

Most of the tools in each application are the same. It even has videos to answer specific questions added to the support forum that is no longer active.

Autodesk also has a YouTube playlist dedicated to 123D Design tutorials, which may be helpful as it has over 225,000 views.
123D DESIGN GEAR SERIES
The tutorial series on YouTube mentioned earlier is a great way to learn 123D Design quickly! Another great option is a tutorial by Shapeways designed for beginners, too. Many videos and personal blogs have content dedicated to helping 123D Design users get the most out of the application. However, there is a wealth of knowledge on the internet. Unfortunately, there is no longer an Autodesk website or blog dedicated to this discontinued program.

123D DESIGN GEAR HOW TO
With SketchUp, the icon names take a moment to appear, which can disrupt workflow, especially if you are still learning how to use the program. One nice feature of the menus is the ability to hover over an icon and have the icon’s name appear right away.

The main menus are across the top, bottom, and right sides of the interface.
123D DESIGN GEAR PRO
The servomotors are connected to an Arduino Pro Mini which one is connected to a computer (same for the cameras), to supply all the electronics an old pc power supply is used to provide 5 and 10 (approximately). The eyebrows are moved by one servomotor each one, the joint is very straight forward:Ī general view of the place of the motors are presented in the next image: To "sense" when the mechanism is in it limit, buttons are placed in strategic part of the mechanism:įor the mouth movement the jaw is driving by two servomotors through the simplest mechanism, two couple of gears with 1:1 relation: The neck can move in two different ways, the first one is up-down, this can be accomplish through two servos that move at the same time a worm gear where they torque applied is two times of the one of the servomotors, the other movement is left-right, it is done in a similar way, tow servomotors moving one thing. So, for the left-right movements a gear is attached to the servo that move a gear attached to one eye, the other follows the movement through a link:įor the up-down movement three gears with 1:1 relation were used:
