CAD 3D to 2D

[functionpdx]

I have a question about road bike ferrings that hopefully someone here has had some experience with. So, I was putting numbers on a race bike and realized that there's hardly anything close to a flat surface. I managed but it seems like there has to be a better way than eyeballing it.
Does anybody know if a program exists where you could apply your graphic to a 3d model and distort it to where it looks correct on the model, and then save the graphic as a 2d vector.

 

[ChiknNutz]

Yeah, BIG bux for a mainstream 3D app and a lot of learning ahead of you. Not worth the effort for this level of the craft.

 

[functionpdx]

Its worth it to me, if only for a hobby.

 

[ChiknNutz]

Unigraphics or CATIA run about $20k to $50k per seat, SolidWorks or SolidEdge about $5k...you sure you're THAT serious about it? I'm sure that there are other less expensive "alternatives", but if you're talking about true 3D solid modeling, that's where you're at.

 

[jiarby]

18-20K for ProE or UG plus annual "maintenance" (extortion) and a 5K PC to run it on!

Not for making stickers... it is for making the whole bike! Get the guys that built the bike to export the part file for you.

 

[functionpdx]

OK. I had no idea of the prices, so this isn't looking so important anymore.

 

[functionpdx]

Thanks for the info by the way.

 

[encadtech]

There is a cool 3d app that I found. It is called VIACAD 3d. It does object modeling and will produce all sorts of exports.. Best of all - its sub $100.00 I use it for modeling my 3d objects to produce on my cnc router. You can download a 15 day free trial and see if it will work for your app -- GL

 

[dclet]

swift 3d - on the cheap end..

personal favorite is 3d studio max. - older versions are floatin' around..relatively cheap.


learning modeling and skinning techniques can be daunting certainly not something you pick up over night.....