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Post by sims426 on Aug 15, 2017 17:52:05 GMT
Well I seem to have somehow landed in a pickle...my brother in law has been working on a custom cedar front porch for a client, and contacted me yesterday about a flower engraving for the top corner block trim. I told him yeah my machine is more than capable, and he says "can you have them done tomorrow?" 🤤🤤 So here I sit, with no idea where to start. I have aspire and fusion360, but no design to work with other than black and white pictures from google...the images are just a sample, he just asked for a flower about 4" in diameter to be carved into a 7x7 square. Can anyone save the day?? Thanks in advance for any tips or guidance guys!   |
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Post by kec-10238 on Aug 15, 2017 17:59:55 GMT
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Post by kec-10238 on Aug 15, 2017 18:31:50 GMT
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Post by sims426 on Aug 15, 2017 18:31:58 GMT
Ill see what I can dig up! Thanks! |
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Post by Derek the Admin on Aug 15, 2017 22:40:04 GMT
Good luck. Ebay does have cheap models as kec mentioned.
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Post by aforww on Aug 15, 2017 23:53:13 GMT
I don't know about Aspire, but in order to import into fusion you'll have to have either a step, stl, or mesh file. You can build a 3D model using fusion from the ground up in the sculpt environment. It's time consuming but doable. Probably not in one day though lol.
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Post by breslinmr on Aug 16, 2017 5:23:56 GMT
Well I seem to have somehow landed in a pickle...my brother in law has been working on a custom cedar front porch for a client, and contacted me yesterday about a flower engraving for the top corner block trim. I told him yeah my machine is more than capable, and he says "can you have them done tomorrow?" 🤤🤤 So here I sit, with no idea where to start. I have aspire and fusion360, but no design to work with other than black and white pictures from google...the images are just a sample, he just asked for a flower about 4" in diameter to be carved into a 7x7 square. Can anyone save the day?? Thanks in advance for any tips or guidance guys! Sorry only seeing post now just wondering did you get anything sorted yet. I have a few stl files with flowers but would need to look on computer but it will be the morning before I can check. Is it something similar to pictures posted that your looking for. Can't be 100% but will check |
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Post by sims426 on Aug 16, 2017 15:22:47 GMT
Well I seem to have somehow landed in a pickle...my brother in law has been working on a custom cedar front porch for a client, and contacted me yesterday about a flower engraving for the top corner block trim. I told him yeah my machine is more than capable, and he says "can you have them done tomorrow?" 🤤🤤 So here I sit, with no idea where to start. I have aspire and fusion360, but no design to work with other than black and white pictures from google...the images are just a sample, he just asked for a flower about 4" in diameter to be carved into a 7x7 square. Can anyone save the day?? Thanks in advance for any tips or guidance guys! Sorry only seeing post now just wondering did you get anything sorted yet. I have a few stl files with flowers but would need to look on computer but it will be the morning before I can check. Is it something similar to pictures posted that your looking for. Can't be 100% but will check Well after a few attempts in scrap wood I got them cut out and they turned out great!   |
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Post by aforww on Aug 16, 2017 16:26:43 GMT
What did you end up using to get em done?
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Post by sims426 on Aug 16, 2017 17:49:21 GMT
I ended up buying a 3d model from designandmake.com and used fusion to generate toolpaths. All in all he was blown away with how they turned out and I gained a little more confidence in running my machine effectively! It definitely fueled me with some new ideas and new fire to make more stuff!
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Post by breslinmr on Aug 16, 2017 18:14:37 GMT
sorry i tried too upload stl files but it just keeps saying file to long. Is there any way off sharing an stl file that i have saved on computer?
i know with an image you have to resize file to get it below 1mg but not sure about these files getting them below 1mg
Any advice great fully appreciated
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Post by sims426 on Aug 16, 2017 18:26:18 GMT
sorry i tried too upload stl files but it just keeps saying file to long. Is there any way off sharing an stl file that i have saved on computer? i know with an image you have to resize file to get it below 1mg but not sure about these files getting them below 1mg Any advice great fully appreciated Im not sure how to do that, I appreciate you trying though! |
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Post by aforww on Aug 16, 2017 19:34:11 GMT
Could try saving it on a Dropbox public folder
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Post by sims426 on Aug 16, 2017 23:29:39 GMT
And the pieces installed! Its an awesome feeling knowing that you made something like that and seeing the happiness it brings people when you deliver it!  |
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Post by Derek the Admin on Aug 17, 2017 1:31:02 GMT
Very nicely done! Those pieces will adorn that home for decades. Something to be proud of for sure.
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