I think it'd be a great idea. CAD can be a tremendous resource if you know how to use it.
I think it'd be a great idea. CAD can be a tremendous resource if you know how to use it.
If you're serious, pitch it to David directly. I did find that article pretty lightweight, not up to the usual standard.
An interesting thing to touch on in the article would be the difference between "Direct Modeling" and "Parametric", and of course a combination of the two. Both types are discussed on this board.
Side note: I think an interesting project would be for everyone on this board to do a quick demo of how to make the exact same part (I.E. GRM Bracket A) using whichever piece of software they have. I know Camtasia/Jing has been really helpful to me for explaining these things over the internets.
It felt like an intro, something like a part 1 of 5. What I would really like, is an explanation of how to take a cad file and have it made into a part. emachineshop wanted ~250$ to have a shift knob made out of aluminum. A bit much if you ask me.
Keith wrote: If you're serious, pitch it to David directly. I did find that article pretty lightweight, not up to the usual standard.
+1
(..and yes, that would probably be a useful article for me)
Yes. I'd agree- I'd like to have seen that article as part 1 of 5 or so. It's of no use if we can't take the information from the article and use it to make something.
I'd be happy to help from the Solidworks side of things if you need me.
I agree that the article was a bit light weight. They would probably want a more in-depth article to be based around GRM sponsor SolidWorks which, unfortunately has a very un-GRM like price tag. Even without that, the different programs work so differently that it would be hard to have a good how-to article.
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