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I just spent the weekend learning 3D modelling. My motive is to further enhance and illustrate watch repair techniques using 3d animations and after a weekend of learning (thanks to Lynda.Com) I have made my first wheel.

 

I think it looks quite good so far :)

 

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Excellent Mark, would this will be the "mystery" you alluded to a couple of post back? What program are you using?

 

No Geo :) lol

 

I'm using Cinema 4d.

 

Just appended a different aspect.

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See a 3d printer in action at BAE systems a few years ago. They made a complicated gear out of some sort of plastic compound just from a drawing. Was told they are now working on compounds that will be harder than most metals. The future is nigh.

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Ooooo, I hope you're going to round off these pivots. ;-)

 

Don't know how to do that yet :) next weekend I will continue my education.

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Will, you are an absolute star mate!

 

I did not know about this site at all - 3D and CAD are so new to me, but I am getting the bug.

 

And it's also interesting to me because the big project I am working on, will partly be based around the 6497.

 

Brilliant stuff :)

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Will, that is an incredible web site.

It it won,t happen in my life time but ordering bits will be a matter of paying for the download & printing the part

yourself.

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On a Mac go to preferences, tick the "Show Develop in menu bar" then Enable WebGL. .

This allows users to see the 3d files in all the different views, I could play with this for hours!!!

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On a Mac go to preferences, tick the "Show Develop in menu bar" then Enable WebGL. .

This allows users to see the 3d files in all the different views, I could play with this for hours!!!

 

Sounds cool. Maybe i'm going crazy - but I can't see that option?

 

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Sorry Mark,

Missed the important bit you have to have Safari open. Then pref etc the Delope bit then shows in your toolbar & the Enable WebGL in this drop down menu of Delope 

Sorry once again 

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Got it. Never used that feature before.

 

Plus it has re-invented the anatomy of the movement which is cool, check it out:

 

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This will revolutionise engineers maintenance/repair drawings. I noticed using this tech ( I think it was a quartz movement) you can show how its assembled .

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The only 3D program I have used was an early version of Autodesk Inventor. It's great when you can produce something that anyone can recognise before you make it. Not everyone can get their heads around 2D drawings. I'm following this thread with great interest!

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I am sure the ETA web site uses this tech.

Log on to ETA web site/training centre/Eta Swiss@B/ETA/Swiss @B

then you can assemble and de-assemble common Eta movements

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This is actually quite addictive. Was going to leave it until next weekend, but decided to make a setting lever spring after supper this evening. It's coming together quite well.

Should have my own 6497 built within a few years at this rate :D

 

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I used AutoCAD 12 back them and was actually "programming" it or rather customizing it for the users. It's been a while! I have not been following this technology since then! Very interesting thread.

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This is truly getting quite addictive. I could not wait to get on my computer this evening :D

 

Thought I would tackle the pallet fork and escape wheel.

 

Think I might do the balance next.

 

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