Crafts & DIY Basics
Fundamental principles and concepts
FreeCAD Basics for 3D printing - Design your own plant pot
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Suitable for beginner learners. This course serves as an entry point into Crafts & DIY, building foundational knowledge before moving on to advanced frameworks or specialized paths.
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What You’ll Learn
- What it the class about?.
- During this class, you will learn how to take measurements with a calliper and design a custom 3D printable plant pot using 3D solid primitives and operations..
- To design the pot, we will be using the free computer assisted design software FreeCAD to design a pot fitted to your needs..
- We will address the 3D printing constraints: overhang, maximum slope, bridges, tolerances...; and we will learn how to compose with these in our design planning process..
- Finally, we will generate a 3D model STL file to be used in the 3D printing process..
- Who is the class for?.
- Anyone who want to learn 3D constructive solid geometry modeling in order to design simple 3D printable objects..
- Why is the class useful?.
- Nowadays, 3D printing is a powerful tool to fast build custom and cheap objects. Learning how to design your own objects is a powerful knowledge if you are interested in interior design, repairing broken objects or creating custom tools for specific needs. .
- FreeCAD is a powerful free software designed to help you create mechanical 3D models. With this course you will learn how to use it to build your own models or customize other models to your needs..
- Materials / Resources?.
- You will need to install FreeCAD software from https://www.freecadweb.org ..
- A pencil and some paper..
- If you want to build a plant pot fitted to you own pot, you will need a measurement tool (calliper, ruler…)..
- My Thingiverse Maker page : https://www.thingiverse.com/wolvilataniere/designs.
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Description
Introduction
Class Project
Designing The Pot
Setting The Dimensions
FreeCAD Layout And Navigation
Creating Basic Shapes
Planning The Construction
Building The Pot
Exporting
Bonus - Creating advanced shapes
Conclusion
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