Heated build chamber

Hey guys, I just downloaded them all as well
what format do you need them in I can export in quite a few.
What's the best one?

 

Jeff, What are you working in? If we're doing mechanical design type work, we should all be working in a CAD neutral format. stp/step/igs/iges. If everyone else would rather stick with inventor or solid works format, I can handle those as well.

Oddly enough, since 2D dxf is a great neutral format, 3D dxf has no published standard so it is extremely difficult to work with across multiple programs.

 

I am using solidworks and I only mentioned it because I saw all the formats it can use and make and if anyone had difficulties I could possibly convert something to help out I saw that some software was very limited to its output formats

 

Guys...funny enough, I'm building a cabinet and everything you just mentioned JDM_ I have for mine pretty much. Check out this URL: http://forums.robo3dprinter.com/index.php?threads/viki-housing.673/

Then here is a picture of what I am building next weekend, please also read the URL above:

 

@Jeff, unless you've purchased some ad-ons solidworks can't import 3D dxf or stl files. It can export them though.

 

This is what I can open and save

 

Here is a part I created in solidworks
and attached as a zip file forum would not let me uplaod the direct .STL file
can you try and open this one
it should be tangle.STL

 

ah, I thought that it couldn't handle stls. I wonder if you have a special add-on or if I was just completely blind when I tried it? I'm hoping the latter. It will be useful to have access to capabilities to convert STL to solid format. I'm curious to hear how well it does. Everything I've read says that importing mesh files to solids is problematic.

The DXF import option is deceiving. It CAN import DXF, but is uses the 2D standard, so it doesn't really do a meaningful import for our purposes. I guess that doesn't really matter if you can handle the STLs!

 

your STL opens just fine for me.

 

Try that tangle STL and see if it works for you. It is a simple toy you just make several of these say 20-40 and connect them to each other and they twist and turn in about every direction Anyway that is how it is supposed to work I haven't tested it yet of course but it is simply a 90 degree curve piece not sure if I got the whole in the one side correct as I am still VERY new to solidworks. It should simply snap together the snap should be very tight but was snapped it is loose enough to spin around. Kind of fun to play with as a nicknack I could see these things given away as company promotions at job faires and such just add you corporate logo and you are done.
They already exist in the real world but it would make a good 3d printer project and the builds time would be relatively short even if you did 40 at a time. If it works maybe you can print a couple and tell me if I got the hole correct.

 

maybe you could print a couple and see if they actually snap together

If you do I want to see a picture as it is my first drawing turned to real life

 

I think it would be fun to work on

 

@Jeff: now I remember the issue with SolidWorks and STL. It imports them, but not as a solid. So, you see the object on your screen, but it doesn't recognize any features so you can't actually do anything to it. Not sure if this was just an issue with the specific STLs I tried or if it has to do with the way SW does the import.

Try importing some STLsand then adding a hole or something.

 

I will try that does that mean that the tangle.STL I made will not printable?????