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Parametric Arty Glass Model

lawrie
in Modeling
2 1 Beginner
A recent question asked on GrabCad is the inspiration for this quick tutorial. A Grabcad member. His task is tp produce a model of a existing glass tumbler. The basic model consists of two triangular profiles, the base profile separated from the top profile and rotated 180 deg. from the base profile. If you have the original in front of you it is possible to take a few measurements, but a big part of getting the final that you are happy with will probably involve a bit of tweaking to get something that looks right. This concept can be expanded as by building a good robust model, by adjusting values in the function editor, one of the many useful tools available in Alibre Design software, many different versions can be produced with little effort. Alibre Design is great product available for a price well bellow more fancied products like Solid Works and Inventor. For small time use Solid Works and Inventor are too expensive for the possibility of paying there way, which is why there are many pirated copies being used commercially. Alibre Design enables me to own an excellent tool that has paid its way.
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Blender for Beginners - 023

paulocferreira 3D
in Modeling
1 0 Beginner
How to render a part made in FreeCAD in Blender
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Make Gears in Blender Using Add on | Blender Extra Objects Add on | Useful Blender Add on | CADable | CADable tutorials

Ibrahim Omer
in Modeling
1 0 Beginner
Make Gears in Blender Using Add on | Blender Extra Objects Add on | Useful Blender Add on | CADable | CADable tutorials Hi friends! Welcome back to CADable. I’m Engr. Ibrahim Omer, and in this short tutorial, you'll learn how to model gears in Blender using a handy add-on called Extra Objects. First, I’ll show you how to enable the Extra Objects add-on. Then, we’ll create two types of gears: a spur gear and a worm gear. We’ll also explore how to adjust their parameters like number of teeth, base circle, pressure angle, addendum, dedendum, and more. Chapters of the tutorial: Introduction 0:00 Enable extra objects add-on 0:38 Adding spur gear 1:00 Adding worm gear 2:45 Conclusion 3:15 If you encounter any issues, feel free to share them in the comments, and I’ll be happy to assist you. Don’t forget to subscribe to CADable for more tutorials on CAD, 3D modeling, daily quizzes, and much more! #MakeGearsinBlenderUsingAddon #BlenderExtraObjectsAddon #UsefulBlenderAddon #CADable #CADabletutorials Watch Tutorial: https://youtu.be/H5Htb6AzUL0
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Blender for Beginners - 013

paulocferreira 3D
in Modeling
1 0 Beginner
How to make an object in Blender in a practical and precise way. Blender tutorial for beginners.
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Lobsterback Duct Bends Sheetmetal Method

lawrie
in Modeling
1 0 Beginner
This is the method I use to construct lobster back bends with sheet metal tools that I can produce flat patterns from, These flat patterns can then be used to produce files for CNC profile cutting machines. I have come across other ways of doing this using surfaces, thickened and turned into sheet metal parts. The software I am using is Alibre Design. As the version I have is low on surfacing tools I have found this a good way to model lobster back bends, which I have been involved with the design and manufacture for many years.
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Variable Geometry Patterns

Konstantinos Froudarakis
in Modeling
1 0 Intermediate
Two way to create geometry patterns where every instance has a different geometry. And both ways can do it in a parametrically controlled way.
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Parametric Multitasking: Global Parameters in Alilbre!

Konstantinos Froudarakis
in Modeling
1 0 Expert
How to use Global Parameters in Alibre!
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Exhaust Manifold in ALibre!

Konstantinos Froudarakis
in Modeling
1 0 Intermediate
In this video I show how to design an Exhaust Manifold in Alibre based on a drawing that came up in a question in the Alibre Forums. Enjoy!
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Rookie to Rocking it: Library Parts Masterclass

Konstantinos Froudarakis
in Modeling
1 0 Expert
A Masterclass on how to define Library Parts that can be easily and quickly defined to adjust to new parameter values, features, and configurations. All shown with a Parametric Timing Pulley used as an example, which I also show how to design.
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How to make a circular Heat Shield

Konstantinos Froudarakis
in Modeling
1 0 Intermediate
In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the process of creating a circular heat shield in Alibre Design Expert using the Sheet Metal environment. We'll focus on the Bend Only option of the Flange command, demonstrating how to use it twice in a row to make the material form a circle. This technique allows the radius of the formed circle to be collinear with the tab from which the flange originated... Roughly...
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