How To Design a Distro Plate for Water-Cooling | The Definitive Guide
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- Our 1000D Mega-Build project contains an awful lot of distribution plates that route the coolant. Alex shows you how to design a distro plate from scratch in Autodesk Fusion 360 so you can make them too!
Link to Autodesk Fusion 360: goo.gl/5Srhu6
Timestamps:
2:03 - Part 1 - Making a Basic Reservoir
22:20 - Part 2 - Making Connections Between Components
37:00 - Part 3 - Combining the Two and Adding Details
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Timestamps:
2:03 - Part 1 - Making a Basic Reservoir
22:20 - Part 2 - Making Connections Between Components
37:00 - Part 3 - Combining the Two and Adding Details
What type of double sided tape do you use ?
Thank you so, so very much for this tutorial! I'm very grateful!
You are a complete legend for posting this, after the other videos I’ve been playing with Fusion but as you will know working examples will massively improve skills.
Keep up the amazing work and do give some thought to a mod shop as I really think it’s a gap in market which you could make a well deserved income off. Cheers!
I’m going to be out of business if you keep doing this nice videos, great work
Hey hey I’ve been directing more business your way than ever haha. Somebody has to cut those US distros after all
I need a custom distribution plate if interested
@@BusaDud google search radikult-custom and you'll find their services
I have been thinking about a whole PC case that is a distro-plate, so thanks for this video !!
I'm amazed you don't have more subs. The key mirror software you have running on the bottom right is simply an amazing attention to detail that MANY people leave out when creating these tutorials. Makes it kind of hard to follow sometimes because experienced designers use keyboard shortcuts all the time.
A distro plate would make for the perfect Fusion first project! Since drawing flat faces and then extruding them is how Fusion works, you could make one sooooooo easily! You might even be able to resin print that yourself! I've done an oil tank with integrated oil lines before, that worked a charm...
I finally see a really good quality video here, albeit later. This is exactly what I enjoy, Fusion 360 starter and distro plate on Cougar Conquer. That's my goal. Let's get to work. And you are awesome. Keep it up. Great work.
Awesome video, honestly such a huge help. My program was crashing frequently, after watching how you path your screw holes its forever stable and I can continue to model. Keep up the good work!
That's awesome! Hadn't considered that perhaps having them manually in a sketch might cause instabilities with current versions. I have seen the program get very sluggish on heavy sketches though so it makes sense.
I am very happy to watch you guide, very useful for me and for everyone, I am so grateful for you
This tutorial was a godsend, and all the others from you guys.
Thank you
Thank you so much for making this. I really needed this
Awesome video, thank you for going slow and really demonstrating the basics without confusing the noob brain with complex patterns. Can you please tell me what CNC machine you use, what machine you recommend for a hobbyist and also is there such a machine that combines acrylic cnc machining with laser cutting and etching? Great video, thank you.
Been thinking about making an O-ring version with the laser for quite some time now. Watched the video from start to finish and I learned a lot, thanks man!
One of the greatest mustaches ever.
Thank you I learnt a lot about Fusion 360 that I had never used before.
Finished a basic design today! Excited to make a more complex one tomorrow!
Have you ever made a distro plate for the raijintek paean? The machine is huge and has a lot of possibilities! Seeing you build a computer in that would be epic! I would love to see how you design the plates to be case specific! There aren't any plates for the paean or any case specific mods for it. I think you're the guy for the job!
Thank you so much for this insightful tutorial! Helped me so much!
Off to making my first acrylic reservoir, wish me luck!
P.s. I spray water to cool my bit tip
Good video. Thank you for it. Also have you ever used Tensol? Is for welding acrylic, it’s used in sign making for acrylic bonding that leaves no marks, I usually make a 0.5mm channel for the tensol to flow through when I don’t want it to drip down and edge when I’m using pressure to attach it
Where you were doing the pattern. maybe try selecting by feature instead of faces. It's sometimes limiting in the number of features it can do at once but I like it because I don't have to click through the faces super carefully. Just the features at the bottom like you initially tried.
Ahh I don’t do that on purpose as Fusion has issues with it for some reason. It quite often duplicates the entire surface the feature is set inside, which naturally causes a mess. No idea why it does it though, once that’s become stable then going by feature is the way to do it yeah, it’s how I used to do them with Inventor.
@@bittech1 I think I know what you mean. I might have had that happen when mirroring feature a few time. Glad I came across your channel. I'm really into PC building/modding and 3d printing. Have been looking into getting a CNC and learning cam in fusion.
Your vids have been a big help!
When i go to offset. It offsets from the vertice that is already extruded down. So when i go to create the o-ring channels the rest of the block extrudes downwards.
Nice tutorial as always!
BTW can u teach us how to attach a D5/DDC pump on the Distro Plate please?
I want to design my own Distro Plate/reservior with two DDC pumps attach on it but don't really have a clear mind how to do it.
Not a bad idea actually, although might be a while before that one comes out. In the meantime though, do you have a stock pump top of sorts? Like the sort made by EK or Alphacool etc. You can use one of those to derive all the necessary measurements and requirements for designing your own, it’s fairly simple if you have access to the information.
@@bittech1 I would love that vid! Or downloadeble content :)
brilliant video champion!!!!!!
Excellent work and content!
Thank you so much!!
Great video mate! Very helpful! I think I'll have to make 1 for a future Mod within the next year or so.
Is this intended so you send the file off to somewhere that machines Acrylic and you just assemble it all? Would love to do something like this but with no idea of price for getting the work done its tricky to know if it is worth investing the time into designing it.
ps. love all the videos - keep up the hard work!
Awesome vid! Should come in handy when I buy all my components... next year lol
I love this video.
May i ask, can you recommend a good cnc machine for creating this one?
DMG Mori DMC 1850V should be good enough.
@@jamegumb7298 thanks!
@@jamegumb7298 HAHAHAHAHA
High Z 1000 T, this is the one he has.
High Z has different versions and even some cheaper smaller ones.
You can´t really go much cheaper, without losing precision.
Unless you build it yourself, and even then you need the time and knowledge.
@@stokeseta7107 thanks. Yeah ive been obsessing with one. Its qyite expensive but im taking it slow. I might just do it diy
We have a 2.2mm oring channel - he writes 2mm xD . Good job man, nice tutorial.. :)
Very nice tutorial! Keep em coming!
Thanks Alex. Great job.
Is there a place to find 3D models of cases? An OBJ or STL I can drop in fusion to design the water district plate.
Where do you get acrylic that isn’t uneven. The only acrylic I can find has over .5 mm of difference making it impossible to get the o ring channel the right depth.
How do you get custom o rings without over paying? and where is the best place to get the acrylic / material to make these??
thanks
I have done some AutoCad courses from scratch to the 3D modeling, the main question is how/where do you get the perfect O rings for your design? And what is the best material to use for the waterway?
real noice distro plate
during the first distro plate, i cant extrude the seal area it selects everything but the middle cannot figure out what im doing wrong
Hello
Thanks for amazing video!
can I know what programme and cutting machine you are using? if you can let me know?
thanks in advance from UK :)
What I don't get is how do you pick o-ring for these?
hi I know this is very late but I've been looking for something like this for months, finally I found your channel and its the BEST I've ever seen and needed. Can't thank you enough for making these videos and teaching us all the details. I'm a ME student wanting to make a custom hardline pc. I have a question, how do you determine the depth and width of the o-ring groove? in the video it's 2.2mm wide and 1.3mm deep, some o-ring has recommended groove depth/width but some don't.
Andrew it’s actually pretty simple math... calculate a cross-section surface of a round o-ring vs a rectangular o-ring channel. In this case you end up with roughly 10% compression.
Hello there, thanks for this video. I build my first custom loop ever and am thinking of making a custom distribution plate after seeing your videos. I am pretty confident in my design abilities. But i would like to know if someone has any ideas about how to add a flow indicator i to the design or knows where to buy these? I would like to have pellers for my dual loops one for each loop.
Top video! saved to favs, now hurry up with the next :). I wanna know how best to finish the acrylic after its cut? Do you sand down the mill paths afterward?
Ahh mine come out polished straight from the machine, I just give them a wipe down with a micro fibre towel, no sanding necessary
How do you get custom O-rings to match your custom design? Can you order small batches from a supplier in your design or do you buy premade o-rings of various shapes and design the sections to match the o-rings available?
Hey Alex, I lovin ur video, they are very helpfull and inspiring. However, in this video here I'm still a little confused about something. You saying you use 2mm diameter Orings and recommend a channel of the size 2.2x1.3mm^2. That is the total cross-sectional area of the channel is 2,86mm^2 and of the Oring is 3.14mm^2. Sure, it results in a high pressure on ur Oring butr doesnt that cause a offset between the two plates which u can see?
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Great job! Buth, how you make O-Ring?!
you buy o-ring loops of the right width and glue the two ends together
Could you explain how you made that mirrored finish version please? This is fantastic!
When I go to the fusion 360 website it says it's only free for students and educators.
Edit: You can still get it for 1 year free as a hobbyist, just have to download the free trial.
Great video
Outstanding
I see fusion 360 has changed a bit since this video has gone up. I have been able to get everything done up to a point. When I am trying to do the screws I am having issues. I follow your steps with the offset exactly, but when I try to work off the line that has been created it is starting the screw at the top of the "base layer." Basically after creating the offset and saving that sketch, when I go to create a hole, it will start in the middle of 2 pieces of acrylic and not off the top lid face of the project. Any tips or ideas on where I am going wrong? Thanks.
Can you please put a link to buy the black ring materiel ? :)
It's called "Nitrile rubber Oring cord"! I use 3mm generally but you can get for various sizes!
Good luck! 👍
What type of machine do you use? And whats the best affordable desktop machine For jobs like this?
When you make a design for distro plates do you work around standardised ready avaable o'ring sizes or dou you order custom made ones for your needs?
Generally I make my own for most channels. For very small ones though I work to standard sizes as it's much lower risk.
Hello, really great video. Can you make a video or is there one that how the router drill out the screw holes, i had a really hard time tapping those and the screws just cannot fit in after.
Sadly it’s a little specific to which machine is used at that point :/
The way I do it is by threadmilling at the same time as cutting the holes, although I don’t know how viable this is on other machines. Higher end ones will tend to drill the holes and then rigid tap them, lower end machines you’re best off drilling and tapping by hand unfortunately, you can use a hand drill with variable torque to help with this though.
@@bittech1 guess ill have to do it my own then, thanks! love your videos
Why is the first offset appearing in red INSIDE the geometry being selected unless I enter -1.5mm?
It seems Fusion 360 is no longer free for enthusiasts. Not sure if its because it was abused or not. But defiantly not paying the subscription price just to make some personal Distro plates. Great vid though!
McBride Motorsports No it is, they’ve just changed the licensing around. Still not very happy about that but it’s still open at least
When you are doing all of these distro plates how do you know what hole pattern you are mounting it to (when dealing with customers)? Do you pull that off that manufacturer site or have them ship you the case? I'm looking at a new corsair case and am wanting to make a custom water cooling system for it, but can't find a lot of information for interior mounting...
I only ever cut things that are either fully complete from others or modelled entirely myself for exactly this reason. The best way is simply to take measurements and adapt things yourself, it’s not usually very tricky as cases generally have a lot of mounting potential baked in (such as for drives or fans etc).
You’ll find it much easier simply committing to something you like and then adapting it, rather than trying to have everything line up perfectly beforehand. Manufacturers when designing plates for systems will generally prototype a few times to work out all the kinks.
Good video very very nice beautiful in the videos good luck Great all so much meet
great video! is there also a guide on how to implement a d5 or ddc pump into a distro plate?
Not yet but it’s on the cards!
Great! I‘m planning to use a o11 dynamic case for my next build and contemplating if I can make my own distro plate or buy one from barrow for example. Knowing how to install a pump would be a step into my first major modding build ;)
Why we only talking US places for cutting? Are there anyone in UK who can do those? I mean I have done designs now, but seems it's not easy to find place to cut it? Thank you!
sadly the UK is smaller with a smaller population by a lot, the US only has a handfull of people who would do this stuff out of its immense population so its likely much harder to find someone who would do it for a reasonable price there
Oh Jesus I’m so late but I have a question to ask, is it better to laser cut everything then put them together to form a pc case or try to 3D print a 3D case :00 also! What materials would you recommend?
Which parts would you be laser cutting/printing? IMO it all depends on the use case, both processes have their pros/cons.
@@bittech1 laser cutting the designs on the case, kind of how you put together G skill royal case, the “walls” of the case ( sorry idk how else to say it )
@@bittech1 if you get both would that be better? ( also which ones do you use? :0 )
Thanks a full tuto a-z quite nice. But very fast... perhaps a bit slower when you get to menu and select the option/tools..
My advice would be to learn a bit about Fusion first from other sources like NYC CNC or Lars Christianson then use this guide purely for the distro plate design part. I would have liked to do a slower one but the video length would have become crazy, then it would also have turned away those who already have a basic understanding of the program.
I have just one question, why not just glue the two halves together with acrylic glue? Why even bother with a channel and O ring ? it just seems like a place to leak and their are no moving parts inside the block that you would need to open the halves up for anyways right? Acrylic glue is quite strong and water tight as this is how acrylic aquariums are built and the glue is indistinguishable from the acrylic. wouldn't that be a sick build with a distro block that seemed machined from a solid block of acrylic.
Actually a lot of blocks are made like that, it’s even how I made the blocks in our Fortnite themed rig. Personally I prefer the look of the O-rings, the free floating ones tend to look a bit cheap and unfinished unless carefully themed. IIt’s also nice being able to open up a block to clean things like old coolants etc.
Great Video - Any idea why the value goes negative after I use the Offset function to create the 1.5mm groove ?
The offset tool measures relative to where on the path you click first, so if you click on one side it will be a negative measurement and on the other side it will positive. It’s just a quirk of the tool thankfully so don’t worry
@@bittech1 Thanks! :-)
Please, please please share with us the dimensions of how to make a D5 insert in custom res. Side and top skatches. Also the mounting bracket (to screw that D5) to that custom res. I would love to build my own one, and there is absolutely no chanceof finding accurate D5 dimensions (technical sketch) on the internet. I am collecting portion of parts to my rig every month, buut D5 itself is far down the line :(
And here I was thinking I would just pipe my build. Dang.
I'm going mad here haha, how do you select (afteer clicking P for Project) entire geometry? Whenever I click (I do select correct plain to sketch on it) on any line, it seelects only piece of line instead of whole shape.
In the Projection, how did you select all the geometry in one shot?
Hi Alex, when i thread mill the g1/4 threads they are to small i used the same settings like you did do you know how to fix this Grt ben
Most likely you need to increase the thread pitch diameter offset. What size threadmill are you using?
Thnx gonna try after work , i use a sorotec thread mill the biggest one
ok so I manage to fix my problem with the o-ring , but if I am trying to do the offset it keeps giving me negative numbers instead of positive like your if I am trying to do the same thing as what you did, how can I change it so that when I go over the top side of the plate that it can be positive minute 5:30
did u fix it? I have the same problem.
como faço para fazer um projeto para um Gabinete Redragon Ironhide? uma ajuda pois tentei mais programa é muito complicado
I'm pretty sure I'm doing everything you're doing, but why am I getting negative values when I offset lines in the same direction (outward) than you are?
That's a quirk of Fusion 360, it chooses the offset direction based on where your cursor is when you click the path. So you may need to use positive or negative values, it won't affect the sketch though so don't worry.
@@bittech1 Thanks Alex, I appreciate it! I wasn't sure if it would affect anything later on in the process of milling everything but I'm glad it won't. :)
Still learning and also working on building a MPCNC I'm currently printing. I'm sure you're busy, but I would love to know your opinion on this design from the Create for Curisoty RUclips channel: ruclips.net/video/wIgIz47WK7Y/видео.html
Either way, many thanks for your help and videos. You're an inspiration for many of us in the maker community. Cheers!
@bit-tech how do you make the o ring with custom size?
You simply cut the o-ring to size, and connect the ends with special o-ring glue ;)
Is the o-ring material Nitrile?
how much would you charge to make one for someone?
I'm confused as what a distribution plate does? Or is it just to look badass?
Most of the time they’re purely aesthetic, but they can be used for space saving too in small builds.
hola mi hermano como se llama el software para diseñar eso??? gracias
What is the CNC machine that you use?
I’m currently trying to design a custom 3 way GPU bridge for my custom loop and I am having a hard time finding measurements for the inlet/outlets for the GPU water blocks. Would you be able to make a video detailing the one you made or at least post the specs o it?! Any input would be greatly appreciated!
My advice would be to contact the manufacturer of the waterblocks and ask for exact measurements from them as they'll be able to provide concrete info. It changes from manufacturer to manufacturer so it's worth checking it up. The other method is to use some calipers and measure the distances based on real thing.
bit-tech I’ll try and get in touch with EKWB and see if they can get me that information! I appreciate the quick response and I hope if I need any other help I can come to your channel and learn some more!
Ayy sure thing, here to help! EK have been putting up diagrams of their newer parts recently so you should be in luck, since the terminal I made for the 1000D is for Watercool blocks it wouldn’t fit the EK ones.
bit-tech I’ll take a look around and hopefully will find something I can work with! Thanks again!
22:56 CAD = Cardboard Aided Design
Hey, thanks for your work can someone tell me where i can get the 3d models of grafic cards and mainboards etc? To plan my own case
Grabcad has some
Let me be another person that requests tutorial for D5 pump :) but what bothers me is how (from where) you then take rubber sealing for distro if the size is far from anything that can be found on any shelf?
You can make the o-rings yourself using o-ring cord, that’s what I do for non-standard lengths
@@bittech1 wow, I thought that they must be one piece, but now when you said it I think actually why not use glue. Thanks, that tutorial was epic, big chunk of knowledge and inspired my to think about my loop beyond standard solutions.
@@orkusmg there is a epoxy/glue called lock tite(light be loc tite) that people use to attach the ends of them together to make a single piece.
@@bmxriderforlife1234 awesome, thank you, you've saved me time and issues with selecting wrong glue :)
1 barrier to Entry for Fusion 360... Non-Compatible Operating Systems (it doesn't play nice with Linux Based OS's i.e. Debian Mint, Ubuntu &tc.)
why on earth can I not extrude into the top piece, keep getting an error saying ( No target body found to cut or intersect )
Could be to do with how components now behave. If you keep everything as a separate body and then only convert to components at the end it can make things easier now I found.
@@bittech1 i figured it out now after about an hour of screaming.
Might have bitten off more then I can chew at my skill level. still cant seem to get my bolt patter to be equal all way around and match on both sides
@@bittech1 when doing it in the design portion where do you go to get all the machine G code ? how do you go about that is there a VIDEO for that
Does anyone know a place in the United States that will make my design if I do it on cad?
Radikult or Jim Weist of Clockwerk Industries would be worth approaching for that.
Not trying to step on anyone's toes. But I do this kind of work as well. I'm located in PA.
CyberDen Systems interesting in located in phila pa
@@emsj86 nice. I'm about 45 minutes north of Philly. If you want you can email me at cyberdensystems@gmail.com and we can work on the details.
@@bittech1 any idias for people in EU?
*scrolls down so the mo does not distract me*
I just don't understand how people learn to use programs such as this.
I just found out that Fusion 360 is free...
Dammit, I wanted to see this video - but that mustache just ruined my chances of focusing on anything else.
Anyone in aus that could machine my design up for me? Let’s talk money
fusion is a pain
which size should I use for a G 1/4 hole ?