![]() ![]() QUICK SHOP: Framed Mirrors & Wallboards.In the design, I used the orthographic view in almost all of this instructable. My laptop is a Samsung with Intel Core i3-2370M 2.40GHz processor, 4,00 GB RAM and Windows 7 Home Basic. I have to admit something: at least, it's a cool pen top! NOTES: I used the 123D Design 64bits for PC, version 1.1.41. Next time, I will design the helm aside and leave the hole in the board, clean separately and then assemble at the end. I worked half an hour designed the helm inside the cockpit and it was blown away in seconds on the waterjet. Be absolutelly careful, because a water stream in the wrong part can destroy parts of your project, or worst, all of it. So, I had to remove the support material using a waterjet. Cleaning: I made this project on an Object 3D printer. ![]() (Supposedly it was a joke, but I like the name. I had to print this jet with the cockpit open and somebody in the lab said "What did you print? Some kind of flying alligator?". Printing: When you print something with deployable parts (like the cockpit and the landing gear), the best is printing those parts wide open, for a better cleaning of the support material and for avoiding fusion between the mobile part and the jet.Invisible jet: I found an interesting trick when I was installing the landing gear into the jet: If you want to see through the airplane for verifying the right position of the axle and you don't want to use "Materials & Outlines" in your Navigation Bar, go to "Material" in the Main Toolbar and turn the jet into glass (something like Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet).The back landing gear didn't resist so well after the fifth handling. I made this jet thinking in accommodate one action figure, but I had to print it in a smaller scale. The axles have to be thick enough for resist the movement without breaking, regardless of the scale of your project when you print it. Axles size: Be careful when you design the mobile parts.(NOTE: In some pictures of this instructable you will see I'm working in one half, then I switch to the entire jet, then I switch back again to the half view, just for checking how it's working) If I had known this when I made the Transformer, I had ended it in half of the time, with more details and less "goboteness". Select the half you made and then select the line. Make half of the jet in one side of the line. But It was a very educational experience. I have to be honest: the final result didn't fulfill my expectatives. In case of failure of the mobile parts, the result had to be awesome enough for justifying the printing. The idea was to explore how to make a few mobile parts (in this case, the cockpit and the landing gear) already assambled to the 3D printed object. So, I decided to try making a concept jet fighter. I'm still astonished by the unlimited possibilities in this matter. ![]() You know, I'm still a rookie in this CAD and 3D printing thing and I'm learning by myself most of the time. My answer was "WHAT? YOU CAN PRINT STUFF ALREADY ASSEMBLED? Wooooooooooow.". Seven weeks ago, when I finished my first 3D printed project (the Transformers/GoBots unintentional crossover), Eric told me "Good job! Have you tried to printed it already assembled?", or something like that. ![]()
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