Ben Baltrusaitis wrote:

I found a web site to order "one of" parts and they have free 3D

software to draw the part for ordering. I used the software and it seems
slick. I have never used any software for drawing 3D objects

before.
Let me know what you think:

http://www.emachineshop.com/

Ben

Hi Ben,

the software is good to get started, as it is REALLY simple! I have a copy
of Rhino - we all love PL's drawings! :))
But I still did not get around to start using it, as it is very versatile
and therefore a LOT of different commands. But emachineshop seems a little
limeted when the time comes to make the parts:

I designed an adapter for a electric pre-oiler for my Diesel Toyota, as
there is nothing on the market for that oilfilter threat-size.
Nothing really fancy - a round piece of steel with the corresponding threads
on top and bottom, one side with an O-ring like the filter, 8 holes to pass
the oil on to the filter and 8 pre-drilled holes with a 3/8 thread feeding
lateral into each of the other 8 holes, but none drilled through, as I won't
know which one I will use - depends how far the adapter will screw on the
oilfilter pad. The oilfilter screws on top of the adapter.
They couldn't make it for some error in the price-calculation software.

The examples you find on their site and on refered other sites seem to be
good quality, but rather simple things. If it gets a little more involved,
"the software has an error" :))

Thomas J.

 
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