Strike CNC (My first CNC router)

**audioandy** · 08-08-2012

Hi Ant

Nice CAD models what software are you using?

**mocha** · 08-08-2012

Originally Posted by audioandy

Hi Ant

Nice CAD models what software are you using?

I was thinking that, his pics look better than my extrusion that's sitting on the bench!! I bet it isn't cheap tho! (If it turns out to be sketchup then I'll eat a mcdonalds!)

**Shinobiwan** · 09-08-2012

Cheers guys. Its solidworks for CAD and then Keyshot 2.3 for the renders.

KeyShot - 3D Rendering and Animation software

These are pretty rough as things go. Done just to give me an overview of the machine really and make sure it fits together as expected. If you put the time in you can get some realistic rendering but its a lot of faffing adding small details in CAD and then playing with lighting and materials within Keyshot. Depends what your looking to achieve really.

Here's one that's had a bit more time spent on it.

**Musht** · 09-08-2012

Originally Posted by mocha

I was thinking that, his pics look better than my extrusion that's sitting on the bench!! I bet it isn't cheap tho! (If it turns out to be sketchup then I'll eat a mcdonalds!)

Kerkythea is good render engine at the right price, free:

Kerkythea

there is a plug in exporter for sketchup

**John S** · 09-08-2012

Absolutely brilliant renderings.
If it were me I'd throw that pile of shit machine way and put pictures up all round of what it should be like. Far more reliable.

**JAZZCNC** · 09-08-2012

Originally Posted by John S

Absolutely brilliant renderings.
If it were me I'd throw that pile of shit machine way and put pictures up all round of what it should be like. Far more reliable.

Foooooking Hell John Don't encourage him I'm having to calm him down has it is. . Lol

**Shinobiwan** · 09-08-2012

Haha John. True dat.

**Shinobiwan** · 14-08-2012

Another render, this time not CNC related.

One day this might get made on the CNC!

**Shinobiwan** · 07-09-2012

To get this thread back on track here's a pic of what I'll be cutting with the machine

**motoxy** · 07-09-2012

I just feel that I have to say that I am stunned at the response to this thread. I bet we have all bought something or wanted to buy it and sung its virtues only to find that it really was a heap of junk...Austin Princess comes to mind. The only bad guy here is strike. You just have to feel sorry for those who have parted with money and got nothing.

Nice cabs btw.

bruce