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Man I haven't been on here in awhile. sorry guys :/ Still haven't had a chance to test fit. But it is a 52mm pod. Are you printing in an open environment or are you printing in a temperature controlled one? Our printer keeps the temps just below the melting point and I rarely have an issue with keeping the ABS flat.

Hmmm I guess I was thinking of something else because I don't have that. Here's what else I printed http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151214_190054_zpspsb70eem.jpg However I don't have an A-pillar in my car to test and see if I moved the pods over enough to not hit anymore

Guess who's back? I may or may not have printed something new. discojon you can add me to the list on the first page for 3D scanning also. As far as the Ebrake boot frame thing, do you have a picture of what exactly you are talking about? Mine is out of the car so I can scan it quick and or model it.

Well I changed the model so hopefully it fits right now. However, I don't have an A pillar to test it with. If I can get an A pillar I can know for sure. Then once I modify my first print enough I could sell it/give it to someone. That looks awesome! So is most of that 2D? Have you considered water jetting or laser cutting the pieces? I usually just sand it down then use a high build primer like that. I usually use the rustoleum stuff. Then sand again. Repeat Bodywork is a tedious process and I'm a huge perfectionist so once I start it takes awhile haha. Lately I have just been leaving the as printed finish. I'm sure someone could print these. Do you have the files for them?

Sorry guys I have been really busy again. But I did throw the gauges in This is with my AEM Wideband and Prosport Halo Boost gauge http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151119_204838_zpsqozdiata.jpg http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151119_204843_zps3w1q5vxi.jpg http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151119_204849_zpsqznctdqw.jpg http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151119_204900_zps8xmcjgdr.jpg And since the background cars were pointed out last time. Here's a different set of cars in my garage http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151119_204914_zps9i87z4il.jpg

Maybe I'll feel adventurous and throw some gauges in there tonight stay tuned

As promised here are some pictures I don't exactly have an interior right now so I tired to get a good picture of how it would look sitting in the driver seat but I think I was a little on the low side. http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151117_212912_zpsbfyvssec.jpg http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151117_212924_zpsidddjlds.jpg http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151117_212942_zpsnni1ll4d.jpg http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151117_212957_zpsabtjyezv.jpg

Ha 3D printed 3D printer head. Awesome Yea I can't imagine trying to get all the support material out of the pod if it didn't dissolve. So I also just noticed I never took an actual picture of the pod installed (without the A-pillar). I'll grab a few tonight so people have some eye candy to look at

I know there's quite a few that want one from what I can tell It will cost quite a bit in material to print mainly due to the size and amount of support material that needs to be used. I'll pm you my address and you can send it my way and I'll see if I can scan it. What kind of support material does your printer use? The problem with this is all of the small cavities and whatnot that I incorporated into the design will more than likely be filled with support material. If you don't have the support material that can be dissolved in a solution then I feel like it would be a huge PITA to get it all cleaned out. Especially the tube to route the wires.

Yea I have the 3D scan of that and the base model that I built of the vent. Are you wanting to have a mount come up off of that to hold the V3? I don't have a V3 to scan so I can't really help you there Yes I use Catia here but I can save them as multiple other file types. Sometimes they just get converted into "dumb" solids though when they get converted. It seems like that's what happens when I convert from another file into Catia. I didn't realize the actual vent came out? I will have to look at mine tonight when I take it out. I have a guy wanting my surround for my nav so I probably wont have the vent to work with anymore. Do you know if the vent is different for the ones with the cubbies? Yea I have a scanner. Depending how big and complex the part is I can just do it for you if you want. Just cover shipping. You can throw me a few bucks if you really want but it's not necessary. Yes and no. I have the model updated and moved the pods over about 1/8" to stop them from interfering with the a-pillar. However, I no longer have A-pillars so I can't exactly confirm it. I might see if I can print another one but since it takes so long to print I want to wait until the weekend and until there is nothing else in que on the printers. http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/comparison_zps7er65efq.jpg

Which vent? If it's the defroster vent I have that completely modeled already. Which Accessport? V2? I'll grab my old one and scan it tomorrow.

What do you need scanned and what file type do you need sent back? I can probably do it for you if you want.

The only problem with that is that you would have to print the entire cubby/vent piece which is huge and would cost an obnoxious amount in material alone to print. To put gauges right there you would be better off just fiberglassing the pods onto the original vent surround thing. I just wanted to do something different with that vent so people had options

No I found it like that in the morning I'll finish the pod. I'm going to see what I have to do to make my current print fit. I already modified the model so the new pod should be good to go and have no issues clearing. I just want to make sure the vent portion sits and holds in fine

Well I could just reprint the scan but this way I can build off the model. I just overlay the scan onto my model to check shape. That's what I did for the vent profile. Took me awhile to do with multi section solid sweeps and whatnot. Yep see above. Can do either one. Well on a sad note, my car is totaled and not getting repaired. However, once I get the car back from the body shop I will be parting it out. I will finish this dual vent first and send the file off to discojon. Kind of an upsetting birthday present in all honesty.

Yes that is the thread. He asked me to scan both the vent and the reflector and send him back an editable file. I was going to try and combine them together on my end also. He just hasn't sent anything yet. I think he is still waiting to get one of the two pieces back. 3D scanning you can't really edit the scan. You more or less get a "dumb solid" that you use as a reference. I can take 2D slices of it and dimension it that way to build off of it but I like to build to the "dumb solid" as I feel that works better. Basically you have a silhouette of the part you are wanting to copy and build your part to match it. Depending on the file I import it as you can do some editing with it but not too much. It all depends on the program you use. As far as the chemical bath I will check today and find out.

What do you mean? It's just put on hold for a week or two I can change the design of the one I have but I don't have a car to test it on until I get mine back. Yea I'm in New Product Development here. Honestly the switch was rough. I learned solid modeling on SW so it was difficult to switch. Catia seems to be a more powerful program with a lot more capabilities (FEA, Surfacing, etc). The only thing I don't like is that we don't have the kinetics licesnsing so making moving models is a lot more difficult than in SW. I think the most annoying and difficult thing about the switch was getting used to the new hotkey system and new mouse button layout.

We put our stuff in a bath and let it soak and dissolve all the support. What are you using? Thanks Well you don't get one then He's the one who pm'd me asking them to model/scan them for him but never ended up sending them. On a more depressing note, someone decided to slam into my spec B the other night and just take off Was a nice surprise to wake up to in the morning. So the car is going to be in the body shop for about 2 weeks so I wont get to be able to mess with the fitment anymore on the car. I will, in the meantime, shift the pods over towards the middle slightly so that they wont hit.

I am using Catia. It's another DS product. I really like Solidworks, what I learned on. It was definitely a bit of a change to get used to Catia. However, it is quite good. Print got done http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151012_072315_zpsvvwh9rch.jpg http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151012_072320_zpslnk9hn9b.jpg http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151012_072328_zpsyk1iem5e.jpg Except I ran into one problem....I need to move the pods over about 1/8" This was the first print with the actual pods and I thought I had enough clearance. I'm going to try and take the A pillar off and install it first then go from there. If all else fails I'll modify mine a little bit. I also might need to add a little more material on the inside of the lip that holds the gauges. Unless the gauges I used were just small. I need to try some others first. http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/20151012_120324_zpsrggh9zix.jpg

Someone messaged me about doing it and was going to send me the pieces to scan and model but he never did.

The blocking of the vent is one thing and the other is that I thought it looked better this way. I was trying to keep the vent as functional as possible which is why they are set towards the back of the vent and hang back.

Well ladies I started the printing Much excite. I am building it using a 0.0070" build instead of the 0.0100" build so it is going to take a bit longer but nothing else needs to be run on the printer over the weekend so I figured, why not. To give you an idea of the time associated with this and the material used (mainly for those that might print this eventually) here is the resource usage. Material usage is nearly identical between the two build heights: 7.0 in^3 of model material 3.6 in^3 of support material Time wise there is a considerable difference. 0.0100" build - approx 16hrs 0.0070" build - approx 27hrs So when I come into work on monday it will be done and ready for its bath in the support dissolver. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

So I made the pods a little smaller now. Here's some measurements. Outside is 2.25" and inside is 2". I left a 1/8" wall on it to keep strength (probably overkill) From the top face of the vent the overall height of the pods is 3.2" Here's a few pictures. I'm going to print one over the weekend hopefully. I'll have an exact timeline of printing once I upload it. http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/measure_zpsnze7r9if.jpg http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/side_zpsrjus8yjk.jpg http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab114/gearhead_18/Vent%20pod/overall_zpsnlpmkobq.jpg

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Ok well it's not hard to change the cutout faces and whatnot. I can just get rid of the SI drive selection holes and keep the 4 switches, or different switches, or add USB ports, or an Aux port or whatever the hell you want lol