Computer Aided Design & The 118 Elements
by Florin FODOR
Let´s design a toothbrush with SOLIDWORKS STEP 1. Create a New Part. Save the part with a new name as: Toothbrush and while you advance with the design work from time to time, don´t forget to click the Save icon. STEP 2. In the drawing view or from the model tree select the Front Plane... Continue Reading →
In Part 1 of The Ink Story I was talking about how Ink occurred. During centuries there were many iterations about How to use Ink in the best way possible. So in this 2nd Part I will talk about pens. The 19th century saw a big surge in fountain pen patents. But while they all... Continue Reading →
History is full of ink. From Paleolithic cave paintings to parchment scrolls to printed books, ink has recorded human history for millennia. Even the Kindle makes use of e-ink (a reusable ink that sits just below the surface of the screen), reminding its readers that ink is hardly a thing of the past. All inks... Continue Reading →
Location tolerances determine the nominal location or ideal location of a feature relative to one or more references. This results in 3 types: Position: the nominal location is determined by theoretical dimensions Coaxiality/Concentricity :The nominal location is the axis or the center of the reference element Symmetry: The nominal location is the median plane or... Continue Reading →
Objects made as an assembly of more than 1 component, in order to be functional besides a clearly specified form each component, must have at least 1 clearly specified orientation (parallel, perpendicular or angular). For the parallelism and perpendicularity the orientation is quite simple to understand , it is either at 0° or at 90°,... Continue Reading →
Working with CAD software to create new products is a huge improvement in the modern design process versus the old times when the work had to be done simply by hand. The posibilities to do mechanical design today are way much better. A new product can be created with any of these CAD platforms available... Continue Reading →
There are many objects which are commercially succesful if their design make them look attractive. Such example of products are those made by Apple. They use a lot of Freestyle design and one example here is the already well known Wireless Earbud. In this post I am showing you how this product can be designed... Continue Reading →
In the Part 1 of the Soap Story I was talking about the importantce of solid soap and how does it work to remove dirt from our hands and clothes. Even if Soap exist for quite a very long time, it is more a commercial product of the 20th century. Today we use soap on... Continue Reading →
I hate dirt and the sticky things that remain on my hands whenever I work on something. Even if I eat a cake or I taste different sweets, after I eat and after i use the toilet, I cannot continue my day if I don't wash my hands. The same feeling I have about dirty... Continue Reading →
Generative Shape Design Workbench is an interactive environment and it works perfectly in combination with Part Design Workbench. Therefore to explore a bit more in details how does GDS works, let´s create a part which is only possible with GSD, such as a Bike Saddle. The most easier workbench to work with in any CAD... Continue Reading →
Computer Aided Design & The 118 Elements 