Best 3D Designing Software for Robotics || Which Software to use for Designing Robots for ROS?

[@naguyoutube]

Fusion 360 will soon be the "Industry Standard" looking at the fact that they offer educational license free of cost for 3 years. Students will opt to sharpen their skills on free versions like Fusion 360 and industry will soon adapt to this change.

[@PranshuTople]

Yeah!! I hope that too.... #AutodeskFusion360 is growing pretty fast and has almost all the features from all top of the line softwares

[@thalanayarmuthukumar5472]

Very clear explanation of the pros and cons of various tools and options available for designing a robot for ROS. Thanks for creating this video

[@collinsmwaura3056]

00:01 Introduction to 3D Design Software for Robotics 00:53 Solidworks is a mature solid modeling design software favored in the industry for robot designing. 01:44 Blender is a free and open-source software for 3D designing. 02:41 URDF is essential for designing robots in ROS 03:36 Autodesk Fusion 360 is recommended for robot designing. 05:46 Fusion 360 is a versatile cloud-based 3D designing software for robotics. 06:45 Fusion360 offers a range of design tools and simulations for robotics. 07:42 Skills matter more than just software choice

[@champs26online]

Nice Video Pranshu. Really liked the detailed comparisons.

[@PranshuTople]

Glad you liked it! 😉✌

[@ank8401]

Please 🙏🏻 reply ( best laptop I need to learn these software in budget)

[@ank8401]

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[@abingireesh7658]

Thank you for your insight. The content you make is amazing. I request you to make a video on how to convert a cad model in Fusion 360 to an urdf file.

[@PranshuTople]

Already working on it. Will upload it within coming week. Stay tuned and subscribe to know when i upload it

[@random6306]

Very nice comparison my man. Thanks

[@PranshuTople]

Thank you very much. I am glad you liked it 🤗

[@aunkidwai]

You deserve more subscribers

[@PranshuTople]

Thank you very much 🤗 will surely achieve it if you share it with your friends 😉

[@aunkidwai]

@@PranshuTople Yes off course. These are of great help.

[@PranshuTople]

@Aun Kidwai Thanks for the support

[@jay.....6378]

Any word on SIEMENS NX & ROBCAD....

[@deepankarpawar6636]

Wow!, Got cleared everything

[@PranshuTople]

Glad it helped you 😊😊😊 Stay tuned for more such informative videos

[@abhishekreddy2425]

Grouping components in an assembly is not possible in Fusion 360 which is a bummer... Nice video!

[@PranshuTople]

Why do you need to group components while they already are an assembly? You can just move one thing to move others. And also you can make nested assembly which works as the same as grouping. And thanks for the compliment on video 🤗

[@abhishekreddy2425]

@@PranshuTople My main concern is with the components list on the left... When we make an assembly with a lot of components, it is very easy for the component list to run very long and end up confusing even with proper naming of components. So I feel if we can make groups to make the list look tidy and easy to navigate to components for selection/right click options

[@vivekmittal2043]

Bro, you are doing great work!

[@PranshuTople]

Thank you so much 😀

[@sarthaksarin00]

How about if we wish to make a 3D model of an environment for the robot? Basically for simulation

[@PranshuTople]

Yes you can do that too in fusion 360. But a better option for that is to use Gazebo Building Editor and world builder. I will be making a tutorial about the same soon

[@sarthaksarin00]

@@PranshuTople Eagerly waiting

[@ag-r5514]

Could you make a video of how to export the 3d model to ROS!!?

[@PranshuTople]

Yes. That video is coming soon. So make sure you are subscribed to the channel 👍🏻

[@datnguyenngoc3266]

How can i put robot in Solidwork to ROS? may I convert Solidwork format to URDF?

[@PranshuTople]

Yes you can. There is a plugin called as sw2urdf

[@datnguyenngoc3266]

@@PranshuTople What about assembly? Can I import Assembly in Solidwork to URDF directly or I have to assembly using URDF?

[@PranshuTople]

@dat nguyen ngoc Using sw2urdf, it imports assembly automatically. So you need not to worry about it. I will be uploading tutorials about it soon. So stay tuned... 😉

[@RoboticsWithHrithik]

Great information 👌. U are right bhaiya fusion 360 is best and easy also 💯💯💯

[@PranshuTople]

Thanks ✌️ Hope this helps everyone 😊

[@jsov_uao]

Thanks for the information, as always your content is just awesome. I have a question: apart from URDF, Is there any design program that is supported by Ubuntu?

[@PranshuTople]

Yes. You can view designs in different file formats on Ubuntu. You can view it in .obj, .stl, etc. But if you wish to use it in ROS Simulation, then your robot model should be compulsaryly in stl/dae format along with URDF description of robot which joins all pieces together. I hope that answers your question

[@sakethsaketh750]

please make a video on ROS

[@circuitlover853]

what about free-cad?

[@ravenxrgaming4672]

I am really good in blender. Does it help me for rover simulation. Thank you.

[@PranshuTople]

Yes it does! You can model robots in blender and then use it in ROS for Simulation!

[@ravenxrgaming4672]

@@PranshuTople thank you for the reply I really appreciate that👍

[@akhilkumardonka]

Informative ... Thanks 😉

[@PranshuTople]

Welcome 😊

[@Cyber_Sikh]

Thank you great video

[@PranshuTople]

Thank you very much 🥰

[@damarysguevarapaez3854]

Great video. How about FreeCad? Has you listened about this software?

[@PranshuTople]

Yeah I have listened about it as well as used it a couple of times, but considering the other CAD Softwares, the functionalities and capabilities of FreeCAD is really very less.

[@CarlosOrtiz-ht6rn]

Thank you bro! 🍻

[@PranshuTople]

Any time! Please consider subscribing and sharing it with your friends 😊✌

[@RoboGenesHimanshuVerma]

Informative and crisp

[@PranshuTople]

Thank you very much. Glad that you like it! ☺️

[@ThatAlx]

very great explanation

[@subham_kr]

YaY I use Fusion360🤖

[@PranshuTople]

Great to hear that

[@justamortalman]

Liked the content and the information but I request you improve the sound quality.

[@PranshuTople]

Thank you very much. And yeah, I am working on it. Thanks for suggestion

[@adarshsurendran7648]

What if we use cracked solidworks

[@PranshuTople]

Firstly, I won't recommend that as that is illegal. Secondly, even if you give me SolidWorks for free, still I will use Fusion 360 because of UI/UX, simplicity in learning and using, feature list and online collaboration and ton of other features

[@elightspm8258]

good video, keep up.

[@PranshuTople]

Thank you very much... Stay tuned for more such content

[@karimyounes7083]

Thanks

[@mohitjoc25]

How is nx... By seimens

[@PranshuTople]

I am sorry to say, but you should get the answer by yourself by looking at people who know about it and use it. Plus, here i have mentioned softwares compared to the use in ROS. There are a lot of limitations in NX and hence it comes no where around Fusion 360 or Solidworks

[@mohitjoc25]

@@PranshuTople Is catia or solid work which is good....on comparison to ROS

[@PranshuTople]

@@mohitjoc25 Technically I won't recommend both. I would blindly support Fusion360 as it is everything you need. But if you compare between just Katia and solidworks, then I will choose SolidWorks

[@mohitjoc25]

@@PranshuTople thank you so much sir, 🤗

[@MechDickel]

Nice video!

[@PranshuTople]

Thank you very much 🤗🤗 I have been watching your videos for over 4 years now!!! You were my inspiration to start with making robots with sunboard pvc. Your appreciation means a lot for me. 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@MechDickel]

@@PranshuTople Nice! Maybe we can make a cooperation one of these days.

[@PranshuTople]

@@MechDickel Yes sure!!! Let's connect over mail

[@MasterTuttoo]

why dont u use NX

[@PranshuTople]

I never heard of it! And from the things i came to know by researching about it now, is that its a very old software, but definitely by a great company Siemens!!! But I have never heard anyone using this software atleast in the Robotics industry!!!

[@kadiyalabharath5185]

brother where from...???? are you robotic engineer...???? plz tell me brother

[@PranshuTople]

Technically I am a Mechatronics Engineer but I am working in the field of robotics. And I am from Pune, Maharashtra

[@kadiyalabharath5185]

@@PranshuTople can i talk personally....??? can i get ur instagram id plz.

[@PranshuTople]

@@kadiyalabharath5185 it's in the description of the video

[@zweiwing4435]

Which other Free Software for Robotic Making but not Blender 3D!

[@PranshuTople]

Fusion360 is Free for personal use and if you are a student and have a college email id

[@zweiwing4435]

@@PranshuTople except Fusion 360 that free charge?

[@PranshuTople]

@@zweiwing4435 only fusion360 and blender are the one I recommend. Nothing else. If you want you can use tinkerCAD as well

[@zweiwing4435]

@@PranshuTople in case of Blender 3D, I don't see as CAD used feature for the user?

[@designandsubash]

But awesome content 👌

[@PranshuTople]

Thank you very much!!!

[@williamhuang5329]

Hanzhen harmonic drive gear , robot arm gear ,over 30 years experience

[@designandsubash]

I think you missed onshape ?

[@PranshuTople]

I kept the list limited to softwares that could design robots that can be imported then in ROS simulation. And I don't think onshape can do that. Yet thanks for suggestion. I will look into it.

[@headrobotics]

Fusion360 doesn't seem to be a good choice for people without money to spare who are working on potential commercial projects. They changed their license to be unfriendly - an open source alternative could be better.

[@PranshuTople]

You can use it for free until and unless you earn more than $1000 from it. And I don't think sparing a little price as compared to other professional grade softwares to the original creators is wrong when you are earning a lot from it.

[@headrobotics]

@@PranshuTople I think that may have changed "Fusion 360 for personal use is a limited version that includes basic functionality, free for 1-year for non-commercial use" www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/personal The hardest part of a project is getting started, paying $60 a month is quite a bit for projects in development.

[@PranshuTople]

@@headrobotics if your project is into development, then you don't need to pay. You only need to pay once you earn revenue through it. The one year thing that you are talking about are just a few professional features. You can still use Fusion 360 after an year for free, just few features will be unusable

[@ChNasir-n5e]

Geoo

[@arvindpandit409]

👍👍

[@PranshuTople]

😊✌

[@TheMrgagan09]

Hindi me bro

[@PranshuTople]

Hello Gagan. Mai Hindi mai video nahi bana sakta kyuki mai chatta hu ki mera robotics ka knowledge jyada se jyada logo tak pohoche pure duniya mai. And pure duniya mai bohot log English bolte hai. Agar tum chahte ho ki tum ye sab Hindi mai sikho, to rigbetellabs.com/playground par ek free appointment book karo. We will talk and see how we can help you.

[@champs26online]

Nice Video Pranshu. Really liked the detailed comparisons.

[@PranshuTople]

Thanks a ton 🤗