stef_r Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Hello, Ok, I've started drawing -modelling- with AutoCAD a little while ago and with a great help of this forum I've manged to learn some basic tasks. Little list of my basis skills: - I can create flat, curved objects, - I know how to round-up / smoothen the edges - Played around with Extrude, Presspull commands - Create a template file with auto-filled fields in it and with the use of Attributes. - etc. Now I want to go to a next level... I've taken a picture of a Versamount wich I want to model / draw in AutoCad: This poses at least the following challanges: -There is some depth in it! - More curves than my other drawings My first question would be; is this a good practice or not and how to get started? My thought would be to create a flat surface in about roughly the same outer diameters as the Versamount. But I have no idea on how to create the depth in this..... Please challenge me... Quote
JD Mather Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Start by drawing a flat 2D drawing of the main body (black) just as though you were doing traditional 2D drawings. Quote
ReMark Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 It is an excellent object to practice your 3D skills with in my opinion. Quote
tzframpton Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 It is an excellent object to practice your 3D skills with in my opinion.I agree with this 100%. In my signature, if you refer to my Fender Guitar thread, scroll down and see the scanned images of me dimensioning piece by piece. $30 set of calipers helped me accomplish this, and can really help you learn 3D modeling in AutoCAD. Quote
stef_r Posted February 6, 2013 Author Posted February 6, 2013 In my signature, if you refer to my Fender Guitar thread, scroll down and see the scanned images of me dimensioning piece by piece. $30 set of calipers helped me accomplish this, and can really help you learn 3D modeling in AutoCAD. WOW, I'm very impressed by your post there! Is it all modelled in AutoCad 2012??? It will be a long way for me (I think atleast) to be that good :-) But I also have a nice digital caliper so I will start meassuring ha ha! Quote
JD Mather Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 How is you model coming along (5 minutes to do this quick example using only picture)? One technique you might use is to take a picture looking directly at the model and place the picture in your dwg file. Scale the picture with Reference to get it same size as part (keep in mind that it won't be exact because of parallax error. Now in combination with use of calipers you should be able to get the 2D profile pretty quickly. Quote
tzframpton Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Awesome JD... Good example of what can be accomplished with CAD software, especially better alternatives to AutoCAD. Quote
stef_r Posted February 7, 2013 Author Posted February 7, 2013 How is you model coming along (5 minutes to do this quick example using only picture)? Only 5 min??? Think I only need those 5 min on thinking even how to get started! But I'm -again- very impressed of the skills and speed of most of the users here! I'm still struggling with some basic fundamentals but then again... It's fun to learn! But what you all have been drawn, it's amazing how good these are looking just from a picture! Quote
stef_r Posted February 7, 2013 Author Posted February 7, 2013 here from the photo in 30min WOW... One thing - I think the scres-knob is from a standard part library or something like that??? Quote
Titi95 Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 (edited) I have all drawn nothing difficult, it is a matter of practice. Always in cad, I joined the others to say that this is a good exercise for 3D I just shortened the piece a little too long;) I was not amused to the thread in general we apply a texture. with a texture (found quickly) (Sorry for my english appriximatif) Edited February 7, 2013 by Titi95 Quote
tzframpton Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 But I'm -again- very impressed of the skills and speed of most of the users here!Some of us have been at it for a long time. I want to say JD has been at it for 20+ years. Also, his program is specifically designed to do things like this. The parametric CAD world is where it's at nowadays. Give yourself some time and you'll get there as well. Quote
JD Mather Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 titi95 - increase facetres - you holes are faceted. stef_r post a 2d drawing - you should be able to do a 2d in 30 minutes (one view). Quote
Titi95 Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 this is what I'm after, see the last photo Quote
JD Mather Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 Yes, the last set of images look great. Quote
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