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Offline cool-RR

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Need 3D model of Cherry MX brown keyswitch
« on: Sun, 22 September 2013, 07:22:17 »
Hi everybody!

I'd like to design my keyboard concept in 3DS Max. I want a 3d model of the Cherry MX brown keyswitch, so I could use it in my design (Mainly to see whether it'll fit.)

Does anyone happen to have a 3D model of that switch?


Thanks,
Ram.
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Re: Need 3D model of Cherry MX brown keyswitch
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 22 September 2013, 11:40:27 »
Is this what you're looking for? The file type in .skp but you can use this extension to import it.
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Re: Need 3D model of Cherry MX brown keyswitch
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 22 September 2013, 11:56:05 »
Holy ******** yes!!!

Do you know whether I could count on its size to be faithful to the actual button?


Thanks,
Ram.
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Re: Need 3D model of Cherry MX brown keyswitch
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 22 September 2013, 12:24:09 »
Quote from: cool-RR on Sun, 22 September 2013, 11:56:05
Holy ******** yes!!!

Do you know whether I could count on its size to be faithful to the actual button?


Thanks,
Ram.

Yes, I used it for my numberpad drawing here and the scale was correct. It is in mm.
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Re: Need 3D model of Cherry MX brown keyswitch
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 22 September 2013, 12:30:35 »
Awesome, thank you!
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Re: Need 3D model of Cherry MX brown keyswitch
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 22 September 2013, 20:24:28 »
Added to CAD resources.
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Re: Need 3D model of Cherry MX brown keyswitch
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 22 September 2013, 21:00:27 »
Interesting - great model.

What about a keycap?

It has been a good few months (maybe around 6) since someone last asked - has anyone seen a model of a keycap?
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Re: Need 3D model of Cherry MX brown keyswitch
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 23 September 2013, 00:39:45 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 22 September 2013, 21:00:27
Interesting - great model.

What about a keycap?

It has been a good few months (maybe around 6) since someone last asked - has anyone seen a model of a keycap?

Last time someone asked I made a drawing of a DCS OEM R4 keycap. Download. I would be happy to draw a DSA keycap or maybe a full DCS set if you would like.
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Re: Need 3D model of Cherry MX brown keyswitch
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 23 September 2013, 00:47:10 »
Quote from: TheFlyingRaccoon on Mon, 23 September 2013, 00:39:45
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 22 September 2013, 21:00:27
Interesting - great model.

What about a keycap?

It has been a good few months (maybe around 6) since someone last asked - has anyone seen a model of a keycap?

Last time someone asked I made a drawing of a DCS OEM R4 keycap. Download. I would be happy to draw a DSA keycap or maybe a full DCS set if you would like.


I get:

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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

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Re: Need 3D model of Cherry MX brown keyswitch
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 23 September 2013, 00:53:22 »
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 23 September 2013, 00:47:10
I get:

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This link wasn't well formed.

I hate mobile phones sometimes. Here is the direct link
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qhzkin49eyggnap/MXkeycap.dwg
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Re: Need 3D model of Cherry MX brown keyswitch
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 23 September 2013, 00:58:51 »
Got it, thanks.

Now I need to work out something to do with it ...
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Re: Need 3D model of Cherry MX brown keyswitch
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 23 September 2013, 01:08:13 »
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 23 September 2013, 00:58:51
Got it, thanks.

Now I need to work out something to do with it ...

I believe the last guy that requested a model of a keycap wanted to use it to 3D print. Just take a logo or symbol and subtract it from the top. Then you have have your own custom "engraved" keycap.
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