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Microscope Adapter Model

Purpose

This adapter is intended to couple a GoPro or similar camera to a microscope eyepiece. It can be used for similar purposes on other devices, but it is expected that the weight of the camera allows it to be supported by the eyepiece of the connected device.

This model is included in the Wiki as an example of best practices for Spreadsheet modeling Best Practices with SpreadSheets. See something that is not a best practice, let me know.

Images

1000x2500px

Parametric Model

The model is highly parametric with many of parameters entered in a spreadsheet ( others exist in sketches ). It does not contain fillets or champers ( or they are added at the end ) as I cannot get them to behave in a parametric model, suggestions are welcome.

Overall Plan

I have tried to follow all the Best Practices documented in Best Practices with SpreadSheets
In this version I have used a loft between 4 sketches to make the general shape.
A thickness is applied ( pipe ) to hollow out the shape.
Details are added.
Parametric model, key dimensions are all in the spreadsheet \"ss\"

Comments

The clamp at the GoPro end is different than the microscope end because of the short length of the GoPro end and the microscope end. For neither clamp is the hardware shown.

Environment

OS: Windows 10 (10.0)
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.19.23141 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: 0eba78d40096720f7a637a9a73c382a08b820bca
Python version: 3.6.8
Qt version: 5.12.1
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: English/United States (en_US)

Model Source

Source at Gitlab

Links to Related Material

Use What Links Here ( to the left of the page )
Best Practices with SpreadSheets
Spreadsheet Workbench - FreeCAD Documentation

and perhaps add category Model and Best Practice

⏵ documentation index > Microscope Adapter Model

This page is retrieved from https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-documentation/blob/main/wiki/Microscope_Adapter_Model.md

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