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Disclaimer: I am neither affiliated with nor economically interested in the manufacturer of the Balton® shelving system. The project presented here is entirely independent. So far they don't even no it or me exist. They can not be held responsible for what I produce nor vice versa.
For decades and over many relocations I have used Balton shelves. Versatile, beautiful in my eyes, robust, easy to (dis-)assemble, nice aftermarket. Tired of designing the X-th shelf arrangement with pen and paper I came looking for a library of virtual parts.
Alas, all I found was a monolithic assembly on 3D CAD Browser, which is nice but merely an appetizer. It is neither a library nor complete, leave alone parametric or accurate (enough for the perfectionist I am). Not even the manufacturer's web site offers something, and I did not want to ask. OK - so go make one myself.
Chosing SH3D for visualization was a no-brainer, given that all I have is Linux, little money (spent it all on Balton
), a dinosaur of a PC and some CAD practice. SH3D is easy to learn, not demanding yet powerful, really portable (kudos to E. Puybaret), does all I need and spares me from complexity I do not need.Plus: soon I learnt it has gathered a very helpful, competent and friendly community.
After all, for the first time in my digital live I feel like opening up a little and post my progress, problems, ideas or ask for advice every once in a while. It will be too sparse for a blog. That's why I create this thread.
My hope is to learn a lot, share knowledge, convey the newbie's view to the tool, get feedback, and end up with something that might be useful for more folks than just me. BTW: all geometry will originate from parametric solid models I would not hold back in case someone is interested. FreeCAD is the tool.
@Manufacturer/brand owner: I recognise the Balton® trade mark. It became my choice solely because I possess such products. This project is entirely non-commercial although I retain all copyright and exploitation rights until further notice. All product data used in this project (dimensions etc) have been lawfully derived, are freely available to the public, or based on guessing.
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Cheers - Joe //
