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Hi,
I am designing a robot chassis in aluminum. The chassis consist of 6 aluminum pieces put together to make a rectangular box with holes for motor and other holes to screw them together. I have tried it in cardboard and it seems ok. Now, the manufacturer has asked to make a CAD drawing of it and send it.
Now for the question, which software helps me do this? I have heard of google sketchup and Autocad inventor. Do they help me do what I need? Since I am very new and fresh to CAD software, I am willing to learn any new software if it pays off in a long run. Since I need to give them details of screw hole sizes, motor mount holes, I need a software which can show me how it looks when I assemble all the 6 pieces together and also if possible add motor and wheels to see how it feels before sending for manufacturing.
On the other hand, I can ask a trained person to make this for me, but I have that urge to learn that and do it myself. I know it may be difficult, but I am keen on learning.
Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks
- Comments(1)
A****min
Jan 15.2020, 10:26:45
There's nothing wrong with using SketchUp to hammer out a rough idea of what you want to make but if you're going to have these made you're going to need the necessary gcode files for the CNC to cut out your parts. If you really want to get your hands dirty in this then you will most likely need to buy and learn a program like Solidworks.
Since the design is so simple, you're most likely better off outsourcing this to someone. A fabrication shop should either be able to do all of this for you, or suggest someone who can help you out.
