• Shawn Blanch(blanchsb)

    Stick with blender @ritag haha

  • R
    Rita G

    Phil, I just checked out Creo. It looks an interesting software. I bet its rental price is prohibitive. I have heard of SolidWorks, but never used it. I am little familiar with its rival, Onshape. I had used it for a while. I little know FreeCAD and DesignSpark, both CAD softwares for mechanical.

  • Shawn Blanch(blanchsb)

    Great for storing drawings. Document control parts displacement etc.

  • Shawn Blanch(blanchsb)

    Yeah I use Windchill a lot. I think we mis-use it sometimes too.

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    tobles

    Back, ready for quiz-stuff

  • Phil Osterbauer(phoenix4690)

    Just going to fanboy a bit Shawn, I've seen the way you guys use Windchill and I'm envious how well you guys have your stuff together.

  • Peter Varga(rationalrats)

    probably (typically) Alias studio for surfacing and a combination of specific tools with CATIA as platform for parts...
    phoenix4690
    (Solidworks is not used for the like, typically)...

  • n647

    2

  • n647

    the drawings i nthe manual are moreschematics, you can expect a lot of variation in the finished product, unlike with cars
    is probably straight

  • Jake Korosi(jakeblended)

    It doesn't look like there's a taper on the bucket-arms.....

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My kids absolutely love "diggers" and as a 3D modeler I certainly appreciate them too. All the complex shapes, hard edges, bolts, hydraulics, tire treads, etc. It's a modelers playground and labyrinth rolled into one. 

I'm going to start building a digger - a Caterpillar 434E specifically - as accurately and detailed as I can. The name of the game here is organization, perseverance, and efficiency because most of the shapes are not difficult to build. There's just. so. many. of. them. Which gave me an idea...

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Why don't we build this thing together? For those interested in following the project, I'm hoping at least a few will participate by modeling certain pieces of the backhoe themselves to be submitted to me for review and incorporation into the final model.

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