> Hi All > I have been playing with the idea of building a hexapod or > Stuart platform mill with linuxcnc for the control system. > What I need help with at this stage is the design of the joints and > length of the struts. I have a few designs in my head and sketched out > on paper and am looking to see if any one knows of a program i could use > to test various geometries before I started cutting metal and building > 100 small test models. This way at least I could get a rough estimate of > the expected work envelope and length of various components to do > further computer testing and modelling before committing to metal. > I have played a little in with blender but this is such a big > program with a steep learning curve geared more to animation. It has to > look right not be true in a mechanical sense. Any hints or suggestions > will be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks, > linden > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 11:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Emc-users Digest, Vol 114, Issue 49 Linden you might try Google Sketchup, 3D modeling program it is free with a lot of plug-ins that can be added. I used it to design my machine, it also has a cam plug-in that can be added so you could create gcode to cut out your parts. The cam add-on can be downloaded from; http://www.openbuilds.com/resources/ it is called SketchUcam 1.3 you will have to join Openbuild Community to download plugin but that is also free. If you are using Debian or Ubuntu you can install Google Sketchup 8 by firist installing Playonlinux then use that to install Google Sketchup 8 a older version that works flawlessly on Debian or Ubuntu if installed this way. Good luck Tim March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
