#Industrial Meshes
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Terry;
>> "Industry" type meshes?
I was asking one of our part vendors if we could get 3D Solids of our suppliers
parts for use in designing our equipment. Unfortunately, the response was
something like, "We are lucky to get (accurate) 2D drawings. I don't believe
anyone has 3D anything yet."
I just modeled a part in 3D solids about two weeks ago (a pressure transducer).
We were designing equipment around it, and then found out one of the dimensions
was off by .7 inches. We asked why, and were told "We had never built one
before, and that's what the dimension ended up."
So, I hope you can find what you want, but you will probably need to build your
own from drawings and possibly the real parts. I have found very limited 2D
drawings to work with, and many dimensions are missing forcing a guess at some
dimensions.
I wish I could be more positive, but I think also, it might be an issue of a
protection. If a manufactures competitors got information in 3D solid form,
it's just like real.
Dennis
Dennis,
>> …it might be an issue of a protection. <<
Yeh, I know what you are talking about. I decided that I was going to have to
model everything myself. I worked in a chem plant for 17 years before I quit to
do this. They are eager to see what I can do for them with the 3D stuff now.
The problem is, I know that place like the back of my hand. I even have the
spec sheets from projects I did for them when I worked there. I want to model
something to show them how accurate I can be. But, at the same time, I don't
want to get into the industrial espionage business. <g> And, it's not just
their systems designs that are classified. It goes all the way down to the
parts vendors themselves. Wait, you said that didn't you. I'll just have to
decide how UNgeneric I can make it and still include it in my debut demo reel.
Anyway, thanks a lot for the response.
Terry
Terry;
The guide I was instructed to follow was that if it was in a sales brochure, it
was fully available to the public, therefore the information in it was usable.
Otherwise, it was not to be shown.
Dennis
Dennis,
>>…if it was in a sales brochure, it was fully available to the public, <<
That sounds like a good guideline. I was thinking last night about contacting
their legal department and asking about two things. If anything that could be
viewed from the air was usuable? And, if anything that would be seen by the
public during their open house days was usuable. Although, I doubt either one
would be, come to think of it. It is illegal, or at least forbidden by company
rules, to take photographs in either circumstance. I've just about decided to
go with a generic type complex. I can show em enough to know that the idea came
from that complex. At the same time leaving out and mixing up enough to stay
away from any patent problems. They will be the first viewers, and if they say
it's too close to the real thing I'll just go to the burn bag with it.
Thanks for the public domain guideline, sounds like a good safe one to live by.
Terry
Terry;
>> Thanks for the public domain guideline,
Your very welcome! I wrestled with this myself a few years back. The other
thing to think about is "Are you portraying them in a good light." If you are,
it is less likely that they will mind.
But again, this pertains to items not "top secret", or "classified". That could
be a whole different situation.
Dennis