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Friday pictures 3-27-'15 (with topic guide)

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Friday pictures 3-27-'15 (with topic guide)

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Happy Friday everyone!


I've been seeing a lot of new people on the forum lately, so i thought it might be nice to explain the Friday pictures topic.

(or at least, my interpretation of it.)

It's pretty simple actually: Show off what you're working on or products you make.

 

You can use whichever software you like to make the picture (or video), the only "requirement" is that the model is made in Inventor.
(This is the Inventor forum after all, it's not a strict rule though.)
So, even if it's a simple screenshot, if you think it's cool or interesting you can post it in the topic.

Also; Anyone can start the topic, so you don't have to wait for any of the "regulars" to start it.

(but if the topic has been created, please post there.)


If you do start it, here are a few tips:
-    Topic title should start with "Friday pictures" followed by the date.
(the date has been a topic of discussion, it might be best to adhere to the American notation of Month - Day - Year.)
-    Try to add the image(s) or video(s) to the post, not as attachments.
-    Let us know what software you used. (if it's not apparent)
-    Let us know what it is you're showing. (if it's not apparent)

 


That's it, so please feel free to join in!

 

 


As an indication of software used for images in this topic:
Images:
Inventor - screenshots, raytracing realistic appearance, studio render
ShowCase - usually part of a suite
3DS Max - usually part of a suite
VRed - Standalone Autodesk software
Blender - non-Autodesk software (free)
(and maybe some others)

 

Videos:
Youtube (not an actual tool, but used to post video)
Autodesk screencast
Jing
(and probably others)


Niels van der Veer
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mdavis22569
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New Machine I've been working on over the past 6 months .... Called "The Lite"

 

It's a Automated simple filling machine

 

 

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Ok, so now for my picture this week.

 

Thanks again for the "cherry on the cake" tips @Anonymous , i found out how to make an ambient occlusion map (render?) with mentalray in 3DS Max and added it together with the high pass and levels in Photoshop for this one.

(making the AO was actually easier that i expected, but it's all about knowing where the buttons are 😉 )

 

Pompen.jpg

As a comparison, here's the same 2 pumps done in ShowCase a while back:

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Pompdisplay.jpg
The amount of time invested isn't quite the same, this ShowCase render was done quicker and without creating the textured materials you see in the 3DS Max render.

Have a good weekend people!


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sam_m
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Wow - good work with 3DS mate!

 

The only thing that (to me) makes me think it's not real are the similar alignment/rotation of many of the bolt-heads (and the accumulation of dust under the models and a small smear of oil/grease somewhere).



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Nice job, Niels!

 

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I broke rule #1..

But I've been playing with Revit lately..

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Inventor can import revit models nowadays... so you're still good 😄
(like i said, it's not a strict rule)

@sam_m I did rotate the bolts out of alignment... what's making them look "non-real" is the fact that the text on top of them is missing.
And i'm not proficient enough with Max yet to start adding dirt/smudges, but maybe someday 😉

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sam_m
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sorry m8, just all 4 of the cap heads on the smaller/right model look vertical to me. It's a sign of how good renderings are getting when it turns into nick-picking things looking too clinical and perfect 😉



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I've been trying to incorporate rendered models into out Design Packages, I have the redered image but when I convert to PDF the image becomes "jagged".0053242.png

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sam_m
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when you convert the file to a pdf (or print as a pdf) it usually compresses the images to reduce the pdf file size.  This often results in lower resolution or artifact-laden results.

 

Check the pdf options - play with the compression options (depending what package you're using there's usually options like zip or jpg image compression) and increase the image dpi settings.  it's a trade off between image quality and file size and usually pdf is set more to compress the size than preserve image quality.

 

I hope that helps.



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What do you mean by "convert to pdf"?

When i used some of my showcase renders for our brochure, i placed the images into the document with my layout software (indesign / illustrator) and exported the final result as pdf.
In that final export, everything sam_m says holds true regarding compression but my images never became "jagged".

Only time i've seen jagged images is when i made pdf's from inventor idw's directly and only with shaded views.

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matt_johnson35
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Thanks for the suggestion, I made a note for the next time I try 🙂

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matt_johnson35
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that's when it's "jagged". when I convert the .IDW file to PDF.

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Are you printing to pdf or using the export function?

I remember having to change the settings for printing...
Using the pdf/A-1b setting usually gives a non-jagged result, but might have a larger filesize.

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matt_johnson35
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yes, there's something called CUTEPDF that we use to create the PDF.

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I've heard of that one, not sure if it offers the pdf/A setting.
I'd try using the export function instead.
(That's available in 2014, right? )

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cwhetten
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Here is a hanging light fixture I have been working on at home:

 

 

Cameron Whetten
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cwhetten
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And here is the finished project:

 

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Cameron Whetten
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LT.Rusty
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So as usual, I'm a little late getting into the action on the Friday pictures - it is, obviously, Monday.  My problem is that most of the stuff that I get to do that's fun and not confidential gets done on the weekend, so I usually forget to post it on the following Friday.

 

Anyway.

 

This is the project from this past weekend.

 

My stepmother has cancer, and it's pretty rough.  My dad and I are both members of the American Legion, and even though I live in California I'm a member of the post back home in Maine.  They held a benefit for her recently, to raise money toward her treatment.  (Even good insurance - retired gov't employee - doesn't cover everything on that.)  

 

As a thank you I'm making something for the guys at the hall to use.

 

These being New Englanders we're talking about, there's a lot of cribbage being played there on a daily basis, and so this is going to be (when it's finished) a cribbage board.  The tracks will go around the outside.  The pegs will be empty 5.56x45 brass.  

 

Part was modeled in Inventor Pro 2015, and toolpaths were done in Inventor HSM.  Morphed spiral with a 1/2" ball end for heavy roughing, then again with 1/4" ball end for more detailed roughing.  Finishing pass was done with 1/8" ball end cutter, again with morphed spiral.  The name and location of the post (very faint in this picture - you can't get too far into the letters with a 1/8" cutter) will be cut out with a .03" engraving cutter, and then the holes wil get done with a 1/4" flat end mill.

 

It's hard to see in this picture, but the whole crest is actually domed slightly - the bottom of the dished area is at Z-.5, while the top of the very center is at about Z-.02 or so.

 

Finish will be high-gloss polyurethane, with several coats applied.

 

 

Rusty

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Nice Job, LT.Rusty!

 

Was it CNC cut?

 

Did you consider staining it at all?

 

 

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