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Title: Arloids virtual workbench
Post by: arloid on November 07, 2017, 09:12:20 PM
Hey all,

In order to keep track of my progress and hopefully give myself a kick in the butt I decided to post my wargaming related CAD endeavors here.
As such let's start with my first project.
 
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/XBK2g11l.png" title="source: imgur.com" /> (https://imgur.com/XBK2g11)
I've decided to start making some 25mm bases with wound dails for my infinity miniatures. Currently the bases are 3.8mm thick and can check 3 - 0 wounds.

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/JDPLFO7l.png" title="source: imgur.com" /> (https://imgur.com/JDPLFO7)
Originally I had it set up for 2 10mm dails, however due to the small size of the text it wouldn't be able to be 3d printed using a regular fdm 3d printer.
Still the text needs to be reworked so it can also be 3d printed using a 0.4mm nozzle, currently the text can only be 3d printed with a nozzle 0.3mm or smaller.

For now it's almost ready for test printing, hopefully in a few months I can afford to get a 3d printer and get started on the aesthetics.
Title: Re: Arloids virtual workbench
Post by: AndrewBeasley on November 07, 2017, 09:31:00 PM
Looks good so far.

Are you tempted to add texture to the top piece to give different bases?
Title: Re: Arloids virtual workbench
Post by: arloid on November 07, 2017, 09:42:13 PM
I was planning on adding multiple different textured ones once I'm done with the testing phase Andrew, as well as making a few different sizes.
Title: Re: Arloids virtual workbench
Post by: arloid on December 06, 2017, 05:55:13 PM
Alright it's been a while since the first project has started and to be fair, it hasn't really gone of the ground since. However I made some promises to the group at the local store and long story short I have to design 2 tables worth of terrain for playing infinity on.

One of the tables is a trading facility operated by your friendly neighborhood Haqqislam and the other a abandoned underwater base. I've started work on the abandoned underwater base, below are the planned hallways in their current state.

(https://i.imgur.com/Fd3n7xQ.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/KYMaK0m.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/B01ezUl.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/jh8SBgs.png)
I plan on adding acrylic windows later on. I also need to make some maintenance hatches into the floors as a way of adding cover as well as adding some detail to the panels below the windows. Once that is finished I can break everything up into different parts.
Title: Re: Arloids virtual workbench
Post by: Codsticker on December 07, 2017, 04:00:46 AM
Looks very nifty.
Title: Re: Arloids virtual workbench
Post by: tomrommel1 on December 07, 2017, 07:35:25 AM
nice start
Title: Re: Arloids virtual workbench
Post by: Hammers on December 12, 2017, 11:21:13 AM
Cool stuff. I'd am having a go at larning how to muck about in Scetchup for my projects. A biy product of helping my wife with her shop window projects.
Title: Re: Arloids virtual workbench
Post by: arloid on December 12, 2017, 02:29:51 PM
Thanks for the compliments guys,

Nice to hear your having a go at moddeling too Hammers. I don’t know a lot about sketchup, but the day worth of experience I have with it made me realise what a nice program it is.
I actually consider switching over to it as my main program for modelling once these 2 projects are over. It just feels as a much more relaxed program.

On another note, what does your wife make? You kinda Made me curious.
Title: Re: Arloids virtual workbench
Post by: Hammers on December 12, 2017, 02:41:25 PM
Thanks for the compliments guys,

Nice to hear your having a go at moddeling too Hammers. I don’t know a lot about sketchup, but the day worth of experience I have with it made me realise what a nice program it is.
I actually consider switching over to it as my main program for modelling once these 2 projects are over. It just feels as a much more relaxed program.

On another note, what does your wife make? You kinda Made me curious.

She is using Sketchup for a class she is doing in visual merchendizing. Currently I am making a scale display to help her with her exam work. A window display for the museum shop of the Mediteranean archeology Museum of Stockholm.
Title: Re: Arloids virtual workbench
Post by: arloid on December 12, 2017, 02:49:34 PM
She is using Sketchup for a class she is doing in visual merchendizing. Currently I am making a scale display to help her with her exam work. A window display for the museum shop of the Mediteranean archeology Museum of Stockholm.
Alright, I can see why it’s Important to use Sketchup then, it really lends itself to that kind of task. Good luck with making the display.
Title: Re: Arloids virtual workbench
Post by: arloid on April 26, 2018, 08:23:28 PM
And it has been a while, not much progress, but I´ve started my CAD endeavors again. Started things simple by making a simple 4'x4' tile as a base to build on.

Talks with the local shop owner have landed on their face, I haven´t had any contact with the store ever since I asked one of the store clerics to make the owner contact me about what he exactly want for terrain for the store. Doesn´t really look like it´s high on the agenda, anyway I´m not gonna worry about it unless he brings it up.

Gonna make a hex grid next.