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Some Keyshot Tips

FredSWUG
in Modeling
59 13 Beginner
Keyshot is pretty easy to use, but there are some tips and tricks which can boost the quality of your output. These are some of the tips I've learned. I pass them on to you and hope they give a boost to your rendering abilities. For additional Keyshot and Photoshop tips check out: https://grabcad.com/tutorials/more-keyshot-and-photoshop-tips
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How to 3D Print Textured Objects Inside Clear Plastic Blocks

Shuvom Ghose
in 3D Printing
58 9 Expert
This walkthrough explains how to print fully textured CAD files encased inside transparent blocks, to help support complex parts, show vistas you never thought possible, or just increase the usability of your full-color models!
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How to 3D Print Jigs & Fixtures, Part 2: Designing for Print

Shuvom Ghose
in 3D Printing
57 6 Beginner
This is the second part of a four-part tutorial series on how to optimize your manufacturing jigs & fixtures for 3D printing. Today, we'll go over what to do in each design pass as you're optimizing your part, including specific steps to do in your CAD package, your print-preparation tool, and if you're bold, your FEA package. Later installments of this series will deal with FDM material selection and post-processing for jigs & fixtures.
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[VIDEO] SOLIDWORKS [Mold Arabic Tutorial - Plastic Product Extraction Using Direct Editing Tools]

Ahmed ElPrince
in Modeling
57 6 Expert
Hello Everyone and Welcome.. In This Tutorial you Will Learn How to Extract a Plastic Product from any Mold Using Direct Editing Tools inside SOLIDWORKS. Also this is one of the CSWPA-MM Exam Problem Idea if You Learned S.Thing New Please Like The Video and Share it With Your Friends. Also Subscribe For Seeing More Videos Like This.
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A SOLIDWORKS face mask with Surfacing

FredSWUG
in Modeling
56 14 Expert
A request was posted in the Questions section asking that an STL file be converted to a proper CAD format. I completed the conversion, and received some requests for older versions of the file, or instructions on how to make it. SOLIDWORKS does not do backwards compatibility very well, so here are the steps I took to make this face mask. A SOLIDWORKS 2020 model and Step file can be downloaded here: https://grabcad.com/library/coronavirus-covid-19-mask-request-1
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How To Model Complex Sheet Metal Parts in SOLIDWORKS

Russell Everard
in Modeling
54 9 Beginner
A step-by-step guide on how to create the shade holder part in the lamp model shown keeping cut outs in curved surfaces straight and true for a genuine flat pattern.
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How to Complete Your CAD Homework

FredSWUG
in Modeling
52 9 Beginner
Models like this are common homework assignments for CAD students. Let's learn some skills to convert an isometric drawing into a 3D model. SOLIDWORKS is used, but these skills apply to any 3D CAD program.
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Helical Gear Shaft Tutorial

Piyush Basutkar
in Modeling
52 13 Beginner
Hello, CAD lovers! Today we're going to learn how to make a Helical Gear Shaft. If you are new to this profile, please leave a like button on this tutorial and follow my profile for more helpful content.
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Printing Full-Color FEA Results on 3D Printers

Shuvom Ghose
in 3D Printing
47 7 Beginner
Ever wanted to see, feel, and handle your FEA results in the best way to share them with colleagues and students? This tutorial goes through the steps how to use SOLIDWORKS Simulation and GrabCAD Print to print full-color FEA results on polyjet color printers such as the J750. It's a lot easier than you think!
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How to make a rendering with SolidWorks

Miguel De Haro
in Modeling
46 1 Intermediate
How to make a rendering with SolidWorks
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Design of Radial Engine With CATIA

22255d73
in Modeling
46 5 Expert
Radial motor design is designed as mentioned below. We open Catia and enter the part desing menu first. And from here we enter the sketch at xy from the product tree. Then we make the skeleton drawings that we are seeing below in the direction of the given meter.   We record every track we make under a specific file.
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I Built a Military Robot

Engineering Juice
in Process
46 6 Intermediate
Mobile, military robot optimized for use in desert environments which can be controlled remotely or autonomously and can collect/ stream video to a VR headset via its front mounted camera. The method of movement is a continuous track, created using steel roller chain connected by fasteners with 3D printed links. These loops sit on a custom designed drive sprocket and idler sprocket with 4 shock absorber loaded roller pins that act as the suspension system. The drive motors are powered by '18650' batteries, directed by a raspberry pi 4 and connected to a motor controller. For connectivity, a mobile device can connect to the pi's external antenna as it is a WiFi access point. From here, directions can be sent to the robot from the mobile device using the Node Red GUI and additionally, the entirety of the main raspberry pi computer can be accessed for the use of sending custom commands for autonomous movement.
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Airplane propeller - ceiling lamp – 3D printed project

Dape
in 3D Printing
45 2 Intermediate
3D printed airplane propeller as a ceiling lamp (decoration). Project is not finished yet, bulb has to be added, some kind of holder, electricity...
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Seat Cowl Modeling

Xray
in Modeling
43 2 Intermediate
I was asked how to make the my Ducati seat cowl in Catia. Unfortunately, I haven't worked in Catia for years, the model was made in Solidworks. Having worked in ProE, CATIA and Solidworks - though menu pics and verbiage may be different, they and other systems, are all capable of creating the same features with similar steps. I created a simplified PDF that shows the basic - steps taken to create this seat. These steps can be used as a frame work to design a wide variety of parts and on several CAD platforms. There are a lot of ways to do things, hopefully you find some of this useful. The model can be downloaded from GrabCAD. It is named: Ducati 996 / 998 Cafe Race Seat.
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How to design a Steering Knuckle (Request)

Yahya T Khedr
in Modeling
43 6 Beginner
==Request Tutorial== I've spent 3+ hours working on this tutorial just to show you how to design this model in SolidWorks 2016: https://grabcad.com/library/steering-knuckle-2d-to-3d-request-1 Note: The Unit system we'll use is mm.
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