3D Flat Pack Models!

[fabrun]

(sorry for the mistakes)

hi everybody
i want to build a cnc for long time
i read a lot on cnczone and discover the mechmate, very impressive
i'm quite good with 3d and cam software and can offer my service for 3axes and 4 axes programming
(solidworks and visualmill)

[isladelobos]

Welcome fabrun

[domino11]

Welcome Fabrun!

[Doug_Ford]

Welcome Fabrun.

[jfwillem]

Salut Fabrice, il y as quelques francophone sur la liste:)

[kooskoek]

good luck and welcome

[fabrun]

thanks all
merci à tous

[fabrun]

hello everyone
i've started a website to offer low cost 3D pattern for woodcarving

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/fabrun/

try the free sample in gcode section
thanks

[bradyaero]

very nice, I'll give your free sample a test!

[fabrun]

thanks a lot
i'm working on new pattern, new frame and new object
you can tell me what you want to find in my website

[fabrun]

huge update
new sample added

[fabrun]

an idea for christmas
3d car added

[fabrun]

one more

http://free0.hiboox.com/images/0910/ed252485eb524c47fa3910c7bcdd0ab0.jpg (http://www.hiboox.fr/go/images/image-perso/,ed252485eb524c47fa3910c7bcdd0ab0.jpg.html)

http://free0.hiboox.com/images/0910/04ba3e0e42e02a448dca7a2a35e59dc7.jpg (http://www.hiboox.fr/go/images/image-perso/,04ba3e0e42e02a448dca7a2a35e59dc7.jpg.html)

http://free0.hiboox.com/images/0910/85b1424f6b3133c30babf797d59ea820.jpg (http://www.hiboox.fr/go/images/image-perso/,85b1424f6b3133c30babf797d59ea820.jpg.html)

[CAM Craft]

Very nice models.

Do you have a link to free 3D models ie for Rhino from which i can work on it and slice it to create these wooden models?

[fabrun]

i don't know where to find free models
i'm making mine with solidworks from scratch (start)

pm me your email, i'll send you an iges file

[PEU]

beautifull models Fabrice!

Im a SolidWorks guy, can you send me the models to pablou at gmail dot com?

I would like to know how you meshed so nicely all the slices.

Thanks!

[hennie]

Sooooo nice ! explain how you do it.

[fabrun]

i'll make a tuto for solidworks guys
pm me if you are interested

[PEU]

you know Im interested, the iges file opened just fine, now I have the starting point :)

[fabrun]

new method

[Robert M]

Merci Fabrice,
Quand j'aurai complété ma version de MechMate, vos plans seront dans la liste de mes essais. Losque compléter et assemblé, il me fera plaisir de "poster" queslques photos de ceux-ci.
Encore merci,
Amicalement, Robert ;)

[PEU]

Tried the technique with my small router using 5.4mm MDF. After the second try I got it, first one I made the gaps of 5.2mm and they were too tight, then I made the gaps 5.6mm and they meshed nicely.

It needs some more sanding, but its a nice object nevertheless:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3624504/pelota1.JPG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3624504/pelota2.JPG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3624504/pelota3.JPG


Thanks Fabrice

[fabrun]

with some imagination you can make beautiful 3d object
very good work pablo

[normand blais]

great, it is like making 3d with 2d .

[fabrun]

i'm back with another project

http://free0.hiboox.com/images/1310/24e0af2929b960780355dbb982967954.jpg (http://www.hiboox.fr/go/images/informatique/untitled-944,24e0af2929b960780355dbb982967954.jpg.html)

http://free0.hiboox.com/images/1310/c058592d1a5ec09a910063905fe2d221.jpg (http://www.hiboox.fr/go/images/informatique/untitled-956,c058592d1a5ec09a910063905fe2d221.jpg.html)

[Kobus_Joubert]

really nice .. I like

[KenC]

Very like :)

[PEU]

Made an iPhone craddle using this technique:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3624504/soporte-iphone01.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3624504/soporte-iphone02.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3624504/soporte-iphone03.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3624504/soporte-iphone04.jpg

Used 3mm MDF and 1/8" carbide endmill

Here is the DXF (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3624504/portaiphone.DXF)

it allows the charging/sync cable to be used, but its not comfortable to remove the cable and answer a call in a hurry because you need both hands

[fabrun]

very nice pablo

[fabrun]

an object for the peanut

http://free0.hiboox.com/images/1910/6eb6d4d0ef58cf028ce53a224509df15.jpg (http://www.hiboox.fr/go/images/informatique/bol,6eb6d4d0ef58cf028ce53a224509df15.jpg.html)

http://free0.hiboox.com/images/1910/c21876494331f1a44677d1cb100d62b6.jpg (http://www.hiboox.fr/go/images/informatique/bol-eclat,c21876494331f1a44677d1cb100d62b6.jpg.html)

[Kobus_Joubert]

Looking GOOD.
All of that done on the MechMate ?

What material is it made off ?

[PEU]

That looks like a render not a real piece Kobus

[fabrun]

exact
just a render

[Kobus_Joubert]

Don't dissapoint me now...please cut it.:o

[fabrun]

sorry, still no cnc
and an indexer is nedded (4 axis) , i think

[fabrun]

hello eveyone , last added
http://free0.hiboox.com/images/2110/2bc1b36157715db65838a0c19a3c9140.jpg (http://www.hiboox.fr/go/images/informatique/untitled-1084,2bc1b36157715db65838a0c19a3c9140.jpg.html)

http://free0.hiboox.com/images/2110/52f405ce5170ad2df089e81aa1847114.jpg (http://www.hiboox.fr/go/images/informatique/untitled-1085,52f405ce5170ad2df089e81aa1847114.jpg.html)

[burtpara]

nice job,

can you sharethe files

[fabrun]

look on my website;)

[fabrun]

one more
http://free0.hiboox.com/images/2610/444bd205a1c0216e606df0a7179dcf80.jpg (http://www.hiboox.fr/go/images/informatique/,444bd205a1c0216e606df0a7179dcf80.jpg.html)

http://free0.hiboox.com/images/2610/b9a8c3a43b4cd46ac0aac04bcf09830a.jpg (http://www.hiboox.fr/go/images/informatique/,b9a8c3a43b4cd46ac0aac04bcf09830a.jpg.html)

http://free0.hiboox.com/images/2610/4214c09cbf5bcc7ccc9053c6ef21dac8.jpg (http://www.hiboox.fr/go/images/informatique/,4214c09cbf5bcc7ccc9053c6ef21dac8.jpg.html)

[fabrun]

table and chair added

[Kobus_Joubert]

I like the table. Where can I get a DXF for it.. How much ?

[fabrun]

look on my website

[fabrun]

new chair version tomorrow

[burtpara]

Hello,

you are making great job, like it.

the files did you share it or sell it.

thanks

Regards,

Burty

[burtpara]

Does all the work done by a CNC router?

[fabrun]

hi burty
yes i'm selling at low price
all the job can be done with a cnc router off course
(maurice c'est la porte à coté de chez moi)

fabrice

[burtpara]

Salut Fabrice tu est de quel pay?

quelle sont le tafif

merci

[fabrun]

ile de la reunion
tarif sur mon site (voir premier post)

[fabrun]

new chair

[fabrun]

last object created
thickness 4mm
55cm high

[CAM Craft]

very nice

[Gerald D]

Sean, I want one for my office, back(mounting) plate 300mm tall, material 3mm MDF. Please quote.

[KenC]

A beauty!

[CAM Craft]

Hi Fabrice, Since i have an order (Dad) pls email a invoice for the dxf file. Did you create your own 3d model of the head and then sliced it afterwards? or did you trace the profiles?

[fabrun]

i found the 3d models (made with 3dsmax) and then i slice afterwards

[fabrun]

sean, you can't receive pm here, check your email at camcraft

[CAM Craft]

i have thanks

[fabrun]

the continuation is here
http://www.mechmate.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2916
(subscribe to this post)

[Kobus_Joubert]

Gerald, you better get a security guard to keep watch on that Rhino. They killed the last Rhino in the Krugersdorp Game Reserve 2 days ago...just for its horn.

[Jan de Ruyter]

Might use this one as a decoy. 10 years in jail for posession of rhino horn.

[fabrun]

no animals had been hurt during this modeling operation:D
i promise

[Gerald D]

My dream is to come up with fake rhino horn that fools most of the Asians most of the time. That should generate some income while saving some rhino. :D

[Kobus_Joubert]

If you scratch long enough in those dustbins you might just cook up something.:)

[fabrun]

let's add some new things

[fabrun]

and

[PEU]

Fabrice, models look great, one suggestion, using edges of other shape than rounded or plain 90degrees adds a lot of machining time, they look great on the screen but take a long time to machine.
Just a comment, Im not saying its impossible to cut what you designed.

[fabrun]

i understand pablo
round edge is for more comfort

[Travish]

Fabrice,

What software are you using to slice a 3d model up into the slotted pcs like this?

Thanks,
Travis

[fabrun]

hi travis
solidworks

[Greg J]

Fabrice, models look great, one suggestion, using edges of other shape than rounded or plain 90degrees adds a lot of machining time, they look great on the screen but take a long time to machine.
Just a comment, I'm not saying its impossible to cut what you designed.

Pablo,

I'm struggling with the same issue. Trying to design around the issue, but still in the design stage as of today. When I finish designing the base for a burl table I'm currently working on, I'll let you know. The creative process is a slow one for myself, but I never said I was fast. :o

[fabrun]

let's add this
can be useful to hold sunglasses or earring

[fabrun]

hi everyone
last add

[PEU]

Nice!

Suggestion, make the seat area more anatomic, instead of a flat surface you can use 2 or three parts to make it more comfortable.

[lunaj76]

I really like it, my wife wants one for our wedding anniversary.

[fabrun]

thanks alot

good suggestion Pablo (for a futur version!)

lunaj76, pm send


everything hold on without glue, use of a "key part"

[Gerald D]

You can make the corner cuts much less:

10179

[fabrun]

thanks gerald for this good advice

[Kobus_Joubert]

I have cut some of your designs, and because I have to use a 6mm or sometimes a 9mm bit to give me length to cut through 19mm ply, that corner comes out smaller by itself.

[fabrun]

today let's add a mirror frame
a flat version and a decorated version

[PEU]

Fabrice, you need your MM built ASAP, with your design talent it will pay for itself in no time!

Once Again, very nice!!!

[fabrun]

thanks again pablo
i'm living in a so small country (but very beautiful, have a look: http://www.reunion.fr/)
it means small market
nevertheless, i have the aim to build a little cnc

[KenC]

BEautiful! How long does it take to cut?

[fabrun]

i don't have the answer now but will give one later

[fabrun]

hi everyone
here are the new objects
thanks

[PEU]

Excelent designs! you should submit them to YankoDesign.com !

Are you using models designed by you or using free models available online? I tried to slice rhino or other surface models in Solidworks and never got the the procedure worked out completely.

[fabrun]

thanks pablo
all the models are off course designed by me from scratch, only the rhino and the head was made from 3d reference
if you have a problem in a slice, send me the file, i will have a look

[hennie]

Fabrice can I also send you a file?

[fabrun]

yes, of course (use the email in my website)

[fabrun]

one more:)

[Kobus_Joubert]

Ok I will take a 4,2 meter one to use it for a Satellite Dish.:D

[PEU]

nice!

One comment, I made many experiments with this method and there is a "problem" when you do designs like the last one, wood thickness needs to be very uniform because you get either sloppy joints or parts are very difficult to insert into each other after you inserted a few.

Do you recall the ball I made? I started assembling from the center, the parts on the outside had to be hammered in place, I used just 0.2 mm over the material thickness for the slots. I tried a little more and the joints weren't as good.

[fabrun]

good to remember pablo
the cutting file is perfect but the cnc not (i'm exagerate off course)
the man who use it have to master his cnc

finally you are most serious than a south african boy i know (we know him all):), and he's mastering his mechmate for sure

[fabrun]

now in reunion island
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHraxybVUdM&feature=player_embedded

[Gerald D]

Second time this year? Any danger to people or economy?

http://bigthink.com/ideas/24521
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/10/15/5295725-hot-lava

[fabrun]

no danger for people if it stay in the enclosure (and if people don't go too near the lava)
for economy, inconvenience if the lava cross the road

[Kobus_Joubert]

Wow, I hope you stay safe.

[fabrun]

a round table in 3d

thickness 15mm
diameter big circle (under glasses) 1,20m

[liaoh75]

Cool table but I have a feeling dust bunnies will love to hide in the middle

[Gerald D]

The leg should be able to store wine bottles - keep the bunnies happy..

[PEU]

Nice design! but I have to disagree with G. here, the kitchen is not the best place to store wine, one liter bottles of beer are OK :)

[Kobus_Joubert]

No it's place for the kids to hide the cabbage that they don't want to eat.:p

[bradm]

Kobus, what are my children doing in your house? ;)

[fabrun]

hi everyone
new design

[fanefane]

Hi there! You're models are awesome! How do you slice the objects? With a certain function or a plugin? I tried with Split ( from Features in the Insert menu), but haven't received exactly what i wanted - those sliceforms.

[fabrun]

thanks
i post a tutorial here: http://www.mechmate.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8789&d=1267851455

[fanefane]

Thanks a lot Fabrice!

[fanefane]

Sorry for the double post. Could you also recommend a manual or something for a begginer in SW to start with?

[fabrun]

to start with solidworks, nothing better than the tutorial included (very complete, it remind me that i must read it whole) and then you can ask me by pm or email

[fabrun]

hi everyone
dollhouse added

[fabrun]

hi everyone
happy new year (never too late!)

let's start this year with two new design

[PEU]

beautiful, I do like the chair a lot!

[Kobus_Joubert]

I like the chair...feeling sleepy now..:D

[fabrun]

thanks guys

[fabrun]

hi every one
here is my new design

fabrice

[Robert M]

Again Fabrice….you strike again….a nice piece of work mate !!
Hope you can sell a few…Heuhummm…..Zillions of these :D
Amicalement, Robert ;)

[hennie]

nice!!

[fabrun]

hi everyone
last project

fabrice

[Kobus_Joubert]

That is very very nice.

[revved_up]

that looks cooler than my real bike :(

[aussie_mick]

Fabrice

Very nice. Is it designed in solidworks or what program are you using.

Wouldn't mind making one myself for my youngest son.

Michael

[hennie]

That is so cool! How can we get that cutting file?

[fabrun]

i'm selling it, of course (at low price)

[sailfl]

Fabrice,

I thought it was $50 US. Is that right?

Thanks

[fabrun]

you are wrong
price here
http://fabrun.pagesperso-orange.fr/project%2019/indexproject19.html
conversion
http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter/?amt=1&from=EUR&to=USD&submit=Convert#from=EUR;to=USD;amt=20

[fabrun]

maybe i'm too cheap:D

[jessyjames]

Fabrice is this like the puzzle lock stuff where there is no glue or screws required? I think its cool but would like more info as to the construction part of it.

Thanks

EDIT: I see the screws....

[fabrun]

if you want to see the chopper in 3d, you can download the edrawing file here
http://fabrun.pagesperso-orange.fr/tempo/rockingchopper.exe

[fabrun]

replace the long chair with a 2d cut version

[PEU]

Fabrice! very nice chair! How long it is? 2 meters?

[fabrun]

thanks pablo
1983mm*579mm
high:522mm

[fabrun]

last update
thickness 8mm

[fabrun]

hi everyone
long time since last update
here are three new projects

[Kobus_Joubert]

The chair is my favorite...nicely done

[fabrun]

thanks kobus

[hennie]

I also like the Chair verry nice Fabrice.

[fabrun]

thanks hennie

[fabrun]

last things i've made

[IN-WondeR]

Hi Fabrice...

That is some nice pieces of art... :D
More like that, and is there any cutfiles for these things, or is it just for show... ;)

[fabrun]

thanks
cutfiles is also available;)

[fabrun]

made of 777 parts
thickness 3mm

modeling was a huge task but cutting and building should be another huge task too:)

[domino11]

Wow, :)

[Kobus_Joubert]

Beautiful. That will be a BEAST to cut. Well done

[fabrun]

hi guys
last project

[Kobus_Joubert]

I wish I was small !!

[fabrun]

hi everyone
last design

a new chair
and an adirondack chair

[hennie]

That looks so good.Fabrice when will you be landing in S.A. I think you must bring those DXF files with I might just have some spending money for you:D.Where will you visit?

[fabrun]

hi hennie,
i will be at johannesburg the 6 march
i wonder how you know that ? :rolleyes:

[Kobus_Joubert]

:eek:

[hennie]

Telephone line 57 Km Long:D

[fabrun]

hi everyone and happy new year (never late)

[fabrun]

anoher one

[Robert M]

Very nice....equal to you & what you do ;)

[Regnar]

Is the 4 Wheeler Rocker a flat pack? I have a few sheets left over and I think my son will love it.

[fabrun]

yes, it is a flat pack
available for the moment in19mm or 3/4
what thickness do you need?

[jessyjames]

Regnar I can approve Fabrice as a great guy and artist! He has helped me termendously and his files are great! He does them in mm so specify imperial. He also does custom pieces per your request. I'm one happy camper with his work.

Take care!! :-)

[Regnar]

3/4 would be great. Do you want me to contact you through the site for pricing?

[fabrun]

pm sent

[Regnar]

Hey guys I just wanted everyone to know that Fabrices Models are pretty nice. He was very quick about getting me the 3d Models and DXF file. Infact about 5 minutes after payment. Looks like after nesting the Quad is going to take 1 1/2 sheets of plywood. I will be fitting this project in a little at a time. I have about 6 months before my son can even use it. I will take pictures along the way and posting them up here.

[fabrun]

hi everyone
2 new projects :)

[Kobus_Joubert]

hi everyone
2 new projects :)

nice... I have seen that Yamaha before .. :D