608 - Bearing (Update)

[robbur]

I have been using Blender for a couple of years but this is the first time I have posted anything.



I am interested in using Blender for model engineering as well as art and have put together a tutorial on modelling with precision based on this Bearing.

Hope its of use.

Update - rendered with more light following Claws comments and calibrating my monitor.

My site: www.rab3d.com

[seanser]

looks great and your tutorial is fantastic, very clear and concise. Hope to see more of your work in the future.

[Claws]

Really nice and clean model, however I think it's a bit underlit

[Cad2Blender]

Very nice man, I don't know why but I find many mechanical things beautiful you know? All mechanical parts are beautiful in their own way. And this is really good first post.

[robbur]

Originally Posted by Claws Really nice and clean model, however I think it's a bit underlit

Your right I have just checked the image on my sons computer it’s much darker than on mine, the monitors auto adjust sets the contrast way to high.

www.rab3d.com

[MrRage]

Awesome work - very well done.

I really liked your tutorial, got a lot of useful info from that

[5_on_it]

WOW!!! That's just cool!!!

The tutorial is one of the best Blender tutorials I've ever seen! I think you should seriously consider making it into a book! (Yes I'm serious!)

[ecgilboy]

WOW!! Nicely done...excellent...

[ecgilboy]

And your tutorial of the bearing is so detailed..I would suggest posting this tutorial for new users...since it covers most of the hotkeys....downloaded all of them...thanks

[ChevyVanDudeG20]

Wow, is all I can say.
One crit on your tutorial about the bearing:
You don't mention the view you use in the steps (at least not on the first page).
If you can change that, at least I would be thankfull.

[robbur]

Thanks for all the positive comments, I'm hoping to build on the tutorials as I develop my CNC project. Constructive crit's are welcome if it makes the tutorials easier for a new user.

Originally Posted by ChevyVanDudeG20 Wow, is all I can say. One crit on your tutorial about the bearing: You don't mention the view you use in the steps (at least not on the first page). If you can change that, at least I would be thankfull.

ChevyVanDudeG20
On Part 1 the view is set in the paragraph just above the screen grab of the Transform properties window, I have reinforced the view direction where the first Plane is added.

Thanks
Rob

[darksidownz]

Wow that a great bearing.Im a big skate boarder and it is good to see something i use everyday day.Keep up the good work. I'll check your tutorial later.Im off to play halo3.

[SamAdam]

wow. well done.

I just have one thing to say: can I recommend to you a copy of autodesk inventor?

I'd bet I could whip out everything you did in a tenth of the time in inventor. I wish blender had better cad tools, but you see to get along just fine without them!

[snelleeddy]

verry accurate and detailed moddeling.

autodesk inventor =5200$ blender=0. All verry nice progs but just impossible to legaly own for a hobby.

[Lancer]

Whoah! Great tutorial! Any possiblity of a PDF version?

[robbur]

Originally Posted by SamAdam wow. well done. I just have one thing to say: can I recommend to you a copy of autodesk inventor? I'd bet I could whip out everything you did in a tenth of the time in inventor. I wish blender had better cad tools, but you see to get along just fine without them!

I have got Solidworks and Autocad at work but at £5000 + £1000 a year to keep it updated. I just can't justify having it at home. I would have to raid the kid's university fund to buy it and I don't think they would be too happy.

Thanks again for your comments.

50nlt
I am still only at the early stages of learning blender and I have got years of learning ahead. I just wouldn't know where to start with a book? But thanks!

[SamAdam]

Originally Posted by robbur I have got Solidworks and Autocad at work but at £5000 + £1000 a year to keep it updated. I just can't justify having it at home. I would have to raid the kid's university fund to buy it and I don't think they would be too happy. Thanks again for your comments. 50nlt I am still only at the early stages of learning blender and I have got years of learning ahead. I just wouldn't know where to start with a book? But thanks!

see, the university fund is the key! just make sure one kid is an engineer and you can likely snag a copy of solidworks or inventor for "home use" for free or a very reduced price! I am a student and I love this free stuff they give us.

Originally Posted by 5OnIt WOW!!! That's just cool!!! The tutorial is one of the best Blender tutorials I've ever seen! I think you should seriously consider making it into a book! (Yes I'm serious!)

AMEN TO THAT. hands down the best blender tutorial i have read. clear, concise, and beautiful.

i really love to see the inside of machines and things. this contained such precise information and yeilded such satisfying results for a very simple but intricate little thing.

if you ever maybe wanted to either make a part two of this tutorial to cover the materials more specifically, or make another tutrial on another mechanical object (a watch would be AWESOME) then i would worship you as a god. no kidding.

[Hobbinger]

excellent tut!! i started blender four weeks ago and was unaware of those possibilities in modeling. I´m doing cad/cam at work and was searching for a tutorial like yours. thank you so much for sharing your work!

[zog34]

Well done. Your experience in technical writing shines through in this tutorial. But you know that.

I learned a few important things (fixes to modeling problems I would run in to from time to time) like the single axis cursor snapping...

Thanks, mate, for a great tutorial.