Rookie to Rocking it: Aluminium Extrusion Masterclass

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Ever dreamed of creating stunning, custom structures but been intimidated by the complexity and cost? Imagine effortlessly constructing intricate frameworks, shelves, stands, and even furniture in mere minutes.
Did you know that you can also design these structures in CAD just as quickly? By leveraging the geometric features and quirks of #80/20 extrusions and brackets, along with common CAD features, you'll be able to "Get 'er Done Quick!"
In this video, we'll guide you through a step-by-step tutorial on using #Alibre to design your own #TSlot Aluminium Extrusion structures. We'll cover everything from storing and re-using extrusion series, to brackets and creating detailed 3D models.
By the end of this video, you'll have all the knowledge and skills you need to start designing and building your own custom structures with T-Slot Aluminium Extrusions. So, grab your CAD software and let's get started!
Remember, with Parametric CAD, the only limit is your imagination!
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[@garybruce157]

Really great video. That not being able to mirror a mirror has tripped me up a few times. I never thought of doing a circular pattern. Another great tip. As usual I learned something. Keep these videos coming. I am really enjoying them. Thank you.

[@ExMachinaEngineering]

Thanks, once again, man for your kind words! 👍 I'm so happy that I'm still helping you guys design around problems and limitations.
I first developed this "circular pattern instead of mirror" technique in fusion when I was designing a 7th-axis for a robotic arm.
Fusion, back then at least don't know about now, didn't recognize a mirrored part to be the same as the original even if the geometry was exactly the same. So, you ended up with huge Bills of Materials that had 4 or 6 different screws that where actually the same screw... And you had to add... And make a new BoM in excel... A mess...
So, I developed this circular pattern and axis placing technique to counter that. But quickly found out that it's really cool and handy and can potentially be a lot faster than mirror.

[@WeekdayWeekend]

Very useful video, even for hobbyists. I didn't know about that parts repository website!
Could you not also add aluminum extensions to the part generation library just like you do with threads?

[@ExMachinaEngineering]

Yup, 3Dfindit is amazing! Straight from the manufacturers, too. As fort he Part generation library, yes of course. That would work too. But the Part Generation library can support multiple variables, suppression, value lists, etc. It's a bit overkill because the proile is always going to be the same and you only need an extrusion length.
Of course, with the library you could do more. Like cuts, thread features that are suppressable, specially cut slots for 80/20 corner pieces and more. But these are not very commonly used and I wanted to show how to get through the basics efficiently.