Conversation

Replying to
Oh wait, my bad, I don't think this part (blue) is actually vase), since it's kinda like 2 nested vases where the cross-section breaks. My bad.
Quote Tweet
Grr. Figured out how to position parts for assembly in OnShape, but when I select surfaces for mating, it flips one of the parts wtf.
Show this thread
Image
1
1
Soon I'll have enough experience to get and actually do the sort of entry-level mechanical engineering job I was theoretically credentialed and qualified for in 1997.
Image
1
3
Seriously though, if this kind of capability had been available when I was in undergrad, I'd probably have a) become a much better mechanical engineer b) enjoyed it more c) stayed in the field. The freemium CAD + cheap 3d printer rapid prototyping loop is addictive.
1
8
I'm literally neglecting/procrastinating on money-making consulting and writing work right now to play with this stuff.
1
10
I mean, shit, mechanical engineering has an REPL now. It's like hours instead of seconds, but it used to be weeks/months. The one part I designed and had fabricated for grad school research work took weeks to get (a simple steel disc with 4 slots in it)
11
Replying to
Adhesion issue seems likely? Only had to happen on one pass and then very easy for subsequent ones to also get screwed up. Poor layer adhesion has a bunch of potential causes though. Could be layers are too far apart, could be not enough extrusion, could be something else.
Replying to
If you have something like this that'll fit your printer, it'll create it's own little warm microclimate Ambient temp is deceptively important
Image
1