FreeCAD 3DGuitar Module

Module for FreeCAD, which creates a guitar in 3D based on a set of user controlled parametrers. This module is the result of a school project.

The discussion on the FreeCAD forum regarding this module can be found here.

Note: This module is not being maintained

Requirements

This module is created for version 0.14. Higher versions have not been (properly) tested.

Installing

Place the folder containing the project files in the Mod folder of your FreeCAD installation.

The module

Screenshots

Parameters

These parameters can be adjusted in the module:

Body

• Length
• Width
• Thickness
• Arc ratio
• Connect angle (degrees)

Fretboard

• Length
• Width narrow side
• Width wide side
• Height
• Rounding radius bottom

Head

• Length
• Width
• Height
• Space until narrowing (%)

Cutaway

• Type (None or Venetian)
• Position from neck
• Position in body

Pickups

• Pickups enabled (yes or no)
• Width
• Height
• Depth
• Position neck pickup
• Position body pickup

Sources

• AutoCAD 2014 3D Tutorial Guitar (Basic) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf2-bP4S_XE)
• Mottola, R. (2008). A Method for the Design of the Guitar Body Outline. American Lutery.
• Mottola, R. (2009). Parametric Models of Guitar Cutaways. American Lutery.
• Mottola, R. (2010). A Method for the Design of the Guitar Body Outline Part 3: Compound Radius Curves. American Lutery.