Recently, I picked up a 1970’s era, “desktop” sized Tinkertoy construction set. The nice thing about construction sets like this is that the parts represent simple repetitive geometric shapes. For this reason, they can be a perfect tool to help you develop your AutoCAD solid modeling skills.
In today’s installment, we’ll explore the basics of 3D modeling by replicating a “spool” from this set. That being said, the skills we learn here could be used to create most of the other parts as well. Building virtual models using these components can be quite addictive once you get started. With a little practice, you’ll soon be able to recreate the major builds of your youth while never having to worry about running out of parts!
If you are interested, I’ve created a video to help get you started…
Would you like to experiment with the drawings used in this session? If so, you can download them here - http://a360.co/2vM5McK
-Jeff
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