Solidworks
Software Used
wood?
aluminum?
Materials
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I digitized half of my table top design on solidworks. The QR code on the right, is a OneDrive link to the Solidworks Files. Scan, or click.
Here are the hand sketches I started with, and
This is an example of the table surface modelled with Solidworks.
I used Parametric Modelling. Since the stock had a thickness of 3 mm, I used 3 mm as the starting point for the parametic modelling. All the dimensions were factors/multiples of 3mm.
This is the 3D model of the table surface with the set of equations use for the parametric modelling.
This is the 3D model of the support for the longer side of the table with the set of equations use for the parametric modelling.
This is the 3D model of the suport for the shorter side, with the set of equations use for the parametric modelling.
My experience with other software
For this assignment I also used Rhino and FreeCAD.
Rhino: I ahd used AutoCAD before, and the expereince was very similar, but in a 3D environment. It also felt like Google Sktechup at times. the parametric modelling was really important for me, and Rhino did not support parametric modelling, without the ADD ON Grasshopper. I did not have time to go through an introduction to Grasshopper.
FreeCAD: This software is parametric. Yet I found this software not as intutive as Solidworks, Catia, or OnShape.
Shapr3D:
