Mech/chem/industrial/process engineers and 3D designers

[Howard]

I'm looking for a SolidWorks model of a 3/4" mini tri-clamp ferrule, like the one shown in this picture

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Howard/IMG_1454.jpg
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Howard/IMG_1455.jpg
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Howard/IMG_1456.jpg

The best I can find is a STEP file, which works, but isn't ideal and I don't think it matches exactly what I have physically.

 

[Howard]

umpity rumpity

 

[PottedMeat]

you don't have a mfr/part no.?


if you just need a generic one see if the mfr has a model or their competitors
(yeah sorry, not real helpful)

 

[Howard]

I tried a couple of sites to no avail. Also talked to a sales rep, no dice.

 

[edro]

You have the part and you have calipers... MODEL IT YOURSELF, wuss.

 

[Howard]

You have the part and you have calipers... MODEL IT YOURSELF, wuss.

My tools are not precise enough for something with fine details like this.

 

[Jeff7]

Who makes it? Do they have any kind of drawing files for it?
Someone's got to have a drawing of it somewhere; I doubt they just scribbled something on a post-it note and told a machinist, "Make it look kind of like this."


And short of a 3d laser scanner, a caliper might be what there is to work with. (And a caliper is a darn bit better than a JPEG of it. )

 

[Fenixgoon]

if you can, try using alibre design xpress. it's a pretty nice cad program (xpress is free). i had issues installing it on my vista/win7 rig though, so you may need to use an XP machine or VM

 

[Howard]

Who makes it? Do they have any kind of drawing files for it?
Someone's got to have a drawing of it somewhere; I doubt they just scribbled something on a post-it note and told a machinist, "Make it look kind of like this."


And short of a 3d laser scanner, a caliper might be what there is to work with. (And a caliper is a darn bit better than a JPEG of it. )

Um, Alfa Laval, STI Flow, Parker, Swage-Lok... pretty much everybody in China and India too

 

[Squisher]

To do this where I used to work they would have thrown it up on a validator and manually joystick in data points and generate a model. Time consuming and a pretty expensive piece of equipment. I couldn't begin to ballpark a quote, but I'd say it would take a couple of hours by someone who was really good at it.

 

[Bignate603]

To do this where I used to work they would have thrown it up on a validator and manually joystick in data points and generate a model. Time consuming and a pretty expensive piece of equipment. I couldn't begin to ballpark a quote, but I'd say it would take a couple of hours by someone who was really good at it.

Exactly. Either you need a drawing to do the model from, go over it with calipers yourself, or pay quite a bit for someone to go over it with a measurement device. If the model doesn't exist anywhere that you can get to it there's no way to snap your fingers and pull one out of thin air. Anybody you ask here would probably have to sit there with calipers and go over it to get the dimensions anyways.

 

[Sea Moose]

Just take the part to a engineers workshop. a half decent fitter and turner should be able to reproduce a copy no problem