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Woz05 · August 5th, 2009, 03:09 PM

Hey guys, just thought I'd throw these rendering I did on SolidWorks on here. I think they're pretty neat.

I've always just used SolidWorks for work stuff really, but you can do some pretty neat things on it with anything - so I started messing around on there and came up with this.

Does anyone else do any guitar stuff with SolidWorks on here?

numeric · August 5th, 2009, 10:22 PM

Wow! And I thought mine was detailed. Superb work!

sa paine · August 5th, 2009, 10:31 PM

Now all you have to do is put it into Master-CAM and you will have a guitar !

Gary in Boston · August 5th, 2009, 10:32 PM

What is solid works?

Gary

Woz05 · August 5th, 2009, 11:00 PM

looks very nice Numeric, I'll have to work on modeling the components next!.

Gary - SolidWorks is a 3d modeling program. It is similar to AutoCAD but it is 3-dimensional. You draw in 2d then extrude into the thrid dimension.

Brett Faust · August 5th, 2009, 11:06 PM

Hey, where's the CNC hump,on the bottom side of the neck the neck pocket?
Just kidding ,nice job guys.

tjk3052 · August 5th, 2009, 11:51 PM

Those look great. I might have to give it a try.

scottb1966 · August 6th, 2009, 12:07 AM

I work in Solidworks almost everyday. Haven't done any guitars, I would have to do that on my own time. I am normally doing stuff like this:

sarNz · August 6th, 2009, 12:10 AM

solidworks is more for engineering right? i have been using 3d studio max for a while now, but it is much more art based. here was a tele-bass concept that i wanted to build, until i realized how hard building a guitar actually is!

scottb1966 · August 6th, 2009, 12:24 AM

Yes Solidworks is engineering software that allows you to make solid models of parts and machines that you are going to build. It lets you see things in 3D before you build them and helps you design things much faster and more accurate that the old 2D Autocad way.

I have done both and Solidworks is much faster!

Mister B · August 6th, 2009, 07:52 AM

I've messed around with 3D rendering when I was planning my last parts build, I think I did these in a trial version of Maya. It was a few years ago now so the renderings don't look too good by current standards. I'm glad I went with a traditional Tele headstock in the end!

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numeric Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ames, IA Posts: 614	Wow! And I thought mine was detailed. Superb work! __________________ Matt

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Woz05 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rochester / Syracuse, NY Age: 22 Posts: 240	looks very nice Numeric, I'll have to work on modeling the components next!. Gary - SolidWorks is a 3d modeling program. It is similar to AutoCAD but it is 3-dimensional. You draw in 2d then extrude into the thrid dimension. __________________ "Are you really sure, you really want what you see...Be careful of something, that's just what you want it to be"

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Brett Faust Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Washington state Posts: 166	Hey, where's the CNC hump,on the bottom side of the neck the neck pocket? Just kidding ,nice job guys. __________________ Thanks ,Leo

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scottb1966 TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glasgow Ky Age: 43 Posts: 69	Yes Solidworks is engineering software that allows you to make solid models of parts and machines that you are going to build. It lets you see things in 3D before you build them and helps you design things much faster and more accurate that the old 2D Autocad way. I have done both and Solidworks is much faster!

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Mister B TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 50	I've messed around with 3D rendering when I was planning my last parts build, I think I did these in a trial version of Maya. It was a few years ago now so the renderings don't look too good by current standards. I'm glad I went with a traditional Tele headstock in the end!

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