New To CAD? No, but….

[blowlampParticipant @blowlamp]

Posted by Versaboss on 26/05/2022 12:17:06:

Posted by blowlamp on 20/05/2022 11:12:56:

Posted by Versaboss on 19/05/2022 16:28:50:

Now, Martin, can you please show us how to produce a workshop drawing with MOI (as that's what Nigel finally wants!)

Kind regards,
Hans

Well I could do, Hans, but it would be a complete waste of time.

Martin.

Sorry, Martin, but I have to come back to that. What I didn't tell is that I have the three months free trial of MOI on my computer, and up to now I couldn't find out how to do what I asked above.

It is true that MOI can do things which are difficult to do with any other CAD program (e.g. that 'Sunburst' in the example video, https://youtu.be/1B8g42hHJqg ). But for an all-purpose mechanical CAD I think it's not the right choice. You may have another opinion, that's your right.

I will be very interested to hear what SOD (Dave) says when he gets the round tuit!

Kind regards,
Hans

I'm not sure what your definition of an all purpose mechanical CAD is, but although MoI doesn't have constraints such as in Alibre, Fusion 360 and SolidEdge, it is highly productive for me.

Here's a simple workshop drawing of a part I just made, drawn & dimensioned in MoI.

Give me an example of something you think might be unsuitable to be drawn in MoI and I'll check it out.

Martin.

[VersabossParticipant @versaboss]

Hi Martin, thanks for this, I will see if I can recreate something similar.

Meanwhile, something which I think would be difficult to do. To be honest, I'm not sure if I added enough dimensions to copy it exactly, but some guesses would be good enough…

Kind regards,
Hans

[blowlampParticipant @blowlamp]

Hans.

I'll give a go.

Martin.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

From what I have seen of MOI that should not be a problem, easy enough in Alibre

making it would be more of a challenge with those two sharp cornered triangles and where the 6.8mm radius ends and the small rectangular hole time for an EDM me thinks.

 

Edited By JasonB on 26/05/2022 15:49:58

[blowlampParticipant @blowlamp]

Not bad to do Hans, just a little fiddly with the stepped areas. I haven't added dimensions, but could copy those of yours without much problem.

Martin.

[VersabossParticipant @versaboss]

Fantastic, Martin, I'm really surprised and pleased!

Btw, this part was 3d-printed, it is for mounting and centering a small stepper motor. So no problem with the sharp corners. Well, the print was maybe not of the highest quality, but sufficient for the purpose.

Regards, Hans

[blowlampParticipant @blowlamp]

Hans.

If you don't need or want to get involved with Assemblies & Constraints, then MoI can be quite productive for engineering drawings and is probably more powerful in some ways than other popular hobby CAD packages when it comes to producing more unusual surface shapes. It also has a 'soft' look to its interface which may lead some to overlook its capabilites.

You've come up with a nice solution for that part. Is the groove for the wiring? If so, it is a very neat way to route it and makes for a tidy job.

Martin.

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