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Proper Method to Produce Lobster-back Duct Bends

lawrie
in Drafting
3 1 Beginner
One type of industrial component I have been involved with the design and manufacture of is lobster-back bends. This type of duct bend is made up of segments cut from flat sheets or plates, rolled into cylindrical parts, then assembled. These can be light sheet-metal or manufactured from thick plate. This quick tutorial is a supplement to the one I produced an outline of a method I have used modeling this type of component using Alibre Design. As this supplement concerns producing parts ready for manufacture and applies to whatever software you have used, that is not important as this short tutorial is to outline turning your modeled bend into the flat profile ready to be made into the completed bend. In this modern world, the bend parts will be cut out using CNC laser, or CNC Plasma cutting machines. Sometimes we produce the nc programs ourselves or we are required to produce the correct files for the laser / plasma department to program and cut out. Making the program to cut out the parts starts normally from a 2D dxf file at a scale of 1 : 1. This is the first part of the process that has to be correct. If you produce this dxf incorrectly the finished parts will be useless. Producing this at the right scale, 1 : 1 is different with different 3D cad applications, other problems can be caused by you working in different drawing units. If you are not doing the program, talk to the person who is to make sure you produce the dxf as required. Having a large quantity of wrongly cut parts is not a good thing
Alibre Design

LUGER 9MM PROJECT

Manolo Valenzuela
in Modeling
13 0 Intermediate
LUGER 9 mm See video. https://youtu.be/ifvvpdlOeuQ
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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.
Alibre Design

How to add callouts/balloons to drawing in Alibre??

ALI ALDUBAISI
in Design & CAD
0 0 Beginner
Source: Alibre Design User Guide, page 440 https://www.alibre.com/assets/user-guide-12.pdf
Alibre Design drawings callouts ballons

How to do a TRIFOIL KNOT DESIGN

Manolo Valenzuela
in Modeling
1 1 Beginner
See video. https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=ki-eW7W6Bnc
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PLASTIC COVER & MOLD

Manolo Valenzuela
in Modeling
1 2 Beginner
PLASTIC COVER & MOLD See video: https://youtu.be/GIDRJFsyOpY
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Alibre Design - How to Drive a Part From a Layout Sketch

lawrie
in Modeling
0 0 Intermediate
In this tutorial I will use a 2D sketch of the layout of a fan scroll to generate a 3D sheetmetal part using Alibre Design Software. When producing a range of centifugal fans the performance of each particular fan in the range is governed by equations called the "fan laws". Once the actual performance of one fan in the range has been established the performance of all other sizes can be predicted by these laws. This makes producing a complete range of a particular type of fan an ideal task for a parametric 3D approach to produce the drawings and other details ready for manufacture. The main dimensions of our fan are based off the diameter of the rotor.
Alibre Design

How to create structural shape in Bricscad?

Vaidas Guogis
in Design & CAD
0 0 Beginner
Bricscad Platinum has X-Hardware library included. You can find shapes, bolts, nuts, washers and other parts inside.
BricsCAD shape structural bricscad creation

TUTORIAL 54: Solidworks / KeyCreator

Manolo Valenzuela
in Modeling
0 0 Beginner
See Video: https://youtu.be/Iabs4R-oQUE
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How to sweep object in Bricscad?

Vaidas Guogis
in Design & CAD
0 0 Beginner
It is easy to sweep object using XSWEEP command in Bricscad Platinum.
BricsCAD bricscad sweep object

How to model a simplified toilet in BricsCAD

2e2bc4ca
in Modeling
3 1 Intermediate
Key commands covered: DMSIMPLIFY Extrude - taper DMTHICKEN ISOLATEOBJECTS HIDEOBJECTS UNISOLATEOBJECTS SolidEdit - Body - seParate Components library (BricsCAD Mechanical only)
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What is Drawing Intent Recognition option in Bricscad?

Vaidas Guogis
in Design & CAD
0 0 Beginner
Bricscad Platinum provides the ability to edit non-parametric geometry without the need to understand the design history of the geometry. This allows to preserve the correct relationships between selected geometry (e.g., tangency, concentricity, ...) and makes the editing process less time and labor intensive. Design Intent option can be switched on/off and also different recognition options combined at your choice.
BricsCAD drawing option intent recognition

Modeling Twisted 25 X 25 Square Bar

lawrie
in Modeling
1 0 Beginner
Modeling a twisted 25mm x 25mm square bar with Alibre Design software. The model is made using lofted sketches, and as this feature tool is common to many software packages, the basic method should work with other software.
Alibre Design

Aprenda a modelar con KeyCreator

Rafael Escobar
in Modeling
0 0 Beginner
Primeros pasos para comenzar a utilizar KeyCreator, este tutorial le ayudará a inciarse en este mundo del modelado por edición directa.
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COVID MASK DESIGN

Manolo Valenzuela
in Modeling
2 0 Beginner
COVID MASK DESIGN See video: https://youtu.be/dUNSE50tm58
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