How to Duplicate a Fishing Lure in CAD for 3D Printing (Step 1 of 4)

This the first video in a series where I will show how to duplicate a fishing lure for 3D printing. This process can be used to either make your own complete lure designs or just the first steps in making 3D printed stencils for airbrushing store bought lure blanks.
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[@RevampedOutdoors]

The loft between planes...i'm speechless right now. So many hours using stupid sweeps and paths to cut sweeping side profiles. This video has simultaneously filled my life with joy and adjunct terror at my own ignorance. Awesome job, this is why the internet is great.

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

... and here I thought I was doing it the hard way. LOL Well I hope this video helps a lot of people and we start seeing a lot more 3D printed lures available.

[@gabifishing642]

I was very impressed with your video well done, I subscribed to your channel

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

Thanks for watching and subscribing.

[@JeZzikahhh]

U are awesome

[@JBCUSTOMBAITS]

Unique work on yt, can you please tell me what a version of solid works you are using? btw, your website is offline.

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

I use the student edition of Solidworks. The series was started in the 2018 version and I upgraded to the 2019 version in the middle of part 3 of this series. Thanks for the heads up about the site... I fixed the link.

[@Ilnur_Astrakhan]

And if I need to make the shape of a silicone bait concave on a rectangle , then how do I do it ?

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

If I understand what you are trying to say... you should still be able to do in the same way your profile sketches just have to match the design you are going for.

[@pieternel2039]

Great video. I can do everything in Fusion 360 except the three parts remain and the two side cut out pieces cannot be deleted or removed. Any ideas?

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

I'm not sure what you mean but the 3 parts but in Fusion everything should be a separate bodies so you can just turn off which ever ones you don't want in the design tree under the bodies branch.

[@pieternel2039]

@@TheNeverendingProjectsList tha

[@pieternel2039]

Thanks, I eventually figured it out.

[@muslimmukhtarkhanov8194]

great work. can u please share the sw file so i dont hassle alot

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

Sorry I don't share CAD files... last time I did someone claimed my work as their own. The whole point of these tutorials is so people can design their own.

[@canszzz]

good job. why u didin't use surface modelling

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

Honestly I don't even know what surface modelling is... I probably only know how to use 5% of that program. :)

[@canszzz]

@@TheNeverendingProjectsList u did great job man . Are you using another program? :D

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

@@canszzz I use a lot more Fusion 360 these days but still use Solidworks and Onshape occasionally.

[@foodcookingasmr5212]

Please make it once with fusion 360. thank you!

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

Unfortunately I do not have the time to redo everything in every CAD program out there but all of the design principles I've shown in these videos are done the same way in Fusion 360.

[@paulcic1771]

Can I use the same technique in order to make a mold for soft plastics?

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

Yes... even with a soft plastic lure you're going to design the bait first and then you make a box around the bait and cut the bait from the box to make the mold. Check out my other video "Designing a 3D Printed Multi Cavity Mold (Basic Grub)" it shows the mold design process.

[@paulcic1771]

@@TheNeverendingProjectsList Thank you very much for the fast answer. Could you please recommend a buget 3D printer that would be good for this?

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

@@paulcic1771 I don't know a ton about printers but I hear a lot of good things about the Creality Ender line.

[@marian-adrianiorga6885]

what version of solidworks are you using?

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

I use whatever the current version of the student/hobby edition is.

[@user-rb8lf3tm2j]

Hello I am a fishing maniac living in Korea. I'm producing a minnow by referring to your video. The quality of your production looks very good. Can you tell me the diameter of the nozzle and the height of the layer?

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

These are the print setting I use on these lures. I print this lure in PLA+ with the following settings (You'll have to experiment with what works best for you.) Layer Height = .10mm Top Solid Layers = 4 Bottom Solid Layers = 3 Outline/Perimeter Shells = 3 Supports = I do not use them but you can if you need too. Infill = 25%

[@user-rb8lf3tm2j]

@@TheNeverendingProjectsList Thanks, your reply is very helpful to me. The luer I made yesterday didn't float. I think it's because it's 100% infill. Thanks to your video, I am getting a lot of help. Thank you.

[@abendurjana]

Hello there.. Where can I get the app? Thanks

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

You can get it from solidworks.com but I'd suggest trying Fusion360 as it's the same type of program and it has a free license for hobbyist.

[@grantanderson9978]

Where can I find the files for these? You should be selling the files for your lures! Great Work!

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

I've been planing to throw them up somewhere for a few bucks I just haven't had the time. I'll try to get something posted this weekend though.

[@jderheim3375]

Id be willing to buy the file from this video. Ive tried to follow this a few times but my lure turns out looking like crap. Still learning.

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

@@jderheim3375 all of my stuff can be found here cults3d.com/en/users/sthone/creations

[@Basshog1000]

Do you own solid works or do you have to pay for it every year? I had it for a year and now I don’t, really liked Solid Works and would love to get it back.

[@wolverinex4243]

How do humans come to do these things? My gosh.