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Re: 3d models for shop layout


 

I couldn't spend too much time on properly appealing modelling and geometries in Fusion, so I used some generic simple extrusion geometries? to the nearest couple inches tolerance, but made sure my working "bench" heights were proper so I could share machine tables where they needed to be coplanar, or make sure one surface was high enough to clear obstacles. For example, the?frame clamping press isn't fully defined except with a taper extrusion?for the angle as it sits. The slider saw has a big block where the carriage and cross fence need clearance. Anyways, I made each machine its own file for future sophistications as needed, then inserted them into the main shop file. If I want to add machines later or trade out, it's not cumbersome and keeps the main file from getting too complex. This iteration is from 2021.

A neat feature of modeling this way is the ability to make 2x4 sticks and 4x8 sheets and move them about to test fit.

At this point my shop has reconfigured nearly every year, it's always a work in progress.

On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 1:29?PM Kerryj_smith via <kerry=[email protected]> wrote:

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[Reason: I added a link to the model of my shop and equipment in Fusion and pasted an overhead image of equipment placement]

David:
I have been on the same journey and looked everywhere for models. Finally, I got the dimensional drawings of most of the equipment I have, along with the equipment I will order. Then I drew the footprint of my shop building in Fusion (you can do in Sketchup too) and drew the outlines of each of the machines; pallet racks, etc. and extruded them to roughly their heights. While they are not true representations of the machines, etc., they are proportionally accurate representations in terms of size. I created each extruded cube as a separate body and labeled each one so I can move them around and determine accurate clearances, workflows, etc.? Not as pretty has having accurate models of my actual equipment, but I was more concerned in how to organize it efficiently to optimize placement in my shop.
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Here is a link to my shop model in Fusion:
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Attached is a screenshot w/the floorplan, machines in position, and the "naming tree" identifying the equipment.?
I hope this is helpful.
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Kerry
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Kerry Smith
Gotham Woodworks



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Brett Wissel
Saint Louis Restoration
1831 S Kingshighway Blvd (at Shaw Blvd)
St Louis, MO 63110

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