Title: Need some help with CAD of some sort... Post by: TAftonomos on March 24, 2010, 01:48:33 PM I'm going to build an engine stand, or better yet, a few of them.
I need to have a CAD file drawn of the bolt spacing and scallop I need taken out of a piece of steel. Since I don't have a plasma handy, and the guy sellign the steel does, this is the easiest way for me to do it. Something like: (http://www.speedzilla.com/forums/attachments/ducati-superbikes/19567d1228843164-engine-stand-engine-stand.jpg) Or this: (http://www.speedzilla.com/forums/attachments/ducati-superbikes/19591d1228925164-engine-stand-engineroom.jpg) Is what I need to make. Will plug into your basic automotive engine stand, and allow you to easily work on a duc motor. If I make it as I'm thinking, you'll be able to spin it sideways and assemble/split the cases as well. Any help? Title: Re: Need some help with CAD of some sort... Post by: mitt on March 24, 2010, 02:21:50 PM I can model it up, can you take the dimensions on a hand sketch?
mitt Title: Re: Need some help with CAD of some sort... Post by: TAftonomos on March 24, 2010, 04:12:41 PM Sure can! I can write the important ones out, and sketch the arc or whatever it's called. Email?
Title: Re: Need some help with CAD of some sort... Post by: mitt on March 24, 2010, 04:33:29 PM Sure can! I can write the important ones out, and sketch the arc or whatever it's called. Email? PM sent mitt Title: Re: Need some help with CAD of some sort... Post by: orangelion03 on March 24, 2010, 05:09:11 PM How soon they forget...
Was it something I said? ;D Title: Re: Need some help with CAD of some sort... Post by: SacDuc on March 24, 2010, 06:28:22 PM For those not fortunate enough to own AutoCAD or other drawing modeling software Google Sketch up is a very simple program to learn and use. If you want to do anything with the models you create (make schematics, generate CNC code, etc) its useless, but you can make dimensionally accurate pictures. Which is nice for a free program. http://sketchup.google.com/ (http://sketchup.google.com/) sac Title: Re: Need some help with CAD of some sort... Post by: krista on March 25, 2010, 11:29:41 PM I've got hole-to-hole measurements in a CAD file somewhere. On a windoze machine. Oh wait, I've got an engine sitting somewhere, too.
Title: Re: Need some help with CAD of some sort... Post by: herm on March 26, 2010, 02:15:10 AM For those not fortunate enough to own AutoCAD or other drawing modeling software Google Sketch up is a very simple program to learn and use. If you want to do anything with the models you create (make schematics, generate CNC code, etc) its useless, but you can make dimensionally accurate pictures. Which is nice for a free program. http://sketchup.google.com/ (http://sketchup.google.com/) sac herm loves google sketch perfect for the non professional |