Need Help!- Model to 3-view print

[Hythos]

Hey gang -

I've been able to create 2d drawings and 3d models, though I haven't exactly figured out how to create a 2 or 3-view dimensioned print - to a title-block template.
So far, I've only printed the 2D view over an existing blank template page to get my print.

Thanks in advance!

[Hythos]

What I'd like to do is print a 3-view drawing of a model including the title-block, if it's available in BobCad.

[tjones]

Got an ideal....

Sign up for the free Alibre Xpress. It will do drawings from a solid (even an imported stp file from Bobcad). (and it has drawing templates)

The nice thing is it will do all the views and even do iso views.

www.alibre.com

[tobyaxis]

Originally Posted by tjones Got an ideal.... Sign up for the free Alibre Xpress. It will do drawings from a solid (even an imported stp file from Bobcad). (and it has drawing templates) The nice thing is it will do all the views and even do iso views. www.alibre.com

Not to mention Free and as an added bonus Parametric!!

This should help solve your problems

[tjones]

I still do use both programs though. Bobcad has that nice little gear tool and I can save as a dxf to open in Alibre for making my solid.

[J&RMachine]

Originally Posted by tjones I still do use both programs though. Bobcad has that nice little gear tool and I can save as a dxf to open in Alibre for making my solid.

tjones, I also used Bobcad to program the machining of a gear using a 1/8 carbide endmill. It took about 4 hrs to machine my gear with 37 teeth that was .600" thick. I was only taking .050" depth of cut and running about 1.6 ipm. I tried increasing my feed a little but my cutter couldn't take it. I was just wondering, do you actually machine gears or cut them with a wire edm or something?

[tobyaxis]

Originally Posted by J&RMachine tjones, I also used Bobcad to program the machining of a gear using a 1/8 carbide endmill. It took about 4 hrs to machine my gear with 37 teeth that was .600" thick. I was only taking .050" depth of cut and running about 1.6 ipm. I tried increasing my feed a little but my cutter couldn't take it. I was just wondering, do you actually machine gears or cut them with a wire edm or something?

LOL, Tjones is a crafty Machinist

[tjones]

There are several ways.

You can machine each tooth with a larger mill and then finish with a small one. (3D machining if no other option only)

You can have a special tool made for single pass (I can use the geometry from Bobcad to do this). I am a tool maker so this can be done in house.

You can purchase a gear cutter from Rush Gear. I often buy the standard cutters simular to a milling cutter as it is the cheapest way for speed and time. Especially when running several gears.

I also wire cut gears very often when they are specials or need higher precision than a gear cutter will give. (this case though the part was a nylon so no wire)

Hobbing. Requires a hob and hobbing machine (we use to make loads of gears like this back when we actually could get jobs in the USA)

Grinding. Required for high precision. I have the software to CNC grind gears but our 4th axis on our Jungner grinder does not have scales for the accuracy required.

There are more but none I have used.