Threads for 3D Printing in Alibre Atom3D and Design Professional
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- People seemed to find the two videos, about making 3D formed threads with the Boolean Die and Tap, really helpful.
But the Dynamic Parts Library can only be used if you have the Design Expert license which is the Top Tier one. But what happens if you have Alibre Atom3D or Alibre Design Professional..? Well you do what is shown in this video!!!
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I originally clicked on this in my living room, but almost immediately realized that I should move to my office and follow along. Here I go:
(I'm gonna edit as I go)
00:58 I realize I'm gonna follow along.
03:57 There are some interesting differences I'm noticing, like all your dimensions are labeled. That seems really useful!
09:30 Starting to wish I had Expert so this whole thing could be so much easier using your boolean method.
11:00 And this is why parametric CAD is the most powerful software in the world.
12:50 OH! I see what you're doing. Still not as easy as your boolean method, but this is very cool!
13:10 For me, I cannot change this dimension. Deleting the dimension you deleted still leaves the right side constrained, and I've only added dimensions and constraints where you did. I'm very confused now.
AH! About 1 minute later I realized what was happening. I tried to do this without switching to the M10 like you did. For some reason, staying with the M6 and trying to fix that problem didn't work. I'm not entirely sure why, maybe it's because a point ends up vertical to the origin, and it was adding some kind of constraint? Not sure.
That'll do it for me since I'm on Atom. Very good tutorial, thanks!
By the way, the most helpful and enjoyable feedback to read!!! I think it helps the other viewers to follow along and me to get a better feel of how my videos are viewed. Massive thanks!
For the dimension labels you have to open any part file, even a new one, go to Properties-->Dimension--> and click "Show Dimensions". Then check the set current setting as default checkbox on the bottom.
As for the correction not working initially, yeah it was probably an auto constraint.
Finally, 11:00, oh yeah!!! I agree! And if you know how to use them, as Too Tall Toby says, you are a Wizzard. Even if your name isn't Harry!
@@ExMachinaEngineeringFor modeling inside threads, how would you tweak this method?
If you take a look at the Boolean Threading tap video (ua-cam.com/video/fQ2qlLVse1k/v-deo.html), you will see how I make internal threads. Yes it is an adaptation of this method. So you just adjust what you see in this video to the internal thread method in the above video. It might take a try or two but if you take it slow you should be able to get it. It's not hard, it's about not missing any steps.
If you still find that difficult I might make another short video for it. But I think it's pretty straightforward once you do it once or twice and get the basics down.
@@ExMachinaEngineering I'll probably give it a go soon. Being able to accurately model threads is a very helpful skill when designing practical things for 3D printing, especially since printers have become much more accurate recently. Thank you so much for your help!
Thanks for the tutorial, I have been using Alibre Expert for many years at home for making models of steam engines and other useful bits. One thing I have learnt is when creating a new part from an existing part is to do the "Save As" operating before making any changes as I inevitably make the changes and them hit save with out thinking. It saves a lot of pain. Thanks again.
Sound advice there David! Thank you for watching and for commenting!
You need more credit, great video series. Very helpful and very much appreciated.
Thank you so much, man! I really appreciate comments like that. Than you so much
Great video. It really shows how to achieve the same result with the different workflows required for the different levels of Alibre. Keep them coming.
Thanks a lot, Gary! I had some comments in the original thread video saying that this cannot be done with Professional so I thought I'd address that.
Thank you for your comments.
I am glad I have found your channel. I am learning Alibre after moving from Fusion 360. I found most of it self-explanatory, however, I really really do miss the Fusion 360 modeled threads. It is not perfect and it is missing some thread pitches which you may want, but it saves a bunch of work for most people who do CAD for 3D printing. I still will stick with Alibre because it's licensing terms are far better than fusion and it is very intuitive. I'm surprised it's not more famous in the 3D printing community.
I am really happy that you are learning from my work. This is what I was trying to do and to hear that it's working is a great reward.
I too switched from Fusion to Alibre but it was because of the modelling power. Alibre created an extruded webbing for an injection molded part up to a sculpted surface, and Fusion could not do it. And I tried several workarounds in Fusion. While Alibre did it in 1 click.
And yeah, I too think that it doesn't have the recognition it deserves.
I have Pro, so I really appreciate the video. I regularly use Alibre for 3D printing and designing the threaded parts was always laborious - I will be using this method in future.
Thanks man! These types of ocmments keep me going. Glad to have helped and if you any questions in the future please let me know!
Liked the spacebar tip. I didn't know it either. Great job as always. Keep it up!
Coincidentally, I had to print a simple M22*1 nut today at work. I used the same technique you're introducing in the video.
Yeah, Harold is like the old Martial Arts Master in a Temple up in the mountains! If you seek knowledge, he is the one who can provide 😁😁😁 But yeah, really cool tip.
Also, nice to see that you thought of the same technique as me to tackle that problem. Was that in Alibre or Inventor?
On a side note... Aren't you joining the TTT Spring Open? Come on, let's represent. I still think you might be faster than me.
It would be nice if they could just include this library feature for all levels... Manually having to do threads (vs free software like fusion 360 that comes with threading tools) is already a bit of a hassle 😅
Yes, for Atom it is a bit of a hassle. Especially this day and age where 3D printing is so wide spread. But Autodesk's business practices is something that I have consciously decided to be far away from.
There is no guarantee that they will not take more tools away later on from the hobby licence. Plus, if you make any money from anything you've designed with Fusion you are technically in breach of the ToS. Whereas, Atom is an actual commercial licence
@@ExMachinaEngineeringThat is true. It is the reason why even as a hobby, I paid for the professional license of Alibre (to move away from F360). It was just a little frustrating finding out what I've taken for granted in F360 to be either missing or locked out features in Alibre.
OK, I get that. But I want to believe that Alibre will address the formed threads issue. As for other features missing. I'd like to know what you're missing. You can comment here or in the forums. I would be really interested to make a video on how a certain geometry or workflow can be applied in Alibre. It might help a lot of other people who have the same questions.
@@ExMachinaEngineeringIt could very well be that I'm still a novice (in CAD in general) but one thing that I'm still finding myself hopping onto F360 for is mesh editing. Specifically if I want to remix a design that only has the STL - I would want the ability to manipulate the mesh and/or convert it to a solid.
If you go to the forums and search for that you will find that NateLiquidGravity has made a script to import an STL directly as a solid.
And if you want to get really into the nitty gritty of it, you can edit it in Meshlab or Blender.
Indeed Fusion is a fusion (😐) of different software. Alibre is mechanical Parametric CAD. But there are free alternatives to most other Fusion tools that are often better at it than Fusion. Meshlab for example can also do photogrammetry and generate the STL. That's not included in Fusion because Autodesk sella a software for that.
Very excellent, thank you.
Hey Mike. Glad you liked this video too! And thank you for your comments!
thanks a lot
Thanks for watching and for your kind comments, Omega!