYLILCNC.jpg" /></p> <p>All the best,<br /> Jacques </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/seeking-assembled-3d-model#post-484 Sun, 09 May 2010 09:08:03 +0000 tkluysk 484@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Rhino would be perfect! Thanks! </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/seeking-assembled-3d-model#post-481 Sat, 08 May 2010 18:44:33 +0000 Chris 481@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>@tkluysk, we have a model in Rhino (.3ds) format that we use for rendering and visualization. Not sure how it'll transfer to DXF, but I'll send you an attachment. Let me know if it's useful and maybe we'll post it in the downloads section for others. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/seeking-assembled-3d-model#post-479 Sat, 08 May 2010 00:33:28 +0000 tkluysk 479@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>[reposting this under its own topic]</p> <p>I am interested in the assembled 3D model. I'd like to use it to visualize a length modification, and maybe to help me with the conversion to metric.</p> <p>I come from a film background, so I'm not very familiar with CAD packages. I work in Maya/Houdini/3D Max. Preferred formats would be DXF (3D), OBJ, or FBX. As long as grouping/hierachy is preserved. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/where-are-the-cad-files#post-469 Sat, 01 May 2010 01:31:02 +0000 tkluysk 469@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>I am interested in the assembled 3D model. I'd like to use it to visualize a length modification.</p> <p>I come from a film background, so I'm not super familiar with CAD packages. I work in Maya/Houdini/3D Max. Preferred formats would be DXF (3D), OBJ, or FBX. As long as grouping/hierachy is preserved. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/linux-recommendation-for-reading-editing-files#post-443 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:15:52 +0000 alorenz 443@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>After doing more research, and according to documentation inkscape will only export dxf, not read it. No idea about what blender does. However I found Qcad will work, it takes forever to load the data. I went to sleep at 2:00 and the data was there at 7:00. Will list other software that works as I come across it. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/linux-recommendation-for-reading-editing-files#post-442 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:22:10 +0000 alorenz 442@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Well I have tried both and they don't seem to work. Inkscape loads, but just show blank pages, where I can select the different layers but nothing seems to be there. Installed blender but that seemed to do nothing. Waited about 15 minutes ... just in case. Could you post the panels individually. From reading the forum that seems to be some of the problems..( maybe ) Thanks. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/linux-recommendation-for-reading-editing-files#post-437 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:40:54 +0000 Chris 437@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>@alorenz, <a href="http://www.blender.org/">Blender</a> and <a href="http://www.inkscape.org/">Inkscape</a> are probably good ones to start with. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/linux-recommendation-for-reading-editing-files#post-436 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:56:59 +0000 alorenz 436@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>What software for linux would you recoomand for reading / editing dxf files ? </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/where-are-the-cad-files#post-425 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:14:16 +0000 bfloresf1 425@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>I am interested in the Solidworks files, do you have these available? </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/posted-about-diylilcnc-on-openmanufacturing#post-419 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:41:47 +0000 kanzure 419@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Hey all,</p> <p>I just wanted to mention that the guys in this community have picked up diylilcnc:</p> <p><a href="http://openmanufacturing.org/" rel="nofollow">http://openmanufacturing.org/</a><br /> <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/openmanufacturing" rel="nofollow">http://groups.google.com/group/openmanufacturing</a></p> <p>yay cross-pollination! </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/where-are-the-cad-files#post-171 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:43:57 +0000 Chris 171@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>We've added a section titled Community Sandbox to the <a href="http://diylilcnc.org/downloads">downloads</a> page for community-submitted content. If you've been tweaking a file (converting from DXF to a different format, for example) or making improvements that you feel others could benefit from, please <a href="http://diylilcnc.org/contact">send it to us</a> and we'll post it for all to share. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/where-are-the-cad-files#post-151 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:14:15 +0000 cgosnell 151@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Thanks, I should have all of the assemblies available by Jan 1, so I will hold off sending the files until then. Without the assemblies, they are no more useful than the .DXF files already available. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/where-are-the-cad-files#post-150 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:31:41 +0000 Chris 150@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>@cgosnell, that's great! </p> <p>Taylor and I are working on a member-content section to allow posting of just this type of content. We'll keep you posted when it's up. </p> <p>In the meantime you can send files you'd like us to make available for others to download to info at diylilcnc dot org. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/where-are-the-cad-files#post-149 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:53:17 +0000 cgosnell 149@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Sorry about the late response... I have been busy converting the .DXF files to Solidworks files.</p> <p>Pro-E==WF<br /> WF (Wildfire) is the newest iteration of the Pro-Engineer CAD/CAM/CAE software suite, similar to Solidworks, Inventor, etc...</p> <p>My preferred format is Solidworks 2009 or 2010.</p> <p>BTW, I have all of the components designed in Solidworks 2009 now, and am creating the sub-assemblies. I have, by default, made all of the components .25" thick, but after reading the notes about the issues relating to the thicknesses of Masonite available, I may refine this to .240"(exactly the same size as the width of the slot).</p> <p>I can supply now all of the components shown in the .DXF files as native<br /> Solidworks files, but they are only 'dumb' components tat use the .DXF files as sketch patterns. There is no 'associativity' defined in the part files.</p> <p>I can turn over the native files at any time you wish (or to anyone who wishes...) </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/where-are-the-cad-files#post-105 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:20:07 +0000 Open Form Architecture 105@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>I noticed that in the DXF file the lines are all exploded and not closed polylines. This could possibly slow down some machines if they don't complete whole lines in a continuous fashion but rather jump around from one partial line segment to another. I have re-built the polylines in a .DWG / or .DXF file if it is desireable to anyone. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/where-are-the-cad-files#post-82 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:33:57 +0000 Michael 82@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>The PDF file can be imported in an open-source line drawing software called Inkscape (Windows/Mac/Linux). From there it can be edited and saved as SVG which is a very common standard format that almost any software can use.</p> <p><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2008/02/24/opening-adobe-illustrator-ai-files-when-you-don-t-have-adobe-illustrator.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2008/02/24/opening-adobe-illustrator-ai-files-when-you-don-t-have-adobe-illustrator.aspx</a> </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/where-are-the-cad-files#post-36 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:26:45 +0000 Taylor 36@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Cgosnell,</p> <p>We are absolutely interested in diversifying our file format list. Solidworks would be great. Can you tell us a little more about Pro-Engineer and WF? </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/vector-shapes-and-tool-pathing#post-35 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:25:57 +0000 Chris 35@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>&gt;Do you know of a decent open source cad software for working with 2d/dxf files? </p> <p>nazerine, great question!</p> <p>I know that both <a href="http://www.blender.org/">Blender</a> and <a href="http://www.inkscape.org/">Inkscape</a> are free and can work with 2D vectors. </p> <p>Recommendations, anyone? </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/where-are-the-cad-files#post-34 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:41:44 +0000 cgosnell 34@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Hi! I just signed up and am interested in your project. Let me know if there is interest in 3D files. I can make all of the cut sheets as Solidworks files (2010) preferred, or any other 3D format SW supports. I can also create files as Pro-Engineer files up to Wildfire 4 (Soon WF 5).</p> <p>Good work! I look forward to contributing to this project. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/vector-shapes-and-tool-pathing#post-31 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:49:44 +0000 nazerine 31@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Interesting, VCarve imports the layer names, but only layer 1 has data. Sketchup imports all the layers properly, and can be viewed. Thanks for the tip :)</p> <p>Do you know of a decent open source cad software for working with 2d/dxf files? </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/vector-shapes-and-tool-pathing#post-29 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:53:19 +0000 Chris 29@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>nazerine, the DXF is set up in layers; one for each cut sheet, just like in the instructions. I don't know sketchup or vcarve, so I can't troubleshoot specifics of those programs, but if there's a layer function in either, try that. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/vector-shapes-and-tool-pathing#post-26 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:18:28 +0000 nazerine 26@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>It would seem some of the issues are corrected with the DXF; but alas there are new ones.</p> <p>Circles are now almost vector lines, they are now 4-piece open vector circles. I have to manually join/close them to apply a cutting tool path. All other vectors are joined and closed properly.</p> <p>Perhaps I'm just a DXF newb, but I can only get the 'first page' when loading it. Both in google sketchup, and vectric vcarve. I would imagine there should be one dxf file, for each 16x32" sheet to be cut. </p> <p>Otherwise it loads to scale correctly and ready for me to design some tool paths to cut this on a cnc router :) </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/vector-shapes-and-tool-pathing#post-20 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:03:17 +0000 Chris 20@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Also, please see the <a href="http://diylilcnc.org/downloads">downloads</a> section for a new .zip with a DXF included. Hope that helps! </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/where-are-the-cad-files#post-19 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:59:54 +0000 Chris 19@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>OK, after some noodling with symbols, we've got everything as a DXF. It's in the .zip file under the <a href="http://diylilcnc.org/downloads">downloads</a> section. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/vector-shapes-and-tool-pathing#post-18 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:24:42 +0000 Chris 18@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p><img src="http://diylilcnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bb_press_logo.png" /></p> <p>nazerine, you can now post images with the img tag!</p> <p>Sorry, it is not a default option in bbPress... had to install a plugin. </p>