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A Lathe Dog... Modeling and Machining by Pete

This device is a necessary tool for your classroom metal lathe. by Pete Sorenson

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Added by Bob Koll on January 11, 2022 at 5:14pm — No Comments

GearGen for PC and Mac

GearGen:

GearGen download files by Thomas Anagnostou. 'Extract'…

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Added by Bob Koll on December 16, 2021 at 12:49pm — No Comments

Making a thick veneer and bookmatched layout

Making a thick veneer & bookmatched layout

by Pete Sorenson

A downloadable document to get you started. It is created as if you might use your cnc router to…

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Added by Bob Koll on November 30, 2021 at 3:22pm — No Comments

Making a Small Sine Bar

Making Sine Bar downloadable document by Pete Sorenson

A tool for Layout and Set-up work …

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Added by Bob Koll on October 3, 2021 at 8:05pm — No Comments

SubD to actual fabricated kayak by Dave Weidkamp

SubD model that is contoured, remapped, nested, and cut on a laser. by Dave Weidkamp

The steps in fabrication are shown in the video (below)

Dave is paddling the kayak at the end of the video.…

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Added by Bob Koll on September 24, 2021 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Table saw cutoff box (mini) and Finger Joint attachment

Removable zero-clearance blade insert

Adjust sizes to meet…

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Added by Bob Koll on September 21, 2021 at 11:16am — No Comments

Polyhedron: 3d to 2d to 3d paper models

v7 Rhino is very easy to install Polyhedron plugin:

1 In rhino, command: 'PackageManager'

2 Select RhinoPolyhedra

3 Follow prompts

4 Restart…

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Added by Bob Koll on September 3, 2021 at 11:27am — No Comments

Gumball Lamp by Brian James

Gumball Lamp video

This is even better with the addition of the 'Extrude Ball' on the Gumball widget.

ALL students & teachers should view this video and work along…

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Added by Bob Koll on August 16, 2021 at 9:31am — No Comments

Gumball Practice using the Start Model

The Video: Gumball Practice

The video…

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Added by Bob Koll on August 16, 2021 at 9:29am — No Comments

Gumball Advanced by Vanessa

Gumball advanced by Vanessa

This video will show you the enhancements

to the Gumball in…

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Added by Bob Koll on August 16, 2021 at 9:29am — No Comments

STEM and/or STEAM

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Added by Bob Koll on July 19, 2021 at 10:57am — No Comments

Laser Cutting project: Acrylic Chess Game Set

See project details here.

Download DXF here.

Expand this project for to additive manufacturing by revolving the game pieces in Rhino to into 3D geometries and 3D printing.
Also encourage students to create a theme piece, that…

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Added by Mary Fugier on July 13, 2021 at 10:30am — No Comments

RhinoCam project from MecSoft Quarterly.

Pete Sorenson case study: RhinoCam Teacher/Student Project

Pete's Model…

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Added by Bob Koll on June 30, 2021 at 9:27am — No Comments

Flow Text along a Curve on the Paper Box

Paper Box Model v6 Unroll…

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Added by Bob Koll on April 16, 2021 at 6:29am — No Comments

Contour model and Waffle model

The inspiration for this is from Scott Callihan

at Harbor College in Los Angeles, CA…

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Added by Bob Koll on April 15, 2021 at 1:19pm — No Comments

Paper Box... Pete & Tim

Paper Box Model downloadable file…

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Added by Bob Koll on April 14, 2021 at 12:10pm — No Comments

Coffee Cup from a sketch

Paper Cup Sketched…

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Added by Bob Koll on April 8, 2021 at 12:56pm — No Comments

Toy Screw & Threads with Helix and Pipe by PJ Chen

by PJ Chen Toy Screw Threads video

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Added by Bob Koll on March 22, 2021 at 11:16am — No Comments

NEW: v6 Training Materials

Download the latest V6 & v7 training manuals and models, click the link below:

Rhino v6 Level one training manual and models

Rhino v6 Level two training…

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Added by Bob Koll on March 19, 2021 at 1:09pm — No Comments

'Trace' is now 'Vectorize' in Rhino v6 and v7

Vectorize plugin for Rhino 6 or 7 Windows and Mac.

The developer of the Trace plugin passed away a few months ago. Dale Fugier, one of our Rhino developers, wrote the Vectorize plugin to replace the Trace plugin. Thanks Dale. And also thanks to Gérard Bouteau, the original developer of 'Trace'.…

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Added by Bob Koll on March 19, 2021 at 1:00pm — No Comments