This week we were ordered to carry out two tasks which were to make a parametric kit with laser cutting and a design with vinyl cutting.
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It seems difficult at first to move around the canvas but the truth is that it is not, it is very simple, almost like a game.
| commands that can be used in the interface catia: | Function | |
|---|---|---|
| Pressing scroll | ⏩ | Allows you to rotate the view in a program using the mouse wheel. It is common in 3D design and panoramic image viewing software, making it easy to explore content from different angles." |
| Pressing scroll + holding right click | ⏩ | Allows actions such as scrolling, zooming or panning. |
The Catia interface seemed a little outdated to me but it works very well for designing any model in 3D.
First I clicked on the start button, to create the part I clicked on the mechanical
design button and then I selected part design (upper left side).
A new tab opens where you can enter the name of the file, so that the instruction tree can be built.
select a plane to start my sketch.(upper left side, buttons XY,YZ,Z)
I started my sketch by clicking the sketch button (upper right)
and the plane was shown gridded so I could create lines and figures.
Profile button to create curved lines (right side of the window)
I started drawing lines and giving measurements to be able
to create some
hing from the coordinates 0,0,0.
Exit workbench to be able to exit the 2D work area and
have a three-dimensional angle.
Exit workbench to be able to exit the 2D work area.
Have a three-dimensional angle.
I clicked on the pad panel button so I could create a volume to the shape.
After this put the dimensions of the volume I needed for the piece in the length option and clicked on okay to generate the volume
I went to the XY plane the same way I created the first shape I made so I could create a shape that intersected with the shape that was generated with the circle tool.
I went to the XY plane and clicked the sketch button to generate a new shape.
I created a circulation so that the gas can escape from one side of the piece.
Finishing the 2D sketch, I clicked on the exit workbench button and to have a 3D plan.
with the pad option create the volume so that the figure, after selecting the pad option I put the dimensions I wanted in the length option.
In order to make it have a hole, click on the pocket option on the right side, in the toolbar.
Since there will have to be two identical holes,
the same process will have to be done but on one side of the first hole.
I will create a rectangle with the option in the rectangle toolbar and give it the
corresponding measurements including a pad to be able to give the volume to the walls of the container
give it the corresponding measurements including a
pad to be able to give the volume to the walls of the container
And I repeat the same steps for all sides of the container.
To create a new file, click on new document.
Assign the name of the file in the general
name section and I will also assign
the measurements of my file in the dimensions section,
in page size click on the customize option and I will be able to assign the values
that I want for my drawing in width and height,
and Below those options I will still select in which orientation I want it
I copied a google chrome image from the "#" site as a reference to guide me in making the vector.
Paste the image on the white canvas to start vectorizing the drawing.
To start drawing the lines use the pen tool (upper right side) so that they can be converted into curves.
I started to draw lines taking as a reference the image I copied from google to get a better drawing.
To get the curves that the image has, select the curves tool in order to manipulate the nodes that have the lines.
By doing the same for everyone, I get the expected figure when comparing it.
To finish I clicked on the file and export button, and I gave it a dxf format to send the file and be able to laser cut and that's it
To begin, you need to open the image or file that we want to compress (upper left, file>open)
It's time to choose which image I want. Selecting the file within GIMP or I can drag it from the finder to be faster and
not waste so much time searching file by file
To save me a lot of time saving images one by one.
What I did was name the file so that it is already in my code and save it in a folder where all the images are together
click the export button
Open a new window after clicking export, in that window you can edit what quality I want my image.
Open a new window after clicking export, in that window you can edit what quality I want my image.
By clicking on the option to show preview in the image window, it will appear how heavy the image is.
The last step is to click on the export button
Note: I noticed that you can add comments to the image, that is very good to be able to recognize the image more easily.
