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07-18-2016, 11:12 AM #2411
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I have been using Fusion 360 and it is very powerful - similar to Solidworks but it is a bit of a learning curve. I started with Sketchup but quickly learned it does not produce the best print ready files.
I am learning fusion by starting with basic items and learning processes to apply later to more complicated things.
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07-18-2016, 11:13 AM #2412
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07-18-2016, 01:02 PM #2413
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Does anyone on here use a filament cleaner/lubricator?
If so what oil do you use?
What is the best location for one?
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07-18-2016, 01:23 PM #2414
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I use Lightwave 3D for modeling. It's not free, but I already had it and knew how to use it. I've written my own STL import/export scripts, because I'm a professional software engineer and that was frankly far easier than learning new modeling software. :-)
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07-18-2016, 03:09 PM #2415
If you persevere with it Fusion is actually really good. Some things really don't seem to obvious (or a bit blinking backward in some cases) but it's getting better with every update. I was almost put off it when I first used it, but I'm really glad I persevered, there's not a lot you can't do with it once you get your head around it. And we're all here if you need some advice when you get stuck.
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07-18-2016, 03:31 PM #2416
The 2 things that were so frustrating is drawings and sketching. Both have come a long way in the past 6 months. The 3d modeling part has been great for quite a while. I still haven't rapped my mind around the sculpting, a whole different world there it seem. When I watch sculpting videos in Fusion they make it seem so easy, but when I try I get nowhere. lol
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07-18-2016, 04:40 PM #2417
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07-18-2016, 08:40 PM #2418
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I've built a lot of things with sheet ABS. For that I use Scigrip 2354 which I got at Tap Plastics. It perfectly fuses the parts into a single piece.
It works great on 3D-printed ABS as well, and I would think it's vastly better than cyanoacrylate. I've used it to fuse ABS sheet to 3D-printed ABS parts.
http://www.scigrip.com/product.php?id=35
https://www.tapplastics.com/product/...ld_on_2354/134
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07-18-2016, 09:19 PM #2419
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07-18-2016, 09:27 PM #2420
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You know I had some ABS plumbers cement/glue in a small can but it dried out on me so I went looking and Oatey doesn't make the stuff anymore and the can I had I searched but nothing as if the Pharaoh himself removed all references to the product from the books.
It was damn good stuff too and not simply acetone either. Was used on ABS pipes as there are some out there in the wild (I can still buy ABS plumbing pipes the last time I looked) but the cement/glue is not to be found. It was cheap too.
Printer will print perfect...
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