{"id":5671,"date":"2018-08-01T11:59:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T10:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5671"},"modified":"2018-08-01T11:59:38","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T10:59:38","slug":"solidworks-time-lapse-tutorial-grabber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/08\/solidworks-time-lapse-tutorial-grabber\/","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Time-Lapse Tutorial: Grabber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grabber - SOLIDWORKS Time-Lapse Tutorial\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1SzfYkqVjaY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The key to designing and 3D printing complex designs is problem solving.\u00a0Coming\u00a0up with an awesome idea, figuring out how in the world you going to make it and the hooray moment when the print finishes. This awesome grabber we have created shows how that can be achieved.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20604 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image201-4.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image201-4.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image201-4-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image201-4-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image201-4-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image201-4-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20605 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image202-4.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image202-4.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image202-4-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image202-4-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image202-4-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image202-4-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We wanted to have a device which can grab our snacks for us without getting greasy fingers.\u00a0The solution was a grabber that can extend out.\u00a0Printing\u00a0all the individual parts and assembling wasn\u2019t an option as we wanted it to come off the print bed working.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20589 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image203-5.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image203-5.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image203-5-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image203-5-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image203-5-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image203-5-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So we set off on our adventure in SOLIDWORKS. We extruded a basic X and cut away at it so that the two bodies were no longer intersecting. If you go back to one of our earlier blog on the ogre battle axe, we explain what happens when you try to print parts that intersect.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20590 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image204-5.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image204-5.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image204-5-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image204-5-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image204-5-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image204-5-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20591 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image205-5.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image205-5.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image205-5-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image205-5-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image205-5-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image205-5-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once we saw they weren\u2019t intersecting. We used the move command to open the scissor mechanism. This\u00a0allows us to cut away the areas that would interest in the open position.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20592 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image206-5.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image206-5.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image206-5-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image206-5-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image206-5-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image206-5-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0put it back in the closed position and added the pins to allow them to move around. We used a 0.5 mm tolerance to make sure the parts would move. Once we added the pins, we patterned the bodies across till we were satisfied with how long we wanted it and added the finger holes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20593 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image207-5.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image207-5.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image207-5-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image207-5-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image207-5-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image207-5-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20594 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image208-5.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image208-5.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image208-5-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image208-5-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image208-5-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image208-5-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20595 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image209-5.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image209-5.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image209-5-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image209-5-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image209-5-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image209-5-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We wanted to see how much the grabber opens so we made a quick assembly with the parts and mated them. This allowed us to test the mechanism. We created the grabber tips and did the same as what we did with finger holes to test the mechanism in an assembly and how it all works.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20620 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2010-6.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2010-6.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2010-6-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2010-6-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2010-6-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2010-6-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20614 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2011-6.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2011-6.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2011-6-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2011-6-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2011-6-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2011-6-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0sent it off to printer! Our first two models failed, the first one failed as one of the faces didn\u2019t have a big enough gap between two faces. This meant it snapped when I tried to open the parts. The second ones fused on the face touching the bed so we added a little chamfer to fix the problem.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20613 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2012-7.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2012-7.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2012-7-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2012-7-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2012-7-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2012-7-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20615 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2013-6.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2013-6.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2013-6-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2013-6-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2013-6-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2013-6-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20616 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2014-6.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2014-6.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2014-6-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2014-6-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2014-6-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2014-6-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20617 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2015-5.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2015-5.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2015-5-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2015-5-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2015-5-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2015-5-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once we got the third one printed it worked right away like we planned. It took thinking and pre planning to make sure we could achieve our goal. A lot of SOLIDWORKS features help with the problem solving phase. The ability to test the mechanism within SOLIDWORKS allows us to ensure they will all work before manufacture.\u00a0It can be a time and money saver.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20619 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2016-4.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2016-4.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2016-4-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2016-4-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2016-4-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2016-4-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20618 colorbox-20468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2017-4.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2017-4.png 1920w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2017-4-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2017-4-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2017-4-615x346.png 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image2017-4-728x410.png 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Originally posted in the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2018\/06\/solidworks-time-lapse-tutorial-grabber.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The key to designing and 3D printing complex designs is problem solving.\u00a0Coming\u00a0up with an awesome idea, figuring out how in the world you going to make it and the hooray&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[80,25],"class_list":["post-5671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solidworks","tag-3d-printing","tag-solidworks-2"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5671"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5674,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5671\/revisions\/5674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}