The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. CDT on Monday, September 19, 2022. This month we return to in-person meetings and will also be available via Zoom.
The meeting will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 14088 Clayton Road, Town and Country, MO 63017. Get Directions
Dave Ackmann will present Automating CAD For Model Railroad Structures Using “Generators.” When it comes to building structures for your model railroad, many basic items like walls and roofing contain regularly repeating objects. 3D printing makes the creation of repeating objects easier than traditional methods but using standard Computer Aided Design to create an exact model of what is desired can be problematic. In this clinic Dave Ackmann presents how he developed computer programs to design such objects (shake shingles, windows, and many more), allowing him to specify design parameters and then automatically calculate a precise 3D model to his specifications, all without having to learn or use a traditional CAD package; best of all, the programs are available for free. You no longer need great manual dexterity to create many 3D structure models.
A presentation “trailer” is available at: Automating CAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn2Bsxnx1L8
Zoon meeting details:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84251997325?pwd=WE9VS2hFRzh5ZEdrZTUzYU9zSDdaQT09
