{"id":27002,"date":"2015-10-08T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=27002"},"modified":"2015-10-08T09:55:22","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T13:55:22","slug":"before-you-build-it-see-cad-models-available-in-the-3d-contentcentral-user-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2015\/10\/before-you-build-it-see-cad-models-available-in-the-3d-contentcentral-user-library.html","title":{"rendered":"Before you build it: See CAD models available in the 3D ContentCentral User Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having trouble finding CAD models of purchased components on the manufacturer\u2019s website? Stop! Don\u2019t create a new model before checking the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/Default.aspx?scid=blog_0915_3dcontentcentral\" target=\"_blank\">3D ContentCentral<\/a><\/strong> User Library. Why? The User Library contains hundreds of thousands of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2015\/09\/more-than-300000-cad-models-at-your-fingertips-on-3d-contentcentral.html\" target=\"_blank\">easy to search<\/a><\/strong> user uploaded supplier models ready to meet your needs. Remember: browse it before you build it.<\/p>\n<p>To give you a sense of the scope of CAD models and assemblies available, I took to the User Library in search of robots and the results did not disappoint. The User Library had everything from astromech droids and trash compactors to mechanical mutants and paranoid androids. Here are just some of the familiar faces you\u2019ll find on 3D ContentCentral:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/download-model.aspx?catalogid=171&amp;id=117858&amp;scid=blog_0915_3dcontentcentral\" target=\"_blank\">WALL-E<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"PreviewFrame3D\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/external-site-embed.aspx?format=3D&amp;catalogid=171&amp;modelid=117858&amp;width=250&amp;height=250&amp;edraw=true\" name=\"PreviewFrame3D\" width=\"400\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/download-model.aspx?catalogid=171&amp;id=117858\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When your office is full of waste, this is the robot to take out the trash. Not only will it enjoy cleaning, it may help you remember a thing or two about being human.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/download-model.aspx?catalogid=171&amp;id=127917&amp;scid=blog_0915_3dcontentcentral\" target=\"_blank\">R2-D2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"PreviewFrame3D\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/external-site-embed.aspx?format=3D&amp;catalogid=171&amp;modelid=127917&amp;width=250&amp;height=250&amp;edraw=true\" name=\"PreviewFrame3D\" width=\"400\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/download-model.aspx?catalogid=171&amp;id=127917\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Need a comedic foil for your stuffy protocol droid? Looking for an android assist to help you take down an evil empire or perhaps you&#8217;re in need of a waiter for your party barge? This is the droid you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/download-model.aspx?catalogid=171&amp;id=12798&amp;scid=blog_0915_3dcontentcentral\" target=\"_blank\">Marvin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"PreviewFrame3D\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/external-site-embed.aspx?format=3D&amp;catalogid=171&amp;modelid=12798&amp;width=250&amp;height=250&amp;edraw=true\" name=\"PreviewFrame3D\" width=\"400\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/download-model.aspx?catalogid=171&amp;id=12798\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do androids dream of electric sheep? I don\u2019t know, but if your droid is 50,000 times more intelligent than a human, it can suffer from bouts of anxiety and paranoia. This is the case with Marvin. When you need a robot with the brain the size of planet, look no further.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/download-model.aspx?catalogid=171&amp;id=66764&amp;scid=blog_0915_3dcontentcentral\" target=\"_blank\">Dalek<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"PreviewFrame3D\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/external-site-embed.aspx?format=3D&amp;catalogid=171&amp;modelid=66764&amp;width=250&amp;height=250&amp;edraw=true\" name=\"PreviewFrame3D\" width=\"400\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/download-model.aspx?catalogid=171&amp;id=66764\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>EXTERMINATE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conversely, if you have modeled a purchased component, share the model with the community by uploading it to the User Library for free. But don\u2019t stop there, let\u2019s have some fun. The User Library is also a great place to show of your CAD skills and upload anything from crossbows and airplanes to robots. The best part: when you browse it before you build it, you\u2019ve got extra time to check out all of the cool models in the User Library. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/Default.aspx?scid=blog_0915_3dcontentcentral\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to start searching today<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dcontentcentral.com\/Default.aspx?scid=blog_0915_3dcontentcentral\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26651 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/3dcontentcentral_961x250.jpg\" alt=\"3dcontentcentral_961x250.jpg\" width=\"961\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/3dcontentcentral_961x250.jpg 961w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/3dcontentcentral_961x250-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/3dcontentcentral_961x250-615x160.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/3dcontentcentral_961x250-728x189.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having trouble finding CAD models of purchased components on the manufacturer\u2019s website? Stop! Don\u2019t create a new model before checking the 3D ContentCentral User Library. Why? The User Library contains hundreds of thousands of easy to search user uploaded supplier<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2015\/10\/before-you-build-it-see-cad-models-available-in-the-3d-contentcentral-user-library.html\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":230,"featured_media":27010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[690,1384],"class_list":["post-27002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solidworks","tag-3d-contentcentral","tag-robots"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}