Invent Intro #05 - Circles (Revolve Boss & Cut)

Like the EXTRUDE commands, REVOLVE comes in two flavors, BOSS and CUT.WHAT IS REVOLVE?Basically, REVOLVE uses a 2D sketch that is evenly swung around an axis to perform its job.  As the sketch is swung around it either ADDS or REMOVES material in its own shape.  REVOLVE (Boss) adds material along the path and REVOLVE (Cut) removes material along the path, if any exists.The REVOLVE commands are relatively easy to use and are often the first thing users try when learning a new 3D CAD program. REVOLVE (BOSS)There are two elements that must...

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Invent Intro #04 - Circles (Extrusion Boss & Cut)

Extrusion is one of the most used commands in any CAD program.  And, Cubify Invent is no exception.  It is THE primary way that we turn a 2D sketch into a 3D object.  There are two types of EXTRUDE that can be used in Cubify Invent.  They are EXTRUDE (Boss) and EXTRUDE (Cut).EXTRUDE (BOSS) Essentially, EXTRUDE (Boss) ADDS layers of material in the shape of the 2D sketch to form a 3D object with features defined by the 2D sketch.  I don't think that it's a stretch to call EXTRUDE (Boss) the most used 2D to 3D option.Using...

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Invent Intro #03 - Cookie Cutter from Circles

We continue the Cubify Invent Introductory Tutorials by exploring how a single 2D shape can be used to create a Cookie Cutter.The power of Cubify Invent lies in its ability to modify and extend 2D shapes into 3D objects.  In keeping with our own strategy of learning a new product by focusing on a single shape in order to experience with new commands that modify that shape, we use simple circles to create a complex object.  In this case, that object is a cookie cutter in the shape of a cartoon animal head.In parallel with our Cubify Invent...

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A Welcome Material Innovation

OK.What I'm about to relate to you is NOT available for the Cube just yet.  Nor, do I know that it will EVER be available.  But, I suspect that it will be unless the fibers in the material I'm about to introduce pose some problems at the normal ABS plastic extrusion temperatures.Someone has recently announced a new filament for 3D printers that prints wooden objects.  It's called Laywoo-D3 and for now it's only available in small 3mm...

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