Tristin Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 So Ive started to play around with Solidworks 2012 at work... Im brand new to modeling (other than a very brief stint in junior high school like 14yrs ago) so Im learning as I go. Ive seen a few people post models in various threads as well as say that they are machinists or rapid prototypers and figured it might be a cool if we had a place to share parts or assemblies, possibly ask a few questions. Im still learning so most of my models are pretty basic: Headlight intake cone that Im going to be making an assembly out of... adding a removable filter and attachment for connecting to carb/TB OEM lock pull. Im hoping to run these through one of the auto-lathes to be able to bring a bunch to Blue Lake Ratsun fender emblem. I dont know what Im going to do with it; just playing around. I know there are people far far far better than I, so lets see some good 3D models that youve done. Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 lookin good, keep it up Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 Looks good Tristan. If you are interested, I'll dig out a copy of sheet I took from all things, a manual on how to hot up Minis. It has some great flowbench stats and pictures of the best curves to get the highest volume of airflow for things like your intake cone. Cheers Jason P.s. it will make more sense when you see the picture. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted August 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 That would be sweet! Other than the opening diameter, I guessed at everything. I guess for about $15 I could buy one to make some measurements off of it so that I can change them as needed. I would appreciate the flowchart. Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 I was just fucking around a while ago.. Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 Ok. Can't find the.pdf I have of this. I'm off work for a couple of weeks so don't have access to the speccy IT gear I can normally get my hands on (high res scanners etc) , and my low cost home scanner printer has decided not to work, so, at the moment, a photo of the page is going to have to suffice till I can rescan it. Should give you a general idea. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted August 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 A picture is great, thanks! Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 Nice work Tristin. I'm a beginner too, but I definitely want subscribed to this :) I'll just throw one up from the current ball joint mod going on in my Mend thread. I'm having trouble getting the tabs bent the way I want, but I also need the plate flat to generate the dxf file for the laser cutter.....so I'm going to leave it like this for awhile. Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 A special use plier I made....then modeled. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted August 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 Nice! Which tabs are you having issues with? Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 A special use plier I made....then modeled. Gotta open those damn pickle jars!! Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 Hugh (HughDogZ) is QA for Autodesk Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 LOL....I don't eat that many pickles :) They fit a specific pulley and work awesome.....but of course, some jerk wad has put them in his box and I haven't seen them in months. The tabs are the ones on each side of the tubes. I'd like to bend the plate about a half inch prior to the tube so that the end of the slot the tube is in is perpendicular to the tube. I know how to get it done, but there's something wrong with how I drew the rest of the plate that is stopping it from being allowed. It works the way it is for now. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Working on my SAS swap and some armor in cad. don't mind the notches. :lol Now I'm working on it instead of makind dinner. Thanks guys. :D Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Soooo sweet!!!! Is that auto cad or solidworks? I don't really care to draw with the black background, but it sure does look nice! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Thanks! It's sorta solidworks. I just have the black background for the pictures :) Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Cool. I might have to try some black on some of mine sometime :) Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 here's some of my different progressions of upper control arms; I use inventor 2010 at home and 2012 at work Quote Link to comment
gokiburix Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 I'll play!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 I'll play!!! Rad! :cool: Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 So been a bit... I have a few designs in the works currently (not much I want to show off right now at this stage), but here is something simple. Im looking to clean up my engine bay so Im ditching the battery! Id rather not pay the crazy prices for battery boxes, so Im starting to make my own: I have it set up like this, as Im going to take L-stock and bend it into a tray (since we have a bunch in the shop as scrap). Then Im going to cut out a center section to make a bottom which will all be bolted together with 3/8s flat bolts through both pieces and the trunk floor. Quote Link to comment
BenTerrible Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 2eDeYe' timestamp='1344298776' post='733685']Working on my SAS swap and some armor in cad. don't mind the notches. :lol Now I'm working on it instead of makind dinner. Thanks guys. :D Looks like CATIA Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 Damn it... Trying to import vector graphics into SW, but the shop computers need Illustrator to do that. Ugh stupid! How am I suppose to cut logos?!?!?! Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Do these count? I've put them up before in the belt grinder thread. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Looks like CATIA You got it. I want a that belt sander :cool: Quote Link to comment
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