In the previous issue of The Shed, August/September, Issue No. 110 (and Part 7 of this series). I described how to create assemblies.
I was left wondering how many imaginative readers figured out that they could create a Lego block in the Alibre Atom 3D program and, using the assemblies capability, create their own virtual Lego models.
There are advantages. First, you do not have to purchase any blocks, so it is cheaper and, secondly, there will not be any chance encounters between stray blocks and your bare feet!
Joking aside, it is possible to do exactly as I have mentioned. In this article, we will look more closely at what can be done with assemblies, as well as have a quick look at the Shell function and how to get fancy with lettering.
Blowing things up
Who does not like the odd explosion? Everyone does, right? Exploded views can be fun even though they do not make any noise. These are the views that can explain how something works or how it goes back together. It is easy to create an exploded view from an assembly done in Alibre.
