So I can learn along with you all and hope that the Blender gurus on RCG will chime in with better ways of doing things, tip, tricks or any other help along this journey. And, I have found out that a certain Blender guru uses this version here on RCG.īelow I listed some links for the FREE program(s), links for tuorials for creating aircraft in Blender from 3 view drawings and some hotkey reference/cheat sheets.įinally, I will be making a model during this thread as I get reaquainted with Blender myself. This version works on my laptop, the newer versions are using the newer OpenGL drivers and the 4th gen graphics chipset will not play with it. For my part in this I will be using Blender version 2.79b. Versioning between tutorials and individual users may seem a bit daunting at first but rest assured that many of the tools have remained the same throughout the versions but alot have either morphed into something better or have been removed. So, this thread is NOT a comparison with Solidworks, Fusion 360, FreeCAD or any other CAD or modeling software VS Blender, but a know how thread. I still run an older home use version of Microstation (V7, 64 bit) but it is showing it's age and was three versions old when I retired. We briefly had AutoCAD version 2.0 in our earlier years of CAD running on IBMs with MS-DOS. The process for CNC machining is similar but very different from 3D printing subtractive VS additive technology.Īnyways, I have tried many CAD and modeling packages over the years and through my civil background we used Microstation, first on UNIX machines and then on MS based workstations. I built my homemade DIY CNC router around 2005 and have made alot of things since then. In the early 2000's I got intersted in CNC milling for making foam models for casting in aluminum. Still have it and trying to figure out a way to make it work again as it was ported for much older computers. I have used some form of CAD since the late 80's with an old program called ModelCAD (see pics below) from a company called American Small Business Comptuers out Pryor, OK being my first CAD package. well the whole process of of these processes is a bit of a struggle for me.Ī quick bit about my background: I am a retired Civil Engineer and an 8 year veteran of the US Army and many other jobs. The 3D printing model prep will be a very intersting topic for me as this is where I am seem to be struggling. But I had nothing tutoring me how to take a 3 view drawing to a useable 3D model. Having siad that I am certainly NO Blender guru or 3D printing guru I have dablled with Blender since version 1.79ish and have modeled a 608 bearing, a fish in a bowl of water, a cartoon elephant and mouse along with a lot of other tutorials helping me learn how to model. Then preparing your model for 3D printing. The idea for this thread is to help anyone that would like to design their own RC stuff using Blender.
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