CAD Fountain Pen Solid Model

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Denis McCarthy

Denis McCarthy

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One of the guys here had mentioned designing a pen using Autocad or other CAD programs. So I thought it would be interesting to draw a fountain pen using Solidworks CAD software. I decided to draw the nib first, as this is one of the more complex shapes in the design of a fountain pen. I'll be adding more images this week if you guys wanted to check back every now and then. Once we have a complete model, we can explore some new design ideas! Enjoy!

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I use TurboCAD to model a lot of my designs before I attempt to cut materials and find that this saves me a lot of waste and heartache. It also helps to crystallise my ideas.
3D modeling has been a revelation to me and mostly I prefer this approach.
I bought TurboCAD after using AutoCAD at work and have been pleasantly surprised at what it offers at a fraction of the seat price.
Regards.
By the way great nib rendering!
John
 
Wow! this is like the birth of a new pen! I am waiting for the next piece to unfold. You are quite right in that he helps you to focus on the details....from my perspective it encourages me to think of the possibilities of modifications to my pens. Regards Darrell
 
Nice looking nib. One of the guys that worked here last year used Solidworks for a fair amount of stuff. It's a pretty amazing program. We used it mostly to test designs and find yield points (we're theatrical riggers).
 
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