Designed a car body that went into manufacture today.
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[quote]but when the buck was made it was created within a tolerence of 0.05mm
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How did you manage to measure it with that accuracy ? bed plate and cmm ?
I know that the 1 / 2 Million Quid Aluminium / Steel insert Enviromental cubes Bentley / Jag / Aston use to check component fit are only something like 0.1mm accuracy.
Any reason why you used Solidworks ? or did you use Alias or Icem for the surfacing side ?
Looks an interesting project, looking forward to see the finished pics.
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How did you manage to measure it with that accuracy ? bed plate and cmm ?
I know that the 1 / 2 Million Quid Aluminium / Steel insert Enviromental cubes Bentley / Jag / Aston use to check component fit are only something like 0.1mm accuracy.
Any reason why you used Solidworks ? or did you use Alias or Icem for the surfacing side ?
Looks an interesting project, looking forward to see the finished pics.
Indeed CNC is very accurate indeed for individual components but the fixture is an assembly, how did you manage 0.05mm on the assembly ? how was it measured ?
Or was it assembled then the final cut done by a 5 axis machine ?
Then again what the fixture is used for I would say a mm is so would be fine.
Or was it assembled then the final cut done by a 5 axis machine ?
Then again what the fixture is used for I would say a mm is so would be fine.
Edited by Mick_N on Saturday 24th January 18:18
"Indeed CNC is very accurate indeed for individual components but the fixture is an assembly, how did you manage 0.05mm on the assembly ? how was it measured ?
Or was it assembled then the final cut done by a 5 axis machine ?"
I understand what you are getting at now.
The profiles were cut out to a high tolerance and the way I designed the buck means they fit together superbly whilst allowing for expansion and contraction of the wood. 0.05mm tolerance on the assembly? I could not claim that.
SB
Or was it assembled then the final cut done by a 5 axis machine ?"
I understand what you are getting at now.
The profiles were cut out to a high tolerance and the way I designed the buck means they fit together superbly whilst allowing for expansion and contraction of the wood. 0.05mm tolerance on the assembly? I could not claim that.
SB
Edited by Whitney-Paine on Saturday 24th January 18:25
Top marks that man - I wasn't aware that solid-works was such a good surfacing package. I use Catia V5 all day for surfacing and I thought it was the dogs danglies - it appears to have a worthy contender, but - far too expensive for a private licence at home - can you give an idea what SW costs to run?
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