Sss index (Scratch sketch sets in N scale)

[chessie system fan]

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You've really got me thinking.

[WidowCreek]

I'm amazed more modelers don't have laser cutters, CNC routers and 3D printers now days.  They're almost too cheap to ignore.  You just need CAD/3D CAD skills, which are more or less just time and practice.

Honestly, I think it’s the CAD part that gets most people. Most everyone I talk to says that they’re intimidated by the drawings. The first thing I tell them is look online and download free drawings. They are available everywhere and tweak them as you need. Especially for 3-D.

[WidowCreek]

You've really got me thinking.

  A few ideas

[JeffB]

Honestly, I think it’s the CAD part that gets most people. Most everyone I talk to says that they’re intimidated by the drawings. The first thing I tell them is look online and download free drawings. They are available everywhere and tweak them as you need. Especially for 3-D.

I guess I get that, but it's really not as difficult as they make it out to be.  It's similar to learning to solder or use machine tools. 

Jeff

[peteski]

I guess I get that, but it's really not as difficult as they make it out to be.  It's similar to learning to solder or use machine tools. 

Jeff

Oh, I think that 3D CAD design is quite a bit more complex and harder to learn than soldering (speaking from both, soldering and some basic CAD experience).  Yes, I know that CAD objects are all just bunch of rectangles, circles, and lines, but figuring out how to create a complex-shaped object from those basic shapes is not very intuitive to many brains (I know it is to me).  Soldering is dealing with physical objects, while CAD is dealing with virtual objects on a computer screen Can't touch those until you can print them. Not the same at all.

Plus to me it takes much more time to get good in 3D CAD (I'm still nowhere near being there) than it takes to get decent in soldering.  And hobby time is usually at premium.  Not making excuses, I just think the comparison is not quite fitting.

[WidowCreek]

3D CAD is much more difficult than 2D for Laser Cutting. But what keeps me from the 3D printing world is all the work that seems to need to be done after the print job is done with the job, especially with lower end less expensive 3D printers. However, with the lack of decent in scale, knickknacks, cars, trucks and such, a 3D printer is getting closer and closer to being on my desktop.

[wm3798]

The N Scale Building Inspector strikes again...



The window is installed upside down.  The sill and apron goes on the bottom.



Looks great, otherwise.
What kind of file do you need to cut the siding?  I've can export stuff from my design program that you might be able to work with.



Lee

[wm3798]

Making progress on the grain elevator.


These are great little projects.
Lee

[richhard444]

I have just found this post about the (Scratch sketch sets in N scale). I now have a question about them and that is can the templates be increased to make them to use for HO scale buildings. If so, anybody out there done this or have any suggestions on how to do it. I was thinking that when I print them out just change the print percentage to 200%. I am not sure that it would work.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Richard

[John]

Gary created these in N Scale - to convert the plans to HO, you would use 1.837 as the scaling factor .. there are some spread sheets here:

https://www.urbaneagle.com/data/RRconvcharts.html

[bigdawgks]

Honestly, I think it’s the CAD part that gets most people. Most everyone I talk to says that they’re intimidated by the drawings. The first thing I tell them is look online and download free drawings. They are available everywhere and tweak them as you need. Especially for 3-D.

I dunno, modern CAD software is really easy to pick up. I hadn't really used any CAD tools since learning some SolidWorks about 20 years ago, yet I downloaded Fusion 360 recently and it took me no time at all to get a printable model designed. After only a few weeks I feel very comfortable using it now.

In actuality, for me the bigger barriers are 1. I don't have the space for all of the equipment 2. I don't want to have to clean up all the mess. The CAD part is the the easiest part.