http://cadjunkie.com Learn modo, SolidWorks, and Rhino for product design. Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:53:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://cadjunkie.com/16131/26-ampy-robot-series-export-to-luxology-modo-bonus-video http://cadjunkie.com/16131/26-ampy-robot-series-export-to-luxology-modo-bonus-video#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:33:53 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=16131 While Luxion Keyshot and other CAD render packages work wonders for a LOT of industrial designers, there are some who may want a little bit more control over their presentation options---including animations. For most, Luxology's modo is the solution for total light and rigging control when rendering out stills or animations for their presentations. In this video, we'll take a look at importing a SolidWorks model into modo, as well as using CAD loaders and working with modo to create a jaw-dropping final product visualization from our original SolidWorks model.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/16131/26-ampy-robot-series-export-to-luxology-modo-bonus-video/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/16120/25-ampy-robot-series-export-to-makerware-bonus-video http://cadjunkie.com/16120/25-ampy-robot-series-export-to-makerware-bonus-video#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:25:01 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=16120 MakerBot's MakerWare is becoming an increasingly common platform for setting up 3D printed files. But how do you get from a final SolidWorks assembly to a 3D printed part? In this video, we'll go over the best practices for exporting STL files for not just MakerWare, but for 3D printing in general.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/16120/25-ampy-robot-series-export-to-makerware-bonus-video/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/16110/24-ampy-robot-series-export-to-rhino-bonus-video http://cadjunkie.com/16110/24-ampy-robot-series-export-to-rhino-bonus-video#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:18:51 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=16110 Oftentimes you may be working with people (yourself included) who prefer to use modo for specific tasks. The wall between Rhino and SolidWorks file types can get quite murky though when file types get disorganized or are wrong altogether. In this video, we'll take a look at the best practices for working with files between SolidWorks and Rhino.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/16110/24-ampy-robot-series-export-to-rhino-bonus-video/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/16099/23-ampy-robot-series-export-to-solidworks-bonus-video http://cadjunkie.com/16099/23-ampy-robot-series-export-to-solidworks-bonus-video#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:10:11 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=16099 Export to SolidWorks? Didn't we build it in SolidWorks? YES we did folks, but there are times when you may need to adjust your file type to suit legacy versions of SolidWorks (such as opening a 2012 file in 2011), or creating a file for another specific purpose. In this video, we'll take a look at some of these file types and best practices for import/export options.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/16099/23-ampy-robot-series-export-to-solidworks-bonus-video/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/16089/22-ampy-robot-series-drawings http://cadjunkie.com/16089/22-ampy-robot-series-drawings#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:00:53 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=16089 Well, we did it folks! AMPY is officially built! But what if you want to show AMPY to other people? In this video, we'll take a look at adjusting the viewport displays for presenting AMPY within SolidWorks to a colleague, as well as creating drawings to export to an engineer or for manufacturing purposes.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/16089/22-ampy-robot-series-drawings/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/16076/21-ampy-robot-series-wheels-03 http://cadjunkie.com/16076/21-ampy-robot-series-wheels-03#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:52:12 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=16076 Phew! Almost there folks! In the last video we continued to finalize our wheel, however when we imported it into our assembly it was comically large in proportion to the rest of AMPY's body. In this video, we'll take a look at adjusting the scale of imported objects, as well as adjusting and duplicating our wheels to our final desired state. Rock!]]> http://cadjunkie.com/16076/21-ampy-robot-series-wheels-03/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/16065/20-ampy-robot-series-wheels-02 http://cadjunkie.com/16065/20-ampy-robot-series-wheels-02#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:40:41 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=16065 Now that we have the foundation for our wheels started, it's time to separate the body into a tire and a hub. In this video, we'll take a look at using the Split tool to create two bodies from our single wheel body.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/16065/20-ampy-robot-series-wheels-02/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/16052/19-ampy-robot-series-wheels-01 http://cadjunkie.com/16052/19-ampy-robot-series-wheels-01#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:30:12 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=16052 Okay, now that we have the details covered on our model, it's time to finalize with some wheels. In this video, we'll create the body of our wheel using the lofted boss/base tool, and then continue to add detail by adding a tread pattern.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/16052/19-ampy-robot-series-wheels-01/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/16041/18-ampy-robot-series-body-details http://cadjunkie.com/16041/18-ampy-robot-series-body-details#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:20:14 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=16041 In this video, we'll continue adding detail to our model by honing in on some body details---specifically some visual complexity. Additionally, we'll begin the construction of our wheels.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/16041/18-ampy-robot-series-body-details/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/16028/17-ampy-robot-series-neck-bracket-details http://cadjunkie.com/16028/17-ampy-robot-series-neck-bracket-details#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:02:09 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=16028 In the last video, we began the process of finalizing our assembly components by finalizing our neck details. In this video, we'll continue to move down our model by finalizing our neck bracket.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/16028/17-ampy-robot-series-neck-bracket-details/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/16018/16-ampy-robot-series-neck-details http://cadjunkie.com/16018/16-ampy-robot-series-neck-details#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:52:53 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=16018 Now that we have a better idea of what our finished product will be like, it's time to start ironing out some critical details. In this video, we'll take a look at our neck component and start the process of finalizing our individual assembly components.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/16018/16-ampy-robot-series-neck-details/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/16007/15-ampy-robot-series-advanced-mates http://cadjunkie.com/16007/15-ampy-robot-series-advanced-mates#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:32:20 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=16007 Now that the majority of our model is complete and adjustable, it's time to hone in on some final mate details---specifically setting up our (angle) advanced mate settings. In this video, we'll get AMPY setup with some less-awkward neck and body positions.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/16007/15-ampy-robot-series-advanced-mates/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/15996/14-ampy-robot-series-sketch-modeling-02 http://cadjunkie.com/15996/14-ampy-robot-series-sketch-modeling-02#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:24:18 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=15996 Now that we have the parts for our assembly setup, let's make some adjustments before we get into more detailed features such as chamfers and fillets. In this video, we'll take a look at using Instant 3D to adjust the final model form to our liking.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/15996/14-ampy-robot-series-sketch-modeling-02/feed 2 http://cadjunkie.com/15994/13-ampy-robot-series-sketch-modeling http://cadjunkie.com/15994/13-ampy-robot-series-sketch-modeling#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:13:50 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=15994 If there's one thing to take away from this series, it's the fact that you can throw stuff out there really quickly and then come back to tighten everything up. In this video, we're going to run through creating the body components on-the-fly.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/15994/13-ampy-robot-series-sketch-modeling/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/15983/12-ampy-robot-series-bracket-02 http://cadjunkie.com/15983/12-ampy-robot-series-bracket-02#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:12:47 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=15983 Now that we've created our bracket, it's important to 'fix' it into our assembly. In this video, we'll take a look at creating a feature that connects our 'head' to the rest of our body.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/15983/12-ampy-robot-series-bracket-02/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/15969/11-ampy-robot-series-bracket-01 http://cadjunkie.com/15969/11-ampy-robot-series-bracket-01#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:01:18 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=15969 Now that we have the two 'eyes' for AMPY, it's time to build him a 'head'. In this case, AMPY's head will consist of a bracket that holds the two camera bodies together. In this video, we'll build our bracket with an emphasis on designing loosely, then coming back and making our design tighter.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/15969/11-ampy-robot-series-bracket-01/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/15956/10-ampy-robot-series-subassemblies-and-mirror-components http://cadjunkie.com/15956/10-ampy-robot-series-subassemblies-and-mirror-components#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:31:11 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=15956 As our assembly grows with more parts as we build them, it's going to be crucial to have a set gameplan for organizing all of our components. In this video, we'll take a closer look at our subassembly organization and create a new subassembly for our head.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/15956/10-ampy-robot-series-subassemblies-and-mirror-components/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/15944/09-ampy-robot-series-sub-assemblies-and-mates http://cadjunkie.com/15944/09-ampy-robot-series-sub-assemblies-and-mates#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:18:42 +0000 Adam OHern http://cadjunkie.com/?p=15944 Now that we have a good understanding of how our assembly file is put together, it's time to dive a little deeper into sub-assemblies and mates. In this video, we'll take a closer look at creating sub-assemblies, the mating tools, and aligning all of our parts together.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/15944/09-ampy-robot-series-sub-assemblies-and-mates/feed 0