Electronic enclosure design approach.
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Re: Electronic enclosure design approach.
Hello.
Reached Level 1.
Lower Body complete and dimensions looking good. With luck i will find time tomorrow evening to continue.
When finished I will produce a video about the making of the case ...
[Side note: even with the board (8.3 MB Step file size) inserted as simple copy my Quadcore takes some time for draft move an operations alike.
I think i will start taking a peek at the memory usage from time to time to see if we reach some kind of limit ...]
Roland
Reached Level 1.
Lower Body complete and dimensions looking good. With luck i will find time tomorrow evening to continue.
When finished I will produce a video about the making of the case ...
[Side note: even with the board (8.3 MB Step file size) inserted as simple copy my Quadcore takes some time for draft move an operations alike.
I think i will start taking a peek at the memory usage from time to time to see if we reach some kind of limit ...]
Roland
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Re: Electronic enclosure design approach.
Hi Roland,r-frank wrote: When finished I will produce a video about the making of the case ...
[Side note: even with the board (8.3 MB Step file size) inserted as simple copy my Quadcore takes some time for draft move an operations alike.
I think i will start taking a peek at the memory usage from time to time to see if we reach some kind of limit ...]
Roland
you could try to use this model created with my kicad StepUp tools for FreeCAD connectors are coming from this FC repo, with some slight modification to fit the pcb footprints
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-libr ... components
I placed only pcb and connectors... it is much lighter ... if you need more electronic parts, please let me know
licence for this model is CC-BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ as the original library of 3D parts, so it is sharable
Maurice
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Re: Electronic enclosure design approach.
I am just asking if there is an option ? I've seen this in some other video in YT. I can't find URL but I assume that was Solid Edge functionality.chrisb wrote:What do you mean by automatic? where would you get the information from about the cutouts?wrafal wrote: Agree. I just watched this video and I have another questions to FC gurus . Is there any way to make cutouts for connectors
automatically ? Author of this video just makes proper rectangles, circles and cut out holes but it seems to me too much manual (anyway I do
the same in my designs) but maybe it could be improved somehow.
@Roland so far good job. Waiting for a movie.
Re: Electronic enclosure design approach.
is that the hole wizard?wrafal wrote:I am just asking if there is an option ? I've seen this in some other video in YT. I can't find URL but I assume that was Solid Edge functionality.chrisb wrote: What do you mean by automatic? where would you get the information from about the cutouts?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYKVU76YX5w
Re: Electronic enclosure design approach.
I can't find this yt video. It's not exactly that I meant but it's useful anyway. Is similar tool included in FC ?easyw-fc wrote:is that the hole wizard?wrafal wrote:I am just asking if there is an option ? I've seen this in some other video in YT. I can't find URL but I assume that was Solid Edge functionality.chrisb wrote: What do you mean by automatic? where would you get the information from about the cutouts?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYKVU76YX5w
Re: Electronic enclosure design approach.
I have not tested so far, but there exist an old macro to make enclosures. See this thread: viewtopic.php?f=22&t=6983
The macro from the last post seems to run.
Ulrich
The macro from the last post seems to run.
Ulrich
Re: Electronic enclosure design approach.
Hi, this is a very nice macro that can solve some enclosure case...ulrich1a wrote:I have not tested so far, but there exist an old macro to make enclosures. See this thread: viewtopic.php?f=22&t=6983
The macro from the last post seems to run.
Ulrich
it would be nice to have it in Macro Recipes...
it will generate a parametric box, but with symmetrical anchors and without cutouts ...
Anyway, for a general enclosure, having a tutorial in building the box and cutouts would be very useful
Maurice
Re: Electronic enclosure design approach.
Totally agree + adding some tips about how to design enclosure to be useful in real world.easyw-fc wrote:Hi, this is a very nice macro that can solve some enclosure case...ulrich1a wrote:I have not tested so far, but there exist an old macro to make enclosures. See this thread: viewtopic.php?f=22&t=6983
The macro from the last post seems to run.
Ulrich
it would be nice to have it in Macro Recipes...
it will generate a parametric box, but with symmetrical anchors and without cutouts ...
Anyway, for a general enclosure, having a tutorial in building the box and cutouts would be very useful
Maurice
What I mean design enclosure which joints two parts together by screws, clips. How to design
both side of enclosure(bottom + lid) to easy hold in position etc.
This will be really nice tutorial if some one will make it, if not... I will do it as soon as I get familiar to those topics very well in FreeCAD.
R.
Re: Electronic enclosure design approach.
Hello.
Reached level 2 - case complete. Since i used several different approaches and different workflows in my model i think the video
should be more a tutorial than a competition entry.
Starting recording now ...
Roland
Reached level 2 - case complete. Since i used several different approaches and different workflows in my model i think the video
should be more a tutorial than a competition entry.
Starting recording now ...
Roland
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Native german speaker - so apologies for my english, no offense intended
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Re: Electronic enclosure design approach.
Hello.
Sorry, it took longer than expected.
But now the video on Youtube is now online.
Attached find the file.
Roland
Sorry, it took longer than expected.
But now the video on Youtube is now online.
Attached find the file.
Roland
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