Computer Aided Design (CAD)
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Here, I'm going to demonstrate how to export a data file from Inventor and Fusion 360.
As you can see, we've got our part here with the two day profile that we'd like to laser cut.
Clicking on the face we right click and export face as this will prompt us to save the face profile as it takes off.
Make sure that the save as type is to Exif. We then click on options and ensure that the file version is AutoCAD 2007 to access.
Click next and then finish. We can then save our file.
Click save. Similar again in fusion.
We have our part before going ahead and creating a decrease.
If we want to ensure that our document settings are in units millimetre.
Now what we do is we want to create a sketch, and we want to place that sketch on the plane that we want to laser cut.
We then use the project feature, click project, and we highlight the boundaries of what we want laser cut by clicking on the face and select okay.
You can see now by turning off the body, that the project tool has projected all the boundaries and features that we would like.
Laser cut. We can see this has been created into our sketch.
Let me click stop sketch. Right click on the sketch and go save as DXF.
We'll save this in the same location. When saving infusion.
We're not prompted for the file version, so therefore we can just click save.
If you need any help or further assistance, you can always look at the Tech Assist website for laser and waterjet cutting.
You will see what the file type and format is to be set to.
You can then send these through to the email CV later,
making sure that you specify what thickness material you would like them to be laser cut out of.
If you need any further help, contact the laser cutting team.
Thank you. Goodbye.
File preparation
Creating a DXF file for laser cutting
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Here, I'm going to demonstrate how we can export CFR, which can then be submitted for 3D printing.
Once you've modelled your part, we go up to file. Export CAD format, and we want to ensure that.
Save as file type is as STL. Before clicking save we click on options.
We want to ensure that the file format is under binary.
Our units are in millimetres and we can select the desired resolution.
We would like the pot to be changing the resolution.
We'll alter the number of triangles in your model with a higher resolution.
More triangles will be added, but this will significantly increase the file size.
And click okay. We can save the file, which can then now be submitted to 3D printing time.
Similar again in fusion. We want to ensure our unit saving millimetres under the document settings to 3D print the pot,
we click make and click on the body that would like to 3D print.
This will generate a preview of our mesh. We can select different refinement options similar to inventor.
We want to ensure that sent 3D print utility is unchecked and then we can click okay.
This will prompt you to save your file. Kwik Save.
If you need any more assistance or guidance, you can always visit the Tech Assist website for 3D printing, clicking on the View Instructional Guide.
This will open up a PDF where you'll see the email saved in 3D that you can submit your pop files to.
Making sure you specify the material and the 3D printer you'd like them printed on.
If you have any other queries, contact the 3D printing.
Creating a STL file for 3D printing
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