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Man, I took AutoCAD classes in high school(when autocad still launched in DOS lol I'm old) and I was certain it was what I wanted to do when I got older. I even worked for a while for a company that installed nurse call systems and intercom systems in schools as their "autocad" guy that did the layout of everything. I was fresh outta high school and it was my first real job. I liked it but I had a long commute and the money wasn't that great so I got a new job and haven't touched a CAD program since. I really should get back into it since I now have some 3d printers and while just printing off other peoples designs is fun I'd like to learn to make my own and be able to manipulate those designs to better suit my needs.
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biracial bear for uncut posted:There is a rumor that Solidworks is going to experiment with offering a $99/year subscription license for hobbyists/makers sometime this year, so I'd look into the tutorial videos for it on Youtube or LinkedIn to get familiar with the workflow (because it is a wildly different perspective from old-school CAD). Hmm, through my work we have full access to LinkedIn Learning, so I'll def head over there and check out the courses they have.
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Hey CAD people, help me out here. I have this (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4345459) STL file that I need to make bigger as this shroud is made for a smaller fan. I need to enlarge just the base of it so that the holes are roughly 3" apart from each other all the way around and not change the dimension of the mount on it. What would be my best way to accomplish this?
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May 9, 2021 14:27
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Dominoes posted:Do you have any CAD software files, or just the STL? Unfortunately just the STL file 
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May 9, 2021 14:58
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Acid Reflux posted:Have a look at this and see if it'll do the trick. I can make adjustments pretty quickly if something doesn't seem quite right. It's kind of a kludge, but it's a kludge that should print just fine. Awesome! I'll check it out after work today. I don't need it perfect, just big enough to cover the vent fan and still be able to screw in the 3M filter to it.
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May 10, 2021 12:05
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Acid Reflux posted:The much smarter version of me just realized exactly what you were doing this for. I'm running a short piece of the mounting plate right now to check the hole spacing against the E10 itself. Should have a yea/nay for you in about 20 minutes. You rock! Printing it out now!
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May 10, 2021 23:04
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Acid Reflux posted:The much smarter version of me just realized exactly what you were doing this for. I'm running a short piece of the mounting plate right now to check the hole spacing against the E10 itself. Should have a yea/nay for you in about 20 minutes. Fit perfect!    Now to sell if the filters actually work to suppress/filter out the smell. Thanks again!
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