Jens Nielsen

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Volleyball with Fusion 360

Jens Nielsen
in Modeling
3 0 Beginner
How to model a volleyball with Fusion 360
Fusion 360 volleyball

Model and Animate a pair of scissors with Solidworks

Jens Nielsen
in Assemblies
11 0 Intermediate
Model and animate a pair of scissors, including top-down designing.
SOLIDWORKS

How to refill wine in SolidWorks (top-down modeling)

Jens Nielsen
in Modeling
10 2 Intermediate
I published this tutorial on how to animate a fluid in Solidworks, in this case some wine in a bottle that is constantly refilled through the motion manager :-)
SOLIDWORKS

volleyball in Onshape

Jens Nielsen
in Modeling
5 0 Intermediate
I wanted to get to know Onshape better and had a look at the split, transform and pattern command. I repeated this in SolidWorks and it is the same workflow.
Onshape volleyball

How to set up the path mate in SolidWorks and make an airplane fly

Jens Nielsen
in Modeling
13 0 Intermediate
Learn how to draw a 3Dcurve in an assembly and animate an object with the path mate. model can be downloaded here: https://grabcad.com/library/airplane-108
SOLIDWORKS motion study animation basic motion 3dcurve helix spiral rotation path mate

adaptive curved spring in SolidWorks

Jens Nielsen
in Modeling
4 0 Intermediate
define the curvature of the spring in the context of an assembly and animate.
SOLIDWORKS path revolve surface assembly adaptive animate spring

3Dexperience xDesign basic tutorial: cube w/7 spheres

Jens Nielsen
in Modeling
5 0 Beginner
xDesign ships with the 3Dexperience platform. It allows for browser-based modeling and is easy to use. Learn basic commands in this tutorial. I published the workflow on youtube: https://youtu.be/3xeGV-IPuNU
SOLIDWORKS xdesign 3dexperience

Solid works tutorial: spiral hair ring

Jens Nielsen
in Modeling
11 5 Intermediate
Three surface commands: one revolve and two sweeps and a 3D curve from intersection of two surfaces are sufficient.
SOLIDWORKS intersection curve

How to model a truncated icosahedron with Autodesk Inventor

Jens Nielsen
in Modeling
13 4 Intermediate
Mix 2D- and 3D sketches to create this platonic body.
Autodesk Inventor

How to model an icosahedron with Inventor

Jens Nielsen
in Modeling
7 0 Intermediate
I create a surface model and use the frame generator. 3D curves help me to identify the body which is constituted of 20 unilateral triangles.
Autodesk Inventor move body stitch pipe insert frame surface patch 3d curve

Xmas star

Jens Nielsen
in Modeling
7 2 Beginner
A beginners' tutorial getting to know 3Dsketching, and transforming a surface body in a solid.
Autodesk Inventor stitch geometry include patch surface sketch 3d

How to model a dodecahedron

Jens Nielsen
in Modeling
15 8 Intermediate
Let me show you how to model a platonic surface body and use it for a weldment structure. 3D-file at: https://grabcad.com/library/dodecahedron-32
Autodesk Inventor 3dsketch polygon

How to model a curved spring

Jens Nielsen
in Modeling
27 8 Intermediate
Let me show you how to use some surface commands which combine in a 3Dsketch for the solid sweep. No coil command needed. on youtube at: https://youtu.be/wcB5OBTrqfA
Autodesk Inventor coil 3dintersection surface sweep spring
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