Unique: Design Your Own Gear Contest

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Starting from 27.09 we are running unique design contest.

Made possible thanks to:

Simple rules:

1. You design accurate 3D model of any thing useful for film making. Be it entire rig, follow focus or just simple clamp.
2. Contest do not have strick deadline.
3. At any moment company can choose winner.
4. Winner recieve item made according to his design for free.
And grants company right to produce such items in large scale if they like to.

Useful links and info:

Recommended free software:
Autodesk 123D
PTC Creo Elements Direct Modelling Express

See more info at
http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/865/solid-modelling-autodesk-123d-3dvia-shape-and-creo

Cheap software:
http://www.punchcad.com/p-9-viacad-2d3d-v8.aspx (runs on Win adn Mac), $99

Mac Software
http://www.ashlar.com/products/product-overview.html ( http://download.ashlar.com/downloads/88973_trial_downloads.shtml )
http://www.formz.com/index.html
http://www.solidthinking.com/default.aspx

Resource about 3D CADs for Mac - http://architosh.com/

You can also use any VM solution to run Windows programs.

If you ask me, get trials and choose the best software.
Usually trial versions of paid software offer big advantage in productivity.

In post you must provide detailed part(s) description and your reasons behind design.
To your post you must attach picture of 3D model and zipped 3D model itself (in native package format).

last_SHIFT

This is really cool VK - thanks for hooking this up.

Retina

Really cool contest, I wish I could sit behind a pc without my back hurting like hell... :-(
Perhaps people who do not know how to model, can post their most wanted design ideas here?

pinger007

What percentage of sales are we entitled to if TRUSMT mass produces our product?

Brian202020

I have a design for a replacement top handle for the AF100 as well as a design for a Nanoflash mount that replaces the side handle on the AF100. I don't need the money if they mass produce it, I just could use them like yesterday.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@pinger007

Look at rules carefully.
You get the item, company gets complete rights to manufacture it on their own.

LPowell

If TrusMT would send me the CAD design docs for their 15mm Follow Focus, I'd be happy to correct its design flaws under the same terms as this contest. My critique and suggested modifications of the device can be seen here:

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/36/thrusmt-follow-focus-best-option-for-under-800#Item_12

Vitaliy_Kiselev

>If TrusMT would send me the CAD design docs for their 15mm Follow Focus

I highly doubt this. Ypou can use many photos available. I could also ask for cross sections and measurements photos.
But you do not need to model entire FF if you do not need.

LPowell

@Vitaliy_Kiselev
It's understandable why TrusMT wouldn't release the complete design docs. Actually, I wouldn't need the follow focus gear docs, just the CAD docs for the mount and adjustable arm.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

As I said, get the photos and make it.
It is very simple.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@B3Guy
You mean alu cage made specificalle for GH2?
Nothing holds you.
I suggest to get Creo Express, watch few lessons, and make it yourself.

Brian202020

Anyone know of any free mac CAD programs?

alcomposer

@Brian202020
Sketchup? (wish that it was more open... :)
Free-Cad? http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=Main_Page

(Last time I looked at free-cad it was a bag of hurt,.. but now it looks like they have a OS X build and everything... check it out!)

Hallvalla

@Brian202020

Haven't tried it yet, but this may be the best one from what I've heard:
http://www.blender.org/

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@Brian202020

http://www.ashlar.com/products/product-overview.html
http://www.formz.com/index.html
http://www.solidthinking.com/default.aspx

Resource about 3D CADs for Mac - http://architosh.com/

You can also use any VM solution to run Windows programs.

If you ask me, get trials and choose the best software.
Usually trial versions of paid software offer big advantage in productivity.

B3Guy

Stopped dreaming, @Vitaliy_Kiselev :-)

I've contacted a company in my state that offers 3D scanning services. Nothing defininte yet, but if I'm lucky, I'll get a CAD scan of the GH2 body, then work up a shell design from that.

DanDOF

Great software I've used for real prototypes:
http://www.punchcad.com/p-9-viacad-2d3d-v8.aspx

Mac (PPC/Intel) or Windows

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@DanDOF

Very good find. It is cheap. Interface is quite strange compared to modern solid modellers, but looks like it works.
I don't see trial versions, unfortunately.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://www.punchcadlabs.com/ - this is page of their development stuff, you can find a link to request trials
here.

http://www.punchcadlabs.com/page7/page7.php - free beta of more advanced SharkFX (works on PC and Mac)
They send instant links, btw, no review of your application :-)

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Looked at PunchCad thing, it is usable, but as I said, interface is strange and it works not very good under Windows.
Under the hood it is Dassault Catia engine.

Trial links (I do not know why V8 is not present here):

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ViaCAD 2D/3D Version 7 SP0 Trial PC
http://www.csi-concepts.com/Demo/viacad3dv7/ViaCAD2D3Dv7SP0Trial.exe

ViaCAD 2D/3D Version 7 SP0 Trial Mac
http://www.csi-concepts.com/Demo/viacad3dv7/ViaCAD2D3DV7Trial968.dmg

ViaCAD Pro V7 SP0 Trial Mac
http://www.csi-concepts.com/Demo/viacadprov7/ViaCADProV7Trial968.dmg

ViaCAD Pro V7 SP0 Trial PC
http://www.csi-concepts.com/Demo/viacadprov7/ViaCADProV7TrialSP0967.exe

Shark FX V7 SP1 PC
http://www.csi-concepts.com/Demo/SharkFXV7/SharkFXV7SP1968.exe

Shark FX V7 SP1 PC 64 Bit Beta
http://www.csi-concepts.com/Demo/SharkFXV7/SharkFXV7SP1968x64.exe

Shark FX V7 SP1 Mac
http://www.csi-concepts.com/Demo/SharkFXV7/SharkFXV7SP1968.dmg

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Accurately modelled Weifeng weight clamp with thumbscrews

Retina

Did you create it? Looks amazing...

Vitaliy_Kiselev

>Did you create it?

Yep. It is part of much larger and complex model.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Weight fully assembed

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Added hard stops (hard stop is not easy to model to perfectly match :-) original)

driftwood

@Vitaliy_Kiselev Nice designs Vitaliy :-)

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