Inventor is a software that allows us to 3D model shapes or other things on the computer. Inventor is an amazing tool for us when we what or need to use the 3D printer. Inventor can do many things like parts, multiple parts put together, and animations. In IDEA we will only be doing the part files that go with the 3D printer or other machines. Inventor is an amazing website with an infinite amount of possibility for creativity and, like its name, inventions.
The Widgits I murdered with bad drawing skills
Here is just after the big bang of pressing create part file. Here I just start making the base of the Widgit, not very much going on. All I is draw some lines and dimension them to the correct lengths.
Once again here this is very boring I just extrude the base down .25 inches, to prepare for the next steps.
Do I have to many pictures this all very simple? Here I dimension the hole for Widgit 6. Which is done by once again just drawing lines.
Umm, Ok lets see how compact I can make this sentence. I Extruded square.
Boom! Dimensions for the back part of the widget. All you do is draw lines and put in the correct dimensions.
Tada! the world is formed! Oceans, land, animals, and plants galore. By all that I mean I extruded the stuff I drew in the last step by .75 inches.
The Most likely to be rejected section
Final Product
I have 3D designed stuff before and I even got inventor on my laptop at home. But this was the first time I actually got something into the 3D printing software and did all of it myself. This was such a fun process that I am considering looking into getting a cheaper 3D printer in my house. Overall it was a really fun process and I can't wait to do more in inventor and 3D printing.
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