Mechanical Assembly
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Dear All,
For the mechanical engineers, a simple assembly.
Click on 'Display Section Cut' to see section through leveller. Some work needs to be done on the thread textures, but it is quite a good representation of the assembly.
Regards,
Bob
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That is quite good. Thanks for sharing.
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Dear Eric,
Thanks for that. I know that the offering is unusual in that it does not address architecture, furniture or landscaping, but I wanted to show how Sketchup might be used in the mechanical design process.
Kind regards,
Bob -
Thanks watkins
It gives always new ideas sharing our drawings
MALAISE
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Very nice bit of work. I love mechanical drawings...
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Dear Malaise and Teezer,
Thank you for your kind comments. The thread textures (which could be improved) make a difference to the 'readability' of the 3D model, but what Sketchup could do with is a good (low poly) library of mechanical parts, like nuts and bolts. I'm surprised that no one has written a ruby to generate metric fasteners. For example, one could imagine clicking on the icon of a bolt and then a window opening. The window would ask:
Size (M1 to M40 say)
Type (Hexhead, CapHead, Countersunk etc)
Overall length
Thread lengthData are readily available. For example:
http://www.engineersedge.com/iso_hex_head_screw.htmThe ruby would then generate the fastener. Ideally, the ruby would also apply the thread texture too.
Kind regards,
Bob
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