From first sketches to first Shifter parts
Mechanical stuff printed in PLA? Hmmm... PLA might not really be the first choice. But since it is widely available, easy to print and rather cheap, - and especially the fact that I have plenty of rolls lying around in my workshop, I decided to start the "Sequential shifter Projet" as some sort of "proof of concept" in order to find out if it is feasable or not I am using Autodesk Fusion 360 as design software, Autodesk Meshmixer to create the STL and finally Ultimaker Cura as well als Slic3r as Slicers. Starting with a simple sketch It all started with a few hand drawn sketches.. While Autodesk Fusion 360 is one awesome piece of software it needs to be mastered. I am more a "Learning by doing" guy, so after watching numerous YouTube videos and a couple of play-projects I quickly started the "real deal", always following the rule "Keep it simple". Autodesk Fusion 360 - Meshmixer and Cura And here is the finished